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Roofer salary in York, PA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the York–Hanover, PA area earn a median of $53,540 a year, or $25.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $72,640 a year. That's 4% less than the Pennsylvania median of $55,710.

Median yearly pay$53,540
Bottom 10% under$42,330Top 10% over$72,640
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$20.35/hr
Jobs in this area
200
After cost of living
$55,770
Median hourly pay
$25.74/hr
vs U.S. median
−3%
vs Pennsylvania median
−4%
Mean (average) pay
$55,950 a year · $26.90 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49620, York-Hanover, 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.

Pay by percentile

What roofers in York, PA earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$20.35$42,330
25th percentile$22.55$46,900
Median (50th)$25.74$53,540
75th percentile$30.72$63,890
90th percentile$34.92$72,640

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How York, PA compares

  • York ranks 4th of 11 Pennsylvania metro areas for roofer pay.
  • Roofers are more concentrated in the York area than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

Other trades in York, PA

Questions

Do roofers make more in York or Philadelphia?
Philadelphia pays more: the median is $53,540 in York and $59,730 in Philadelphia, a 10% difference.

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 49620 (York-Hanover, 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 (96.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures