How much do roofers make an hour in Virginia Beach, VA-NC?

The median hourly wage is $22.34. The middle half earn between $18.92 and $23.32 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Virginia Beach, VA-NC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.76 an hour ($39,020 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.92.

Do roofers make more in Virginia Beach or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $46,480 in Virginia Beach and $58,340 in Washington, a 20% difference.

How does Virginia Beach pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Virginia Beach median of $46,480 is 4% less than the Virginia median of $48,420.

Roofer salary in Virginia Beach, VA-NC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk, VA-NC area earn a median of $46,480 a year, or $22.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $58,510. Across all of Virginia, the median is $48,420, so Virginia Beach pays 4% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$46,480

Bottom 10% under$39,020Top 10% over$58,510

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.76/hr
Jobs in this area: 350
After cost of living: $47,460
Median hourly pay: $22.34/hr
vs U.S. median: −16%
vs Virginia median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47260, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC). 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	$39,020–$39,360$18.76–$18.92/hr
Experienced roofer	$46,480$22.34/hr
Top earners	$48,500–$58,510$23.32–$28.13/hr

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

How Virginia Beach, VA-NC compares

Virginia Beach ranks 3rd of 8 Virginia metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Virginia Beach area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.53 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $58,510, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,020: 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 Virginia Beach, VA-NC?: Roofers in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk, VA-NC area earn a median of $46,480 a year, or $22.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $58,510.
How much do roofers make an hour in Virginia Beach, VA-NC?: The median hourly wage is $22.34. The middle half earn between $18.92 and $23.32 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Virginia Beach, VA-NC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.76 an hour ($39,020 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.92.
Do roofers make more in Virginia Beach or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $46,480 in Virginia Beach and $58,340 in Washington, a 20% difference.
How does Virginia Beach pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Virginia Beach median of $46,480 is 4% 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 47260 (Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC). 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