ROOFER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for ROOFERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 12,234 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for ROOFER is $41.69/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $9.92 and $68.26/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $89.22/hr; the lowest is Maine at $7.96/hr.
Bottom 10%
$9.92
Median
$41.69
Average
$37.00
Top 10%
$68.26
Range: $7.25 – $98.61/hr across 51 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2181 — Roofers.
Davis-Bacon median
$41.69/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$24.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+70.1%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alaska AK
Avg base: $43.38/hr
Avg total: $57.85/hr
141 rates
Alabama AL
Avg base: $13.46/hr
Avg total: $13.46/hr
37 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $13.02/hr
Avg total: $13.02/hr
157 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $13.34/hr
Avg total: $14.01/hr
22 rates
California CA
Avg base: $47.72/hr
Avg total: $66.60/hr
589 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $26.42/hr
Avg total: $30.24/hr
152 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $45.15/hr
Avg total: $68.68/hr
2 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $31.30/hr
Avg total: $38.75/hr
4 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $29.32/hr
Avg total: $49.84/hr
9 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $17.96/hr
Avg total: $19.16/hr
64 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $11.92/hr
Avg total: $11.92/hr
294 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $18.73/hr
Avg total: $25.02/hr
226 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $21.00/hr
Avg total: $30.21/hr
144 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $35.50/hr
Avg total: $57.45/hr
791 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $33.49/hr
Avg total: $52.22/hr
2,108 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $17.57/hr
Avg total: $22.95/hr
228 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $25.15/hr
Avg total: $35.10/hr
240 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $21.84/hr
Avg total: $29.84/hr
285 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $53.53/hr
Avg total: $89.22/hr
4 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $23.38/hr
Avg total: $24.73/hr
38 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $7.96/hr
Avg total: $7.96/hr
26 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $28.63/hr
Avg total: $45.42/hr
579 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $30.31/hr
Avg total: $44.42/hr
337 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $35.51/hr
Avg total: $55.15/hr
528 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $14.76/hr
Avg total: $14.76/hr
35 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $14.02/hr
Avg total: $16.23/hr
192 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $14.95/hr
Avg total: $16.09/hr
388 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $11.71/hr
Avg total: $11.86/hr
108 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $11.22/hr
Avg total: $11.62/hr
366 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $17.20/hr
Avg total: $17.45/hr
13 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $40.55/hr
Avg total: $68.18/hr
57 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $13.27/hr
Avg total: $13.41/hr
91 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $36.03/hr
Avg total: $47.25/hr
34 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $34.60/hr
Avg total: $56.10/hr
464 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $27.57/hr
Avg total: $41.29/hr
254 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $12.86/hr
Avg total: $14.27/hr
258 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $18.04/hr
Avg total: $18.04/hr
98 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $32.09/hr
Avg total: $49.94/hr
491 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $9.18/hr
Avg total: $10.17/hr
136 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $47.49/hr
Avg total: $78.93/hr
40 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $13.41/hr
Avg total: $14.17/hr
118 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $14.23/hr
Avg total: $16.16/hr
138 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $16.56/hr
Avg total: $16.56/hr
79 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $11.57/hr
Avg total: $12.14/hr
932 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $12.12/hr
Avg total: $12.12/hr
78 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $15.47/hr
Avg total: $17.58/hr
227 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $14.24/hr
Avg total: $15.74/hr
42 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $31.58/hr
Avg total: $38.87/hr
142 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $22.89/hr
Avg total: $31.12/hr
208 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $17.98/hr
Avg total: $24.16/hr
198 rates
Wyoming WY
Avg base: $13.28/hr
Avg total: $13.28/hr
42 rates
All Rates
12,234 county-level rates for ROOFER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $19.27 | $0.00 | $19.27 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | building | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | heavy | $52.07 | $19.62 | $71.69 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | building | $12.06 | $0.00 | $12.06 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | building | $13.61 | $0.00 | $13.61 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | building | $13.61 | $0.00 | $13.61 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | building | $12.06 | $0.00 | $12.06 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | building | $13.61 | $0.00 | $13.61 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | building | $13.61 | $0.00 | $13.61 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | building | $13.61 | $0.00 | $13.61 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | building | $13.23 | $0.00 | $13.23 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | building | $12.06 | $0.00 | $12.06 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $13.61 | $0.00 | $13.61 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $13.61 | $0.00 | $13.61 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | building | $12.14 | $0.00 | $12.14 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | building | $13.47 | $0.00 | $13.47 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | building | $13.47 | $0.00 | $13.47 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | building | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | residential | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | building | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | residential | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | building | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Carroll | AR | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Chicot | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Chicot | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Clark | AR | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Clay | AR | residential | $11.72 | $0.00 | $11.72 | WD → |
| Clay | AR | residential | $11.72 | $0.00 | $11.72 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AR | residential | $11.72 | $0.00 | $11.72 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AR | residential | $11.72 | $0.00 | $11.72 | WD → |
| Cleveland | AR | residential | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |