How much do roofers make an hour in Richmond, VA?

The median hourly wage is $23.10. The middle half earn between $22.30 and $27.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Richmond, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.05 an hour ($39,620 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.30.

Do roofers make more in Richmond or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $48,050 in Richmond and $58,340 in Washington, a 18% difference.

How does Richmond pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Richmond median of $48,050 is 1% less than the Virginia median of $48,420.

Roofer salary in Richmond, VA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Richmond, VA area earn a median of $48,050 a year, or $23.10 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,140 a year. That's 1% less than the Virginia median of $48,420.

Median yearly pay$48,050

Bottom 10% under$39,620Top 10% over$61,140

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.05/hr
Jobs in this area: 330
After cost of living: $49,100
Median hourly pay: $23.10/hr
vs U.S. median: −13%
vs Virginia median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 40060, Richmond, VA). 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	$39,620–$46,380$19.05–$22.30/hr
Experienced roofer	$48,050$23.10/hr
Top earners	$57,360–$61,140$27.58–$29.39/hr

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

How Richmond, VA compares

Richmond ranks 2nd of 8 Virginia metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Richmond area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.57 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $61,140, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,620: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Virginia metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Richmond, VA?: Roofers in the Richmond, VA area earn a median of $48,050 a year, or $23.10 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,140 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Richmond, VA?: The median hourly wage is $23.10. The middle half earn between $22.30 and $27.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Richmond, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.05 an hour ($39,620 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.30.
Do roofers make more in Richmond or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $48,050 in Richmond and $58,340 in Washington, a 18% difference.
How does Richmond pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Richmond median of $48,050 is 1% less than the Virginia median of $48,420.

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 40060 (Richmond, VA). 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 (97.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures