- The middle half earn between $18.40 and $26.74 an hour.
- Oklahoma is 51st of the 50 states and DC, in the bottom ten for this trade.
- Oklahoma pays less than all 6 neighboring states.
- BLS counts about 1,260 roofers on payrolls in Oklahoma.
- At the state median wage, a roofing company needs to bill about $107.47 an hour on the labor rate calculator's starting numbers.
Roofer pay in Oklahoma, 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 | $14.81 | $30,800 | $18.01 |
| 25th percentile | $18.40 | $38,260 | $22.24 |
| Median | $21.00 | $43,680 | $26.65 |
| 75th percentile | $26.74 | $55,630 | $31.44 |
| 90th percentile | $39.29 | $81,720 | $39.29 |
| Average (mean) | $23.61 | $49,120 | $27.95 |
Pay spreads out a lot in Oklahoma. The bottom tenth earn $14.81 an hour or less while the top tenth earn $39.29 or more, a gap of 2.7 times against 2.2 nationally. Where a roofer sits on that range matters as much as the state.
The bottom of the scale is lower than nationally ($14.81 against $18.01) while the top is higher ($39.29 against $39.29), so the climb from new hire to top earner is longer here.
The average wage, $23.61, sits 12% above the median. A smaller group of higher earners pulls the average up, so the median is the better guide to what a typical roofer makes.
How Oklahoma compares with other states
Over a full year, the Oklahoma median of $43,680 is $11,760 less than the national $55,440.
Every other state with published figures pays at least as much. The next lowest is Mississippi at $21.61; the highest is Illinois at $37.45.
Every one of the neighboring states pays roofers more than Oklahoma. The closest is New Mexico at $21.78, and the biggest gap is with Colorado.
BLS wages are not adjusted for living costs. Lower pay often comes with lower housing costs, so the gap in take-home value can be smaller than the gap in wages.
How many roofers work in Oklahoma
About 1,260 roofers work on payrolls in Oklahoma, 0.9% of the 135,490 nationwide, the 27th largest count among the states.
That is 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in Oklahoma, close to the trade's share of jobs nationally.
What a roofing company in Oklahoma should charge
A lower wage helps the price less than you might expect, because the overhead does not shrink with it. Here is a roofing company in Oklahoma paying the state median of $21.00, on the labor rate calculator's 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 | $21.00 × 2,080 × 1.0765 | $47,022 |
| Break-even rate | ($47,022 + $90,000) ÷ 1,500 | $91.35 |
| Rate with 15% profit | $91.35 ÷ 0.85 | $107.47 |
That is $107.47 per billable hour, 5.1 times the wage, and $9.92 less than the $117.39 the same math gives at the national median wage.
Paying the 75th percentile instead, $26.74 in Oklahoma, to hire and keep experienced people raises the rate to $117.55.
A cheaper crew saves less than it seems: at the 25th percentile wage of $18.40, the rate only drops to $102.90.
At this wage, overhead is most of the price: $60 of every billed hour goes to it before anyone is paid. Spreading the same overhead over more billable hours, with a second person or less drive time, brings the rate down fastest.
Run it with your own numbers in the labor rate calculator. It is free and shows every step.
Working as a roofer in Oklahoma
- Licensing. What Oklahoma asks for before you can work on your own: Roofing license in Oklahoma.
- 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.