How much do roofers make an hour in Providence, RI-MA?

The median hourly wage is $29.60. The middle half earn between $23.77 and $36.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Providence, RI-MA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.17 an hour ($44,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.77.

How does Providence pay compare with the rest of Rhode Island?

The Providence median of $61,560 is about the same as the Rhode Island median of $61,630.

Roofer salary in Providence, RI-MA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Providence–Warwick, RI-MA area earn a median of $61,560 a year, or $29.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $93,740. Across all of Rhode Island, the median is $61,630, so Providence pays about the same as the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$61,560

Bottom 10% under$44,040Top 10% over$93,740

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.17/hr
Jobs in this area: 460
After cost of living: $60,490
Median hourly pay: $29.60/hr
vs U.S. median: +11%
vs Rhode Island median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39300, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA). 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	$44,040–$49,440$21.17–$23.77/hr
Experienced roofer	$61,560$29.60/hr
Top earners	$76,760–$93,740$36.90–$45.07/hr

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

How Providence, RI-MA compares

Roofers are less concentrated in the Providence area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.73 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $93,740, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,040: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other trades in Providence, RI-MA

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Providence, RI-MA?: Roofers in the Providence–Warwick, RI-MA area earn a median of $61,560 a year, or $29.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $93,740.
How much do roofers make an hour in Providence, RI-MA?: The median hourly wage is $29.60. The middle half earn between $23.77 and $36.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Providence, RI-MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.17 an hour ($44,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.77.
How does Providence pay compare with the rest of Rhode Island?: The Providence median of $61,560 is about the same as the Rhode Island median of $61,630.

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 39300 (Providence-Warwick, RI-MA). 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 (101.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures