SOC 47-2181 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Roofers make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Roofers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $62,050. The 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $79,860. Employment is 2,480.

Median annual wage

$62,050

10th percentile
$47,840
25th percentile
$57,510
Median
$62,050
75th percentile
$71,970
90th percentile
$79,860
Mean
$63,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Roofers, the published 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $79,860. The difference is $32,020, which is 51.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $57,510 to the 75th at $71,970, covers $14,460.

The mean annual wage is $63,270, which sits above the median of $62,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 11.9% higher than the national median of $55,440 for Roofers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,295, which is 5.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% lower than the California median of $63,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Roofers at $58,295 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Roofers. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $62,180 and employment of 1,830. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,574, against $58,295 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $63,560 and employment of 5,480. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,967, against $58,295 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $49,800 and employment of 1,350. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,693, against $58,295 here.

Employment share

Roofers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (2,480 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (135,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Roofers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Roofers make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Roofers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $62,050. The 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $79,860. Employment is 2,480.

How does that compare with the national median for Roofers?

The local median is 11.9% higher than the national median of $55,440.

What is Roofers pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,050 is $58,295. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Roofers?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $62,180. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.