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

The median hourly wage is $25.31. The middle half earn between $22.75 and $28.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.08 an hour ($39,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.75.

Do roofers make more in Lancaster or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $52,640 in Lancaster and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 12% difference.

How does Lancaster pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Lancaster median of $52,640 is 6% less than the Pennsylvania median of $55,710.

Roofer salary in Lancaster, PA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Lancaster, PA area earn a median of $52,640 a year, or $25.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,370. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $55,710; Lancaster is 6% below it.

Median yearly pay$52,640

Bottom 10% under$39,690Top 10% over$66,370

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.08/hr
Jobs in this area: 370
After cost of living: $53,570
Median hourly pay: $25.31/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Pennsylvania median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29540, Lancaster, 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	$39,690–$47,320$19.08–$22.75/hr
Experienced roofer	$52,640$25.31/hr
Top earners	$60,200–$66,370$28.94–$31.91/hr

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

How Lancaster, PA compares

Lancaster ranks 5th of 11 Pennsylvania metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Lancaster area than nationally: 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $66,370, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,690: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

Other trades in Lancaster, PA

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Lancaster, PA?: Roofers in the Lancaster, PA area earn a median of $52,640 a year, or $25.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,370.
How much do roofers make an hour in Lancaster, PA?: The median hourly wage is $25.31. The middle half earn between $22.75 and $28.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Lancaster, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.08 an hour ($39,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.75.
Do roofers make more in Lancaster or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $52,640 in Lancaster and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 12% difference.
How does Lancaster pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Lancaster median of $52,640 is 6% 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 29540 (Lancaster, 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 (98.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures