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

The median hourly wage is $24.07. The middle half earn between $22.39 and $30.19 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.67 an hour ($43,000 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.39.

Do roofers make more in Reading or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $50,060 in Reading and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 16% difference.

How does Reading pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Reading median of $50,060 is 10% less than the Pennsylvania median of $55,710.

Roofer salary in Reading, PA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Reading, PA area earn a median of $50,060 a year, or $24.07 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,750. That's 10% less than the Pennsylvania median of $55,710.

Median yearly pay$50,060

Bottom 10% under$43,000Top 10% over$76,750

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $20.67/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $51,580
Median hourly pay: $24.07/hr
vs U.S. median: −10%
vs Pennsylvania median: −10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39740, Reading, 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	$43,000–$46,580$20.67–$22.39/hr
Experienced roofer	$50,060$24.07/hr
Top earners	$62,790–$76,750$30.19–$36.90/hr

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

How Reading, PA compares

Reading ranks 9th of 11 Pennsylvania metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Reading area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.73 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,750, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,000: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

Questions

How much do roofers make in Reading, PA?: Roofers in the Reading, PA area earn a median of $50,060 a year, or $24.07 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,750.
How much do roofers make an hour in Reading, PA?: The median hourly wage is $24.07. The middle half earn between $22.39 and $30.19 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Reading, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.67 an hour ($43,000 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.39.
Do roofers make more in Reading or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $50,060 in Reading and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 16% difference.
How does Reading pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Reading median of $50,060 is 10% 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 39740 (Reading, 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 (97.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures