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

The median hourly wage is $28.48. The middle half earn between $23.53 and $35.99 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.50 an hour ($46,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.53.

Do roofers make more in Wenatchee or Seattle?

Seattle pays more: the median is $59,230 in Wenatchee and $64,090 in Seattle, a 8% difference.

How does Wenatchee pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Wenatchee median of $59,230 is 2% less than the Washington median of $60,640.

Roofer salary in Wenatchee, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, WA area earn a median of $59,230 a year, or $28.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $94,500 a year. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $60,640; Wenatchee is 2% below it.

Median yearly pay$59,230

Bottom 10% under$46,800Top 10% over$94,500

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.50/hr
Jobs in this area: 70
After cost of living: $57,030
Median hourly pay: $28.48/hr
vs U.S. median: +7%
vs Washington median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48300, Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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	$46,800–$48,950$22.50–$23.53/hr
Experienced roofer	$59,230$28.48/hr
Top earners	$74,850–$94,500$35.99–$45.43/hr

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

How Wenatchee, WA compares

Wenatchee ranks 7th of 12 Washington metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Wenatchee area than nationally: 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $94,500, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,800: 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 Wenatchee, WA?: Roofers in the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, WA area earn a median of $59,230 a year, or $28.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $94,500 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Wenatchee, WA?: The median hourly wage is $28.48. The middle half earn between $23.53 and $35.99 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Wenatchee, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.50 an hour ($46,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.53.
Do roofers make more in Wenatchee or Seattle?: Seattle pays more: the median is $59,230 in Wenatchee and $64,090 in Seattle, a 8% difference.
How does Wenatchee pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Wenatchee median of $59,230 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 48300 (Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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 (103.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures