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What roofers make

Typical

$55,440

First year helper

$37,460

Top tenth: foreman or owner

$81,720

The national median is $55,440 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $37,460. Commercial flat roofing in a union city sits at the top of that range. Residential shingle crews in a low cost state sit near the bottom, and lose days to rain and cold.