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

The median hourly wage is $29.17. The middle half earn between $23.46 and $35.47 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.83 an hour ($47,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.46.

Do roofers make more in Racine or Minneapolis?

Minneapolis pays more: the median is $60,680 in Racine and $75,400 in Minneapolis, a 20% difference.

How does Racine pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?

The Racine median of $60,680 is 2% more than the Wisconsin median of $59,370.

Roofer salary in Racine, WI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Racine–Mount Pleasant, WI area earn a median of $60,680 a year, or $29.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $85,480. That's 2% more than the Wisconsin median of $59,370.

Median yearly pay$60,680

Bottom 10% under$47,490Top 10% over$85,480

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.83/hr
Jobs in this area: 70
After cost of living: $63,230
Median hourly pay: $29.17/hr
vs U.S. median: +9%
vs Wisconsin median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39540, Racine-Mount Pleasant, 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	$47,490–$48,800$22.83–$23.46/hr
Experienced roofer	$60,680$29.17/hr
Top earners	$73,780–$85,480$35.47–$41.09/hr

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

How Racine, WI compares

Racine ranks 6th of 11 Wisconsin metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Racine area than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $85,480, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,490: 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 Racine, WI?: Roofers in the Racine–Mount Pleasant, WI area earn a median of $60,680 a year, or $29.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $85,480.
How much do roofers make an hour in Racine, WI?: The median hourly wage is $29.17. The middle half earn between $23.46 and $35.47 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Racine, WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.83 an hour ($47,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.46.
Do roofers make more in Racine or Minneapolis?: Minneapolis pays more: the median is $60,680 in Racine and $75,400 in Minneapolis, a 20% difference.
How does Racine pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?: The Racine median of $60,680 is 2% more 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 39540 (Racine-Mount Pleasant, 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 (96.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures