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Roofing Jobs in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania · Roofing careers

Find the work that fits

Explore roofing work around Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Allentown, and Erie. Compare installation, repair, service, sales, estimating, and field leadership roles by the actual worksite and pay arrangement.

Use the listings

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

Before you apply

Ask whether the service territory crosses the mountains or stays within one metro. Check whether the role is employee or subcontractor work and who provides tools, safety equipment, and training.

Work areas to compare

Philadelphia

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

Pittsburgh

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

Harrisburg

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

Pennsylvania conditions and the offer

NOAA’s Pennsylvania summary describes cold winters and increased heavy-rain events. 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 Pennsylvania

The 2025 BLS wage estimates published by O*NET report a median of $26.79 per hour and $55,710 per year for roofers in Pennsylvania. The middle half of reported hourly wages runs from $22.75 (25th percentile) to $29.98 (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
Pennsylvania $26.79 $55,710
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $27.95 $58,140
Altoona, PA $21.35 $44,410
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22.88 $47,600
Chambersburg, PA $31.00 $64,480
Erie, PA $24.25 $50,440
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $24.50 $50,950
Lancaster, PA $25.31 $52,640
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22.07 $45,900
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22.68 $47,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $28.72 $59,730
Pittsburgh, PA $25.17 $52,350
Reading, PA $24.07 $50,060
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $23.86 $49,620
York-Hanover, PA $25.74 $53,540

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

Among the published regional rows for Pennsylvania, Altoona, PA has a median of $21.35 per hour and Chambersburg, PA has a median of $31.00. 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 Pennsylvania

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.