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Roofing Jobs in Illinois

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Illinois · Roofing careers

Find the work that fits

Explore roofing work around Chicago, Rockford, Peoria, Champaign, and Metro East. Compare installation, repair, service, sales, estimating, and field leadership roles by the actual worksite and pay arrangement.

Use the listings

Results below use the Illinois state filter. Open a posting to confirm its real worksite, project type, and travel territory.

Before you apply

Ask whether work centers on local repair routes, residential reroofs, or commercial projects. Check whether the role is employee or subcontractor work and who provides tools, safety equipment, and training.

Work areas to compare

Chicago

For a Chicago posting, confirm whether the day centers on residential replacement, commercial installation, or repair. Check the crew’s usual work radius.

Rockford

In Rockford, compare field and service work by dispatch point, on-call expectations, and whether travel between jobs is paid.

Peoria

For Peoria openings, ask how estimating, project oversight, or sales duties are divided and whether leads or a vehicle are provided.

Illinois conditions and the offer

NOAA’s Illinois summary describes cold winters and wet spring conditions. Ask how the employer plans around these conditions; weather alone does not establish hiring demand. Read the NOAA state summary.

  • Field work: compare hourly pay, overtime terms, equipment, and paid travel.
  • Sales: ask about base pay, leads, commission timing, and cancellations.
  • Estimating and leadership: clarify territory, reporting duties, and vehicle use.

Roofer wages in Illinois

The 2025 BLS wage estimates published by O*NET report a median of $37.45 per hour and $77,900 per year for roofers in Illinois. The middle half of reported hourly wages runs from $27.81 (25th percentile) to $49.54 (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
Illinois $37.45 $77,900
Champaign-Urbana, IL $28.92 $60,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $39.47 $82,090
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $23.20 $48,250
Decatur, IL $35.88 $74,640
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22.21 $46,200
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37.21 $77,390
Peoria, IL $36.83 $76,610
Rockford, IL $31.30 $65,100
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $27.81 $57,840
Springfield, IL $37.45 $77,900
St. Louis, MO-IL $28.25 $58,750
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26.47 $55,060

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 Illinois, identifying BLS 2025 wage data. Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Among the published regional rows for Illinois, East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area has a median of $22.21 per hour and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a median of $39.47. 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 Illinois

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.