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

The median hourly wage is $27.84. The middle half earn between $23.13 and $36.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.51 an hour ($42,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.13.

Do roofers make more in Olympia or Seattle?

Seattle pays more: the median is $57,920 in Olympia and $64,090 in Seattle, a 10% difference.

How does Olympia pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Olympia median of $57,920 is 4% less than the Washington median of $60,640.

Roofer salary in Olympia, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Olympia–Lacey–Tumwater, WA area earn a median of $57,920 a year, or $27.84 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,640. Across all of Washington, the median is $60,640, so Olympia pays 4% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$57,920

Bottom 10% under$42,670Top 10% over$94,640

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $20.51/hr
Jobs in this area: 260
After cost of living: $55,870
Median hourly pay: $27.84/hr
vs U.S. median: +4%
vs Washington median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36500, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, 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	$42,670–$48,110$20.51–$23.13/hr
Experienced roofer	$57,920$27.84/hr
Top earners	$76,410–$94,640$36.74–$45.50/hr

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

How Olympia, WA compares

Olympia ranks 10th of 12 Washington metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Olympia area than nationally: 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $94,640, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,670: 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 Olympia, WA?: Roofers in the Olympia–Lacey–Tumwater, WA area earn a median of $57,920 a year, or $27.84 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,640.
How much do roofers make an hour in Olympia, WA?: The median hourly wage is $27.84. The middle half earn between $23.13 and $36.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Olympia, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.51 an hour ($42,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.13.
Do roofers make more in Olympia or Seattle?: Seattle pays more: the median is $57,920 in Olympia and $64,090 in Seattle, a 10% difference.
How does Olympia pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Olympia median of $57,920 is 4% 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 36500 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, 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 (103.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures