Roofing Jobs in South Dakota
South Dakota · Roofing careers
Explore roofing work around Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Pierre. Compare installation, repair, service, sales, estimating, and field leadership roles by the actual worksite and pay arrangement.
Use the listings
Results below use the South Dakota state filter. Open a posting to confirm its real worksite, project type, and travel territory.
Before you apply
Ask whether the territory includes remote travel and how winter downtime is handled. Check whether the role is employee or subcontractor work and who provides tools, safety equipment, and training.
Work areas to compare
Sioux Falls
For a Sioux Falls posting, confirm whether the day centers on residential replacement, commercial installation, or repair. Check the crew’s usual work radius.
Rapid City
In Rapid City, compare field and service work by dispatch point, on-call expectations, and whether travel between jobs is paid.
Aberdeen
For Aberdeen openings, ask how estimating, project oversight, or sales duties are divided and whether leads or a vehicle are provided.
South Dakota conditions and the offer
NOAA’s South Dakota summary describes cold winters and different eastern plains and Black Hills 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 South Dakota
The 2025 BLS wage estimates published by O*NET report a median of $22.94 per hour and $47,710 per year for roofers in South Dakota. The middle half of reported hourly wages runs from $18.04 (25th percentile) to $27.53 (75th percentile). These percentiles describe the wage distribution; they are not apprentice, journeyman, or foreman pay grades.
| Survey geography | Hourly median | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | $22.94 | $47,710 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $21.71 | $45,160 |
| Rapid City, SD | $22.36 | $46,510 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $22.62 | $47,050 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $23.50 | $48,880 |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $22.94 | $47,710 |
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 South Dakota, identifying BLS 2025 wage data. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Among the published regional rows for South Dakota, East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a median of $21.71 per hour and Sioux Falls, SD-MN has a median of $23.50. 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 South Dakota
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.