How much do roofers make an hour in Morristown, TN?

The median hourly wage is $23.05. The middle half earn between $22.16 and $23.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Morristown, TN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.34 an hour ($36,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.16.

Do roofers make more in Morristown or Nashville?

Pay is about the same: the median is $47,950 in Morristown and $48,120 in Nashville.

How does Morristown pay compare with the rest of Tennessee?

The Morristown median of $47,950 is 5% more than the Tennessee median of $45,690.

Roofer salary in Morristown, TN

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Morristown, TN area earn a median of $47,950 a year, or $23.05 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $62,370. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $45,690; Morristown is 5% above it.

Median yearly pay$47,950

Bottom 10% under$36,060Top 10% over$62,370

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.34/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $55,520
Median hourly pay: $23.05/hr
vs U.S. median: −14%
vs Tennessee median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 34100, Morristown, TN). 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	$36,060–$46,100$17.34–$22.16/hr
Experienced roofer	$47,950$23.05/hr
Top earners	$48,940–$62,370$23.53–$29.99/hr

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

How Morristown, TN compares

Morristown ranks 2nd of 6 Tennessee metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Morristown area than nationally: 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,370, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,060: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Tennessee metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Morristown, TN?: Roofers in the Morristown, TN area earn a median of $47,950 a year, or $23.05 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $62,370.
How much do roofers make an hour in Morristown, TN?: The median hourly wage is $23.05. The middle half earn between $22.16 and $23.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Morristown, TN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.34 an hour ($36,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.16.
Do roofers make more in Morristown or Nashville?: Pay is about the same: the median is $47,950 in Morristown and $48,120 in Nashville.
How does Morristown pay compare with the rest of Tennessee?: The Morristown median of $47,950 is 5% more than the Tennessee median of $45,690.

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 34100 (Morristown, TN). 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 (86.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures