- The middle half earn between $21.79 and $36.64 an hour.
- Indiana ranks 22nd of the 50 states and DC for median pay in this trade.
- Indiana pays more than 2 of its 4 neighboring states.
- BLS counts about 2,980 roofers on payrolls in Indiana.
- At the state median wage, a roofing company needs to bill about $119.55 an hour on the labor rate calculator's starting numbers.
Roofer pay in Indiana, bottom to top
The BLS group covers roofers on shingle, tile, metal and flat roofs, on new work and repairs.
| Pay level | Hourly | Yearly | National hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19.15 | $39,830 | $18.01 |
| 25th percentile | $21.79 | $45,330 | $22.24 |
| Median | $27.88 | $57,980 | $26.65 |
| 75th percentile | $36.64 | $76,210 | $31.44 |
| 90th percentile | $42.91 | $89,240 | $39.29 |
| Average (mean) | $28.75 | $59,810 | $27.95 |
From the bottom tenth ($19.15) to the top tenth ($42.91), the top of the scale pays about 2.2 times the bottom in Indiana, close to the 2.2 times spread for roofers nationwide.
Both ends of the scale beat the national figures: $19.15 against $18.01 at the bottom tenth, and $42.91 against $39.29 at the top.
The average, $28.75, is close to the median, so pay sits fairly evenly around the middle.
How Indiana compares with other states
Over a full year the gap to the national median is small: $57,980 in Indiana against $55,440 nationally, $2,540 more.
In the state ranking, Indiana sits 22nd, between Oregon ($28.35) and Idaho ($27.78). The range runs from $21.00 in Oklahoma to $37.45 in Illinois.
Against its neighboring states, Indiana is in the middle: Illinois and Michigan pay more, and Kentucky and Ohio pay less.
How many roofers work in Indiana
About 2,980 roofers work on payrolls in Indiana, 2.2% of the 135,490 nationwide, the 14th largest count among the states.
That is 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in Indiana, close to the trade's share of jobs nationally.
What a roofing company in Indiana should charge
Say you run a roofing company in Indiana and pay the state median of $27.88 an hour. Here is the labor rate calculator's math on its starting numbers: 40-hour weeks, 10 paid days off, 2 unbilled hours a day, 7.65% payroll taxes, $90,000 a year of overhead and 15% profit.
| Step | Math | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Paid hours | 40 × 52 | 2,080 |
| Hours at work | 2,080 − 10 days × 8 | 2,000 |
| Billable hours | 2,000 × 6 ÷ 8 | 1,500 |
| Labor cost | $27.88 × 2,080 × 1.0765 | $62,427 |
| Break-even rate | ($62,427 + $90,000) ÷ 1,500 | $101.62 |
| Rate with 15% profit | $101.62 ÷ 0.85 | $119.55 |
That is $119.55 per billable hour, 4.3 times the wage, and $2.16 more than the $117.39 the same math gives at the national median wage.
Paying the 75th percentile instead, $36.64 in Indiana, to hire and keep experienced people raises the rate to $134.93.
A cheaper crew saves less than it seems: at the 25th percentile wage of $21.79, the rate only drops to $108.86.
Overhead, at $60 of every billed hour, and the unbilled hours move this rate more than a raise does. A dollar more in wages adds about $1.76 to the rate.
Run it with your own numbers in the labor rate calculator. It is free and shows every step.
Working as a roofer in Indiana
- Licensing. What Indiana asks for before you can work on your own: Roofing license in Indiana.
- Running the business. Quotes, invoices, booking and your website in one place: how roofing companies run on Koira.
- Getting found. The free Koira report checks how your business shows up in search and on maps against shops near you.
Where these numbers come from
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
The figures are the BLS state estimates for SOC 47-2181, roofers, across all industries, read straight from the May 2025 state data file. They cover wage and salary workers, not the self-employed. Where BLS did not publish a figure, this page leaves it out.
All states in one table: roofer salary by state.