47-2181 - BLS OEWS 2025
Roofers wages in Illinois
The BLS reported a $37.45 median hourly wage for roofers in Illinois in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$37.45
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$22.41-$51.22
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
5,300
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#1
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Illinois's median is +$12.85 per hour above the median state record for roofers ($24.60).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #5 by BLS employment among generated roofers records, with 5,300 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $27.09 in 2019 to $37.45 in 2025, a +38% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $27.09 |
| 2020 | $26.54 |
| 2021 | $29.26 |
| 2022 | $32.32 |
| 2023 | $30.51 |
| 2024 | $32.18 |
| 2025 | $37.45 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Roofers in Illinois. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.