How much do roofers make an hour in Altoona, PA?

The median hourly wage is $21.35. The middle half earn between $19.49 and $22.98 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Altoona, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.08 an hour ($37,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.49.

Do roofers make more in Altoona or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $44,410 in Altoona and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 26% difference.

How does Altoona pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Altoona median of $44,410 is 20% less than the Pennsylvania median of $55,710.

Roofer salary in Altoona, PA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Altoona, PA area earn a median of $44,410 a year, or $21.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $60,490 a year. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $55,710; Altoona is 20% below it.

Median yearly pay$44,410

Bottom 10% under$37,610Top 10% over$60,490

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.08/hr
Jobs in this area: 50
After cost of living: $49,620
Median hourly pay: $21.35/hr
vs U.S. median: −20%
vs Pennsylvania median: −20%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 11020, Altoona, PA). Excludes self-employed roofers. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to top roofer pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$37,610–$40,530$18.08–$19.49/hr
Experienced roofer	$44,410$21.35/hr
Top earners	$47,800–$60,490$22.98–$29.08/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Altoona, PA compares

Altoona has the lowest roofer median of the 11 Pennsylvania metro areas with published pay.
Roofers hold about the same share of jobs in the Altoona area as nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,490, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Altoona, PA?: Roofers in the Altoona, PA area earn a median of $44,410 a year, or $21.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $60,490 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Altoona, PA?: The median hourly wage is $21.35. The middle half earn between $19.49 and $22.98 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Altoona, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.08 an hour ($37,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.49.
Do roofers make more in Altoona or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $44,410 in Altoona and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 26% difference.
How does Altoona pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Altoona median of $44,410 is 20% less than the Pennsylvania median of $55,710.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2181 (Roofers), area code 11020 (Altoona, PA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed roofers and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (89.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures