How much do roofers make an hour in Bellingham, WA?

The median hourly wage is $28.72. The middle half earn between $24.26 and $37.17 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Bellingham, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.69 an hour ($47,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.26.

Do roofers make more in Bellingham or Seattle?

Seattle pays more: the median is $59,730 in Bellingham and $64,090 in Seattle, a 7% difference.

How does Bellingham pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Bellingham median of $59,730 is 2% less than the Washington median of $60,640.

Roofer salary in Bellingham, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Bellingham, WA area earn a median of $59,730 a year, or $28.72 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $92,680. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $60,640; Bellingham is 2% below it.

Median yearly pay$59,730

Bottom 10% under$47,200Top 10% over$92,680

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.69/hr
Jobs in this area: 440
After cost of living: $57,800
Median hourly pay: $28.72/hr
vs U.S. median: +8%
vs Washington median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13380, Bellingham, WA). 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	$47,200–$50,450$22.69–$24.26/hr
Experienced roofer	$59,730$28.72/hr
Top earners	$77,320–$92,680$37.17–$44.56/hr

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

How Bellingham, WA compares

Bellingham ranks 5th of 12 Washington metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Bellingham area than nationally: 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 5.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $92,680, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,200: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Washington metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Bellingham, WA?: Roofers in the Bellingham, WA area earn a median of $59,730 a year, or $28.72 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $92,680.
How much do roofers make an hour in Bellingham, WA?: The median hourly wage is $28.72. The middle half earn between $24.26 and $37.17 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Bellingham, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.69 an hour ($47,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.26.
Do roofers make more in Bellingham or Seattle?: Seattle pays more: the median is $59,730 in Bellingham and $64,090 in Seattle, a 7% difference.
How does Bellingham pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Bellingham median of $59,730 is 2% less than the Washington median of $60,640.

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 13380 (Bellingham, WA). 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 (103.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures