How much do roofers make an hour in Longview, TX?

The median hourly wage is $18.97. The middle half earn between $17.25 and $23.30 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Longview, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.32 an hour ($29,790 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.25.

Do roofers make more in Longview or Waco?

Waco pays more: the median is $39,460 in Longview and $49,000 in Waco, a 19% difference.

How does Longview pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Longview median of $39,460 is 14% less than the Texas median of $46,030.

Roofer salary in Longview, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Longview, TX area earn a median of $39,460 a year, or $18.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $59,880. That's 14% less than the Texas median of $46,030.

Median yearly pay$39,460

Bottom 10% under$29,790Top 10% over$59,880

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $14.32/hr
Jobs in this area: 80
After cost of living: $44,100
Median hourly pay: $18.97/hr
vs U.S. median: −29%
vs Texas median: −14%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30980, Longview, TX). 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	$29,790–$35,880$14.32–$17.25/hr
Experienced roofer	$39,460$18.97/hr
Top earners	$48,450–$59,880$23.30–$28.79/hr

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

How Longview, TX compares

Longview ranks 7th of 10 Texas metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Longview area than nationally: 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.77 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $59,880, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $29,790: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Longview, TX?: Roofers in the Longview, TX area earn a median of $39,460 a year, or $18.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $59,880.
How much do roofers make an hour in Longview, TX?: The median hourly wage is $18.97. The middle half earn between $17.25 and $23.30 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Longview, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.32 an hour ($29,790 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.25.
Do roofers make more in Longview or Waco?: Waco pays more: the median is $39,460 in Longview and $49,000 in Waco, a 19% difference.
How does Longview pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Longview median of $39,460 is 14% less than the Texas median of $46,030.

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 30980 (Longview, TX). 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 (89.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures