Commercial Roofing Service Technician
We place this role between $55,000 and $82,000 a year at mid experience, before overtime, bonus and on-call.
What this role pays.
That band is mid experience, built from our own engagement history. Experience and region move it - the salary calculator applies both.
The federal occupation this role reports under is Roofers (SOC 47-2181), May 2025. Nationally it reports a median of $55,440 , with the middle of the market between $37,460 and $81,720. BLS counts this job inside that occupation rather than publishing it separately, so the figures cover a slightly wider group than this exact title.
Where it pays most.
Roofers across the metros we cover, May 2025. BLS publishes a median for 95 of them and withholds the rest, where the local sample was too small to be reliable.
| Metro | Median | Employed there |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester | $105,270 | 350 |
| Chicago | $82,090 | 3,900 |
| Bridgeport | $81,310 | 130 |
| San Jose | $76,650 | 1,660 |
| New York | $76,400 | 3,100 |
| Minneapolis | $75,400 | 1,250 |
| San Francisco | $74,340 | 2,610 |
| Boston | $66,350 | 1,120 |
| El Paso | $36,300 | 120 |
| Augusta | $41,430 | 90 |
| Oklahoma City | $43,680 | 710 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. The last three rows are the lowest-paying metros in the same set. Headcount is metro-wide across every industry, not this trade alone.
Credentials that move an offer.
No single credential reliably moves an offer in this seat. Employers screen on demonstrated commercial experience instead, which makes the resume harder to read and the reference check worth more.
Licensing is a state question, not a national one. The Commercial Roofing hiring page carries the state-by-state position, and every market page names the authority for that state.
What the search actually takes.
Across 9 closed commercial roofing searches in 2026 year to date, our median was 21 days from first contact with the candidate to hire. That is not a time-to-fill benchmark - our clock starts when we reach the candidate, not when the requisition opened. The full distribution is in the Hiring Index.
Keep reading.
- 2026 Commercial Roofing Salary Guide - the full benchmark by role.
- Commercial Roofing recruiting - how we run this trade.
- Salary calculator - the band by experience and region.
- Commercial Roofing hiring in Houston - one market in detail.
- Hiring Index - how long our searches actually take.
Other Commercial Roofing roles we recruit
All 56 roles we recruit - every trade, every seat.
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