How much do roofers make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?

The median hourly wage is $20.70. The middle half earn between $18.36 and $23.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Spartanburg, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.08 an hour ($37,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.36.

Do roofers make more in Spartanburg or Charlotte?

Charlotte pays more: the median is $43,060 in Spartanburg and $48,410 in Charlotte, a 11% difference.

How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?

The Spartanburg median of $43,060 is 6% less than the South Carolina median of $45,760.

Roofer salary in Spartanburg, SC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $43,060 a year, or $20.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $57,810 a year. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $45,760; Spartanburg is 6% below it.

Median yearly pay$43,060

Bottom 10% under$37,610Top 10% over$57,810

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.08/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $47,290
Median hourly pay: $20.70/hr
vs U.S. median: −22%
vs South Carolina median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43900, Spartanburg, SC). 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	$37,610–$38,190$18.08–$18.36/hr
Experienced roofer	$43,060$20.70/hr
Top earners	$48,490–$57,810$23.31–$27.80/hr

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

How Spartanburg, SC compares

Spartanburg ranks 7th of 8 South Carolina metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Spartanburg area than nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.88 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $57,810, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other South Carolina metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Spartanburg, SC?: Roofers in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $43,060 a year, or $20.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $57,810 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?: The median hourly wage is $20.70. The middle half earn between $18.36 and $23.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Spartanburg, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.08 an hour ($37,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.36.
Do roofers make more in Spartanburg or Charlotte?: Charlotte pays more: the median is $43,060 in Spartanburg and $48,410 in Charlotte, a 11% difference.
How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Spartanburg median of $43,060 is 6% less than the South Carolina median of $45,760.

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 43900 (Spartanburg, SC). 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 (91.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures