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Roofing Jobs in Maryland

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Maryland · Roofing careers

Find the work that fits

Explore roofing work around Baltimore, the Washington suburbs, Frederick, and the Eastern Shore. Compare installation, repair, service, sales, estimating, and field leadership roles by the actual worksite and pay arrangement.

Use the listings

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

Before you apply

Ask whether the territory includes the Eastern Shore or cross-border work around Washington. Check whether the role is employee or subcontractor work and who provides tools, safety equipment, and training.

Work areas to compare

Baltimore

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

the Washington suburbs

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

Frederick

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

Maryland conditions and the offer

NOAA’s Maryland summary describes coastal and inland differences with wet winters and springs. 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 Maryland

The 2025 BLS wage estimates published by O*NET report a median of $28.89 per hour and $60,090 per year for roofers in Maryland. The middle half of reported hourly wages runs from $23.20 (25th percentile) to $36.08 (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
Maryland $28.89 $60,090
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $27.11 $56,390
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $22.95 $47,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $28.72 $59,730
Salisbury, MD $22.75 $47,320
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $28.05 $58,340

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

Among the published regional rows for Maryland, Salisbury, MD has a median of $22.75 per hour and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has a median of $28.72. 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 Maryland

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.