Commercial roofing recruiters serving Augusta.
Augusta's roofing market runs at a regional discount, with real opportunity at the $250M New Augusta Arena and the ~$2B "Project Eisenhower" data center campus.
A downtown civic arena, and a data center twice the size of the mall.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below.
What the hub does flag directly: the New Augusta Arena and Project Eisenhower's 2.1M+ sq ft data center campus both carry substantial roofing scope, with standard commercial roofing running at a regional discount otherwise.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Augusta, and we verify real civic or data center roofing history depending on the specific role.
The story behind the demand.
A major downtown civic project, alongside one of the largest data center builds in the Southeast.
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Superstructure steel now complete downtown, with partial opening targeted for 2027 graduation ceremonies and full completion mid-2027 - a major civic roof.
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A 2.1+ million sq ft data center campus developed by Eagle South LLC, roughly twice the size of Augusta Mall, estimated completion Q2 2026 - a genuinely enormous roofing footprint.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Augusta.
In the Augusta metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $41,430 a year, 25% below the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Augusta ranks 103rd on pay. The range runs from $32,460 at the 10th percentile to $62,760 at the 90th, so experience is priced well above the middle of the market. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $48,970 median. BLS does not publish Augusta pay for roofing helper, which it withholds where a metro's sample is too small to be reliable. National benchmarks by role are in the 2026 Commercial Roofing Salary Guide.
| Role | Augusta median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $41,430 | $32,460–$62,760 | $55,440 | −25% | 90 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $48,970 | $37,060–$63,900 | $61,800 | −21% | 90 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $74,360 | $50,640–$99,910 | $79,920 | −7% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $68,550 | $46,970–$129,310 | $78,740 | −13% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Augusta metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile. Headcount is shown for field occupations only; management, estimating and supervisory codes are counted across every industry in the metro.
What candidates expect. What credentials matter. What kills offers.
We don't tell prospective clients who their competitors are hiring - that's a discipline our clients value, and we'll honor it on a call. What we will share publicly: how the Augusta commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every Augusta roofing client at intake.
Why Augusta publishes no distinct roofing wage figure - and what that means for offers
Augusta's own market data doesn't break out a separate commercial-roofer wage row the way most metros we track do; the closest published figure is the region's general commercial estimator rate, which runs about 8% below national. We benchmark roofing offers against that general figure rather than inventing a roofing-specific number that doesn't exist in the metro's own data.
Why the New Augusta Arena and Project Eisenhower are the real opportunity
Augusta's own market data names the New Augusta Arena and Project Eisenhower's 2.1M+ sq ft data center campus as both carrying substantial roofing scope, while standard commercial roofing runs at a regional discount otherwise - a downtown civic anchor and one of the largest data center roofs in the Southeast, at the same time.
Where Augusta commercial roofing talent comes from
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Augusta. Standard commercial roofing crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline. Foremen with real large-footprint civic or data center roofing capability are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in Augusta: verified civic-arena roofing project history for New Augusta Arena-adjacent work, or large-footprint data center roofing experience for Project Eisenhower - the two specific opportunities the metro's own market data flags.
Realistic timelines, by role
Standard roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer. Foremen for arena-scale civic or Project Eisenhower-scale data center work run longer given how specifically those scales narrow the pool. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The roofing positions we fill, most often.
Across all Augusta commercial roofing clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real civic or data center roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Civic-arena roofing foreman (New Augusta Arena-adjacent)
- Data-center roofing foreman (Project Eisenhower-scale)
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Augusta, see the Augusta metro overview. To learn more about commercial roofing generally (across all 100+ markets we serve), see our Commercial Roofing industry page.
How we recruit commercial roofing in Augusta, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Augusta's commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Augusta roofing, we also confirm whether the work is arena-scale civic or Project Eisenhower-scale data center work, since those need different sourcing pools.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Augusta commercial roofing candidate network, filtered for verified civic or data center experience where required.
- Vetted short list (week one). Three to five candidates. We verify real project-delivery history at the right scale rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against the region's general commercial estimator benchmark, since Augusta publishes no roofing-specific wage figure.
Augusta runs 54% fewer commercial roofing workers per job than the country as a whole — well below the national concentration. Fewer per job means the people you want are already working, and usually for someone who would rather keep them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 , Roofers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Augusta's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Augusta metro had 4 nonresidential roofing contractors (counted by business location). BLS publishes that count but withholds headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. The number of these employers rose 33.3%, more firms competing for the same crews. That works out to 0.6 per 100,000 residents against 1.8 nationally. Fewer local employers means experienced people are easier to identify, but many work for firms based outside the metro.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Augusta ranks 94th for headcount, 94th for median pay and 84th for concentration for roofers. Pay here is among the lowest we see, which makes relocation offers from higher-paying metros a real retention risk.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Atlanta | 1,440 | $49,100 | 0.57 | 139 |
| Augusta | 90 | $41,430 | 0.46 | 4 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial roofing employers in Augusta, the local pool is thinner than most, so plan on recruiting some roles in from outside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Augusta metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Augusta's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
Augusta had 4 nonresidential roofing contractors in 2023, exactly as many as in 2018. With so few firms, one opening or closing moves that percentage a long way. How many people those 4 locations employ is not published: with a category this small, BLS would effectively be reporting individual employers' payrolls.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 4 | 4 | +0% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Frequently asked — commercial roofing hiring in Augusta.
What major projects are driving commercial roofing demand in Augusta?
The $250M New Augusta Arena, with its superstructure steel now complete downtown, and the roughly $2B, 2.1+ million sq ft "Project Eisenhower" data center campus both carry substantial roofing scope.
Is there a specialty roofing premium tied to the arena or Project Eisenhower?
Augusta's own market data names the New Augusta Arena and Project Eisenhower as both carrying substantial roofing scope, but does not publish a separate percentage for that opportunity.
What do roofers earn in Augusta?
BLS puts the Augusta median for roofers at $41,430 a year, 25% below the $55,440 national median. That ranks 103rd of 104 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Most of the market sits between $32,460 and $62,760, a 1.9x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. Within Georgia, Atlanta pays more, at $49,100.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Augusta?
Yes. Augusta has 54% fewer roofers per job than the country as a whole, roughly 90 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Augusta?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Augusta, a $74,360 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $48,970, 34% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $41,430. Commercial Roofer trails national pay the most (25% below).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Augusta?
BLS counted 4 nonresidential roofing contractors in Augusta in 2023. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (4). BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Augusta for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Columbia (65 miles, about 160, $44,660 median), Greenville (98 miles, about 170, $46,530 median) and Charleston (128 miles, about 110, $48,040 median). Columbia has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Columbia pays 8% more, which is where Augusta employers tend to lose people.
Hiring commercial roofing talent in Augusta?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you wages, timeline, and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.