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

The median hourly wage is $24.25. The middle half earn between $22.31 and $27.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.11 an hour ($39,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.31.

Do roofers make more in Erie or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $50,440 in Erie and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 16% difference.

How does Erie pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Erie median of $50,440 is 9% less than the Pennsylvania median of $55,710.

Roofer salary in Erie, PA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Erie, PA area earn a median of $50,440 a year, or $24.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $62,940 a year. That's 9% less than the Pennsylvania median of $55,710.

Median yearly pay$50,440

Bottom 10% under$39,760Top 10% over$62,940

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.11/hr
Jobs in this area: 140
After cost of living: $55,460
Median hourly pay: $24.25/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Pennsylvania median: −9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21500, Erie, 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	$39,760–$46,400$19.11–$22.31/hr
Experienced roofer	$50,440$24.25/hr
Top earners	$58,110–$62,940$27.94–$30.26/hr

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

How Erie, PA compares

Erie ranks 8th of 11 Pennsylvania metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Erie area than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,940, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,760: 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 Erie, PA?: Roofers in the Erie, PA area earn a median of $50,440 a year, or $24.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $62,940 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Erie, PA?: The median hourly wage is $24.25. The middle half earn between $22.31 and $27.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Erie, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.11 an hour ($39,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.31.
Do roofers make more in Erie or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $50,440 in Erie and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 16% difference.
How does Erie pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Erie median of $50,440 is 9% 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 21500 (Erie, 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 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures