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

The median hourly wage is $17.62. The middle half earn between $14.14 and $22.20 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $13.44 an hour ($27,950 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $14.14.

Do roofers make more in Lubbock or Waco?

Waco pays more: the median is $36,650 in Lubbock and $49,000 in Waco, a 25% difference.

How does Lubbock pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Lubbock median of $36,650 is 20% less than the Texas median of $46,030.

Roofer salary in Lubbock, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Lubbock, TX area earn a median of $36,650 a year, or $17.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $57,670 a year. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $46,030; Lubbock is 20% below it.

Median yearly pay$36,650

Bottom 10% under$27,950Top 10% over$57,670

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $13.44/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $40,130
Median hourly pay: $17.62/hr
vs U.S. median: −34%
vs Texas median: −20%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31180, Lubbock, 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	$27,950–$29,410$13.44–$14.14/hr
Experienced roofer	$36,650$17.62/hr
Top earners	$46,170–$57,670$22.20–$27.73/hr

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

How Lubbock, TX compares

Lubbock ranks 9th of 10 Texas metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Lubbock area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.62 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $57,670, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $27,950: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

Other trades in Lubbock, TX

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic

Questions

How much do roofers make in Lubbock, TX?: Roofers in the Lubbock, TX area earn a median of $36,650 a year, or $17.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $57,670 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Lubbock, TX?: The median hourly wage is $17.62. The middle half earn between $14.14 and $22.20 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Lubbock, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $13.44 an hour ($27,950 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $14.14.
Do roofers make more in Lubbock or Waco?: Waco pays more: the median is $36,650 in Lubbock and $49,000 in Waco, a 25% difference.
How does Lubbock pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Lubbock median of $36,650 is 20% 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 31180 (Lubbock, 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 (91.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures