How much do roofers make an hour in Oshkosh, WI?

The median hourly wage is $28.31. The middle half earn between $22.93 and $30.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Oshkosh, WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.01 an hour ($39,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.93.

Do roofers make more in Oshkosh or Minneapolis?

Minneapolis pays more: the median is $58,880 in Oshkosh and $75,400 in Minneapolis, a 22% difference.

How does Oshkosh pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?

The Oshkosh median of $58,880 is 1% less than the Wisconsin median of $59,370.

Roofer salary in Oshkosh, WI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Oshkosh–Neenah, WI area earn a median of $58,880 a year, or $28.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,880. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $59,370; Oshkosh is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$58,880

Bottom 10% under$39,540Top 10% over$76,880

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.01/hr
Jobs in this area: 80
After cost of living: $63,360
Median hourly pay: $28.31/hr
vs U.S. median: +6%
vs Wisconsin median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36780, Oshkosh-Neenah, WI). 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	$39,540–$47,690$19.01–$22.93/hr
Experienced roofer	$58,880$28.31/hr
Top earners	$63,310–$76,880$30.44–$36.96/hr

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

How Oshkosh, WI compares

Oshkosh ranks 9th of 11 Wisconsin metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers hold about the same share of jobs in the Oshkosh area as nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,880, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,540: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Wisconsin metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Oshkosh, WI?: Roofers in the Oshkosh–Neenah, WI area earn a median of $58,880 a year, or $28.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,880.
How much do roofers make an hour in Oshkosh, WI?: The median hourly wage is $28.31. The middle half earn between $22.93 and $30.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Oshkosh, WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.01 an hour ($39,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.93.
Do roofers make more in Oshkosh or Minneapolis?: Minneapolis pays more: the median is $58,880 in Oshkosh and $75,400 in Minneapolis, a 22% difference.
How does Oshkosh pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?: The Oshkosh median of $58,880 is 1% less than the Wisconsin median of $59,370.

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 36780 (Oshkosh-Neenah, WI). 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 (92.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures