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Roofing Jobs in Alabama

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Alabama · Roofing careers

Find the work that fits

Look beyond the job title. Alabama roofing openings can differ in worksite, travel radius, pay structure, and whether the day centers on installation, repair, service, sales, or estimating.

Use the listings

The results below use the Alabama location filter. Open each posting to confirm the actual worksite and whether travel outside the listed city is expected.

Before you apply

Check whether the role is employee or subcontractor work, how pay is calculated, and who provides tools, safety equipment, training, and leads.

Work areas to compare

Birmingham & central Alabama

For commercial or residential openings, ask whether the crew stays in one metro area or moves among projects across central Alabama.

Huntsville & the Tennessee Valley

Compare installation with repair and service routes. Confirm the dispatch point, on-call expectations, and drive time between jobs.

Mobile & the Gulf Coast

Ask whether a coastal role includes routine roofing, storm response, or both. Clarify travel and lodging before accepting distant work.

Alabama weather and the offer

NOAA's Alabama climate summary describes hot summers, year-round precipitation, and a milder Gulf Coast. Ask how the employer handles heat, rain delays, and schedule changes. Weather exposure does not establish current hiring demand.

  • Field roles: confirm hourly pay, overtime terms, equipment, and paid travel.
  • Sales roles: ask about base pay, self-generated versus provided leads, and commission timing.
  • Estimating and leadership: clarify project type, territory, reporting duties, and vehicle use.

Starting out and licensing

Helper and crew openings are a route into the trade; ask what training and supervision the employer provides. Alabama's Home Builders Licensure Board addresses licensing for people or businesses contracting for residential roofing. That contractor requirement should not be read as a license requirement for every employee roofer.

Roofer wages in Alabama

The 2025 BLS wage estimates published by O*NET report a median of $21.96 per hour and $45,670 per year for roofers in Alabama. The middle half of reported hourly wages runs from $20.36 (25th percentile) to $25.64 (75th percentile). These percentiles describe the wage distribution; they are not apprentice, journeyman, or foreman pay grades.

State and available regional medians: roofers, SOC 47-2181
Survey geography Hourly median Annual median
Alabama $21.96 $45,670
Birmingham, AL $22.41 $46,600
Columbus, GA-AL $20.81 $43,290
Decatur, AL $22.25 $46,280
Mobile, AL $21.90 $45,540
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $22.77 $47,370

Compare an offer with the row that covers its actual worksite. A metro may cross a state border, and nonmetropolitan estimates cover a broader area than one town. An omitted region has no row in the table checked here; its wage should not be inferred from a neighboring metro.

These estimates concern employee roofers. They do not establish sales commissions, self-employed contractor income, prevailing-wage obligations, or guaranteed annual earnings. Benefits, overtime, paid travel and seasonal hours affect an offer’s value. The median is not a legal minimum.

Source: O*NET local wages for roofers in Alabama, identifying BLS 2025 wage data. Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Among the published regional rows for Alabama, Columbus, GA-AL has a median of $20.81 per hour and Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area has a median of $22.77. These are regional benchmarks, not a ranking of employers or a forecast of vacancies. Compare the worksite geography before treating a statewide figure as local pay.

Explore roofing jobs by city in Alabama

Use these local guides to compare reporting points, regional wages, and practical questions for employers. A city page is a starting point; confirm the project address in each listing.