Commercial roofing recruiters serving Modesto.
Modesto's roofing market runs about 5% above national, with real opportunity at Sutter Health's $380M Advanced Cancer Center and the six-story Seventh Street Village apartment tower.
A $380M cancer center, and a downtown residential tower.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below.
What the hub does flag directly: Sutter Health's four-story facility and Seventh Street Village's six-story tower both carry real roofing scope, with standard commercial roofing carrying a solid regional premium otherwise.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Modesto, and we verify real hospital-scale or multi-story residential roofing history depending on the specific role.
The story behind the demand.
A major healthcare build, alongside a downtown residential tower.
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A four-story, 165,000 sq ft facility on the Memorial Medical Center campus, groundbreak January 2026, completion by 2029 - real hospital-scale roofing scope.
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A six-story, 79-unit downtown Modesto apartment building for low-income residents - a substantial residential-tower roof.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Modesto.
In the Modesto metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $62,940 a year, 14% above the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Modesto ranks 16th on pay. Most of the market sits between $49,740 and $80,580. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $70,870 median. BLS does not publish Modesto 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 | Modesto median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $62,940 | $49,740–$80,580 | $55,440 | +14% | 290 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $70,870 | $46,820–$129,190 | $61,800 | +15% | 80 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $91,140 | $60,000–$137,610 | $79,920 | +14% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $81,330 | $51,380–$139,990 | $78,740 | +3% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Modesto 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 Modesto commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every Modesto roofing client at intake.
Why Modesto publishes no distinct roofing wage figure - and what that means for offers
Modesto'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 5% above national. We benchmark roofing offers against that general premium rather than inventing a roofing-specific number that doesn't exist in the metro's own data.
Why Sutter Health and Seventh Street Village are the real opportunity
Modesto's own market data names Sutter Health's four-story facility and Seventh Street Village's six-story tower as both carrying real roofing scope, while standard commercial roofing carries a solid regional premium otherwise - a major hospital build and a downtown residential tower, both underway.
Where Modesto commercial roofing talent comes from
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Modesto. Standard commercial roofing crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline. Foremen with real hospital-scale or multi-story residential roofing capability are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in Modesto: verified hospital-scale roofing project history for Sutter Health-adjacent work, or multi-story residential roofing experience for Seventh Street Village-scale towers - 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 Sutter Health-scale hospital or Seventh Street Village-scale residential 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 Modesto commercial roofing clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real hospital-scale or multi-story residential roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Hospital-scale roofing foreman (Sutter Health-adjacent)
- Multi-story residential roofing foreman (Seventh Street Village-scale)
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Modesto, see the Modesto 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 Modesto, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Modesto's commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Modesto roofing, we also confirm whether the work is Sutter Health-scale hospital or Seventh Street Village-scale residential work, since those need different sourcing pools.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Modesto commercial roofing candidate network, filtered for verified hospital or multi-story residential 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 Modesto publishes no roofing-specific wage figure.
Modesto runs 68% more commercial roofing workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching 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 Modesto's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Modesto metro had 10 nonresidential roofing contractors (counted by business location), with about 221 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $103,845, 38.5% above the national average of $74,959 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 15.7% over the year, faster than the 6.7% national increase, so local employers were adding people quicker than most of the country. That works out to 1.8 per 100,000 residents, close to the 1.8 national rate. These firms account for 2.1% of all construction employment in the metro.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Modesto ranks 73rd for headcount, 15th for median pay and 21st for concentration for roofers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Los Angeles | 5,480 | $63,560 | 1.00 | 107 |
| San Francisco | 2,610 | $74,340 | 1.26 | 43 |
| Riverside | 2,480 | $62,050 | 1.66 | 45 |
| San Diego | 1,830 | $62,180 | 1.37 | 28 |
| Sacramento | 1,800 | $63,320 | 1.91 | 35 |
| San Jose | 1,660 | $76,650 | 1.68 | 24 |
| Fresno | 640 | $62,400 | 1.55 | 11 |
| Modesto | 290 | $62,940 | 1.68 | 10 |
| Stockton | 240 | $61,950 | 0.97 | 11 |
| Bakersfield | 190 | $60,640 | 0.64 | 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 Modesto, the pool is deep and still growing, so the constraint is competition rather than supply. Move fast on good candidates, because another local firm is probably talking to them too.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Modesto metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Modesto's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
Modesto lost nonresidential roofing contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 11 business locations to 10 (down 9%), behind the 10% growth nationally. With so few firms, one opening or closing moves that percentage a long way. Headcount at those firms went up 39%, to about 221 people, so fewer firms are employing more people each. Average annual pay there went from $78,124 to $103,845 (+33%), in step with the 31% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 11 | 10 | −9% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: employment | 159 | 221 | +39% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: average annual pay | $78,124 | $103,845 | +33% |
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 Modesto.
What major projects are driving commercial roofing demand in Modesto?
Sutter Health's $380M, four-story, 165,000 sq ft Advanced Cancer Center and Seventh Street Village's six-story, 79-unit downtown apartment building both carry real roofing scope.
Is there a specialty roofing premium tied to Sutter Health or Seventh Street Village?
Modesto's own market data names Sutter Health's facility and Seventh Street Village as both carrying real roofing scope, but does not publish a separate percentage for that opportunity.
What do roofers earn in Modesto?
BLS puts the Modesto median for roofers at $62,940 a year, 14% above the $55,440 national median. That ranks 16th of 104 metros with published figures, in the top quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $49,740 to $80,580 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.6x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. Within California, San Jose pays more, at $76,650.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Modesto?
Not by national standards. Roofers make up 68% more of the Modesto workforce than they do nationally, about 290 people. The 10 nonresidential roofing contractors here average about 22 employees per location.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Modesto?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Modesto, a $91,140 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $70,870, 22% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $62,940. Relative to national pay, Sheet Metal Worker is the strongest-paying role here (15% above).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Modesto?
BLS counted 10 nonresidential roofing contractors in Modesto in 2023, employing about 221 people between them. Down from 11 in 2018, a 9% decline against 10% growth nationally. That averages 22 people per location. They pay an average of $103,845, 39% above the $74,959 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Modesto for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Stockton (27 miles, about 240, $61,950 median), San Jose (53 miles, about 1,660, $76,650 median) and Sacramento (71 miles, about 1,800, $63,320 median). San Jose has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. San Jose pays 22% more, which is where Modesto employers tend to lose people.
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