Roofer Wages Across Canada
National Average
$26/hr – $35/hr
Midpoint: $30/hr · 40 data points
Provincial Comparison
| Province | Low | High | Average | Data Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | $24/hr | $32/hr | $28/hr | 11 |
| British Columbia | $26/hr | $37/hr | $32/hr | 10 |
| New Brunswick | $21/hr | $28/hr | $24/hr | 7 |
| Ontario | $30/hr | $39/hr | $34/hr | 12 |
Individual Wage Data
Alberta
Senior level roofer with 8+ years experience8+ yrs
$79552 – $79552/yr
Average annual salary for roofers in Alberta
$56843 – $56843/yr
Roofer salary rangeCalgary
$54686 – $89051/yr
Entry level roofer with 1-3 years experienceapprentice1-3 yrs
$48852 – $48852/yr
Roofer average hourly rateCalgary
$36 – $36/hr
Average wage for roofers and shinglers in Alberta (Alberta Wage and Salary Survey)
$30 – $30/hr
Journeyperson roofers wage rates (2019 estimates)journeyman
$28 – $40/hr
Roofing foreman hourly payforemanEdmonton
$28 – $28/hr
Early career roofer with 1-4 years experienceapprentice1-4 yrsCalgary
$25 – $25/hr
Roofer, shingles - Job Bank wage data for Calgary regionCalgary
$23 – $40/hr
Early career roofer compensation1-4 yrsEdmonton
$21 – $21/hr
Journeyperson rooferjourneyman
$20 – $36/hr
Roofer wage range in Calgary based on PayScale survey data (30 profiles)Calgary
$19 – $37/hr
Apprentices earn 65% (year 1), 75% (year 2), 85% (year 3), and 95% (year 4) of journeyperson rateapprentice0-4 yrs
$18 – $38/hr
Majority of roofer salaries in Alberta (25th-75th percentile)
$16 – $24/hr
British Columbia
Average roofer salary in British Columbia
$57525 – $57525/yr
General roofer salary range
$51254 – $83462/yr
Roofer apprenticeapprentice0-2 yrs
$48000 – $48000/yr
Typical labor rates for roofers in Vancouver areaVancouver
$50 – $100/hr
Flynn Group of Companies Vancouver roofing job postingVancouver
$32 – $46/hr
Average roofer hourly wage
$31 – $31/hr
Roofer helper - construction trades helpers and labourers
$25 – $30/hr
Early career roofer with 1-4 years experiencejourneyman1-4 yrs
$23 – $23/hr
Journeyman Roofer - Majority salary range (25th-75th percentile)journeyman
$23 – $29/hr
Roofer, shingles
$23 – $38/hr
Roofer - Vancouver hourly range (low to high)Vancouver
$19 – $34/hr
Entry-level roofer with less than 1 year experienceapprentice0-1 yrs
$19 – $19/hr
General roofer - 25th to 75th percentile range
$16 – $24/hr
New Brunswick
Roofer position in Fredericton, Atlantic RoofersFredericton
$68000 – $78000/yr
Average roofer salary in New Brunswick
$51675 – $51675/yr
General roofer position, salary rangeSaint John
$46640 – $75950/yr
Roofer apprentice salary in Saint Johnapprentice0-2 yrsSaint John
$44000 – $44000/yr
Roofer Apprentice salary rangeapprentice0-2 yrsChipman
$32235 – $50945/yr
Average roofer hourly rate in Saint JohnSaint John
$31 – $31/hr
Metal roofing, average hourly rate in New Brunswick
$24 – $24/hr
Apprenticeship roofing positionapprenticeDieppe
$22 – $32/hr
Average roofer apprentice hourly rateapprentice0-2 yrsChipman
$21 – $21/hr
Metal roofing, 25th to 75th percentile wage range
$17 – $28/hr
Roofer general - range from 25th percentile to high end observed
$16 – $33/hr
25th to 75th percentile hourly range in New Brunswick
$16 – $23/hr
Ontario
Senior level roofer (8+ years experience)8+ yrsToronto
$82463 – $82463/yr
General roofer - average annual pay
$69232 – $69232/yr
Roofing Contractor - entry level (1-3 yrs) to senior (8+ yrs)foreman1-3,8+ yrs
$58986 – $100893/yr
General roofer - average salary range
$50678 – $82524/yr
Entry level roofer (1-3 years experience)1-3 yrsToronto
$50640 – $50640/yr
Roofer apprentice salaryapprentice0-2 yrs
$48000 – $48000/yr
Roofing Contractor - salary range (25th to 90th percentile)foreman
$35000 – $100000/yr
Roofing job - salary range (25th to 90th percentile)Toronto
$27198 – $52488/yr
Roofing labor rates - experienced and certified roofing contractors charged by roofing companies5+ yrs
$60 – $100/hr
Union Journeyman Roofer - SMART Local 47 Ottawa union rate (base wage only, excluding 10.5% vacation pay and $14.86 benefits)journeyman5+ yrsOttawa
$48 – $48/hr
Roofing Contractor - average hourly wageforeman
$39 – $39/hr
General roofer - average hourly rate
$33 – $33/hr
Union apprentice roofer - starting wage (SMART locals in Ontario)apprentice0-2 yrs
$27 – $29/hr
Mid-career roofer with 5-9 years experiencejourneyman5-9 yrsToronto
$26 – $26/hr
Roofing Contractor - average wageforeman
$23 – $23/hr
Early career roofer with 1-4 years experienceapprentice1-4 yrsToronto
$22 – $22/hr
Roofer, shingles - general wage range
$22 – $40/hr
Apprentice Roofer - apprenticeship training in roofing tradeapprentice0-5 yrs
$20 – $40/hr
Roofer - roofing materials installationToronto
$19 – $49/hr
Roofing job - average hourly salaryToronto
$18 – $18/hr