Commercial roofing recruiters serving Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach's roofing market runs close to national parity, with real opportunity at the $220M South Strand Hospital and the 25-story Ocean 23 oceanfront tower.
A greenfield hospital, and a 25-story oceanfront tower.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below.
What the hub does flag directly: South Strand Hospital and Ocean 23's 25-story tower both carry real roofing scope, with standard commercial roofing carrying a modest regional premium otherwise.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Myrtle Beach, and we verify real hospital-scale or high-rise roofing history depending on the specific role.
The story behind the demand.
A greenfield hospital build, alongside continued oceanfront hospitality growth.
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A 59-bed greenfield hospital with 4 operating rooms, construction begun February 2026, opening Q4 2027 - a genuinely large new-construction roof.
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A 25-story, 227-unit oceanfront tower on Ocean Boulevard, approved and moving forward - real high-rise roofing scope.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Myrtle Beach.
In the Myrtle Beach metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $46,590 a year, 16% below the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Myrtle Beach ranks 88th on pay. Most of the market sits between $35,780 and $58,980. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $47,330 median. BLS does not publish Myrtle Beach 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 | Myrtle Beach median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $46,590 | $35,780–$58,980 | $55,440 | −16% | 60 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $47,330 | $28,870–$59,130 | $61,800 | −23% | 40 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $70,220 | $48,790–$100,120 | $79,920 | −12% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $68,890 | $44,530–$121,280 | $78,740 | −13% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every Myrtle Beach roofing client at intake.
Why Myrtle Beach publishes no distinct roofing wage figure - and what that means for offers
Myrtle Beach'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 3% above 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 South Strand Hospital and Ocean 23 are the real opportunity
Myrtle Beach's own market data names South Strand Hospital and Ocean 23's 25-story tower as both carrying real roofing scope, while standard commercial roofing carries a modest regional premium otherwise - a greenfield hospital and a high-rise oceanfront tower, both underway.
Where Myrtle Beach commercial roofing talent comes from
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Myrtle Beach. Standard commercial roofing crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline. Foremen with real hospital-scale or high-rise hospitality roofing capability are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in Myrtle Beach: verified hospital-scale roofing project history for South Strand-adjacent work, or high-rise hospitality roofing experience for Ocean 23-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 South Strand-scale hospital or Ocean 23-scale high-rise 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 Myrtle Beach commercial roofing clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real hospital-scale or high-rise roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Hospital-scale roofing foreman (South Strand-adjacent)
- High-rise roofing foreman (Ocean 23-scale)
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Myrtle Beach, see the Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Myrtle Beach's commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Myrtle Beach roofing, we also confirm whether the work is South Strand-scale hospital or Ocean 23-scale high-rise work, since those need different sourcing pools.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Myrtle Beach commercial roofing candidate network, filtered for verified hospital or high-rise 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 Myrtle Beach publishes no roofing-specific wage figure.
Myrtle Beach runs 56% 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 Myrtle Beach's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Myrtle Beach metro had 11 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 fell 8.3%, as firms merged, closed or moved out. That works out to 2.1 per 100,000 residents, close to the 1.8 national rate.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Myrtle Beach ranks 95th for headcount, 79th for median pay and 86th for concentration for roofers. That makes it one of the thinnest commercial roofing labor markets we recruit in.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Greenville | 170 | $46,530 | 0.45 | 24 |
| Columbia | 160 | $44,660 | 0.48 | 19 |
| Charleston | 110 | $48,040 | 0.31 | 21 |
| Myrtle Beach | 60 | $46,590 | 0.44 | 11 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial roofing employers in Myrtle Beach, 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, Myrtle Beach metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Myrtle Beach's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential roofing contractors in Myrtle Beach rose from 10 in 2018 to 11 in 2023, up 10%, close to the 10% national change. With so few firms, one opening or closing moves that percentage a long way. How many people those 11 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 | 10 | 11 | +10% |
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 Myrtle Beach.
What major projects are driving commercial roofing demand in Myrtle Beach?
The $220M South Strand Hospital - a 59-bed greenfield facility opening Q4 2027 - and Ocean 23, a 25-story, 227-unit oceanfront timeshare tower, both carry real roofing scope.
Is there a specialty roofing premium tied to South Strand Hospital or Ocean 23?
Myrtle Beach's own market data names South Strand Hospital and Ocean 23 as both carrying real roofing scope, but does not publish a separate percentage for that opportunity.
What do roofers earn in Myrtle Beach?
BLS puts the Myrtle Beach median for roofers at $46,590 a year, 16% below the $55,440 national median. That ranks 88th of 104 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $35,780 to $58,980 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.6x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. Within South Carolina, Charleston pays more, at $48,040.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Myrtle Beach?
Yes. Myrtle Beach has 56% fewer roofers per job than the country as a whole, roughly 60 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed. With 10% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Myrtle Beach?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Myrtle Beach, a $70,220 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $47,330, 33% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $46,590. Sheet Metal Worker trails national pay the most (23% below).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Myrtle Beach?
BLS counted 11 nonresidential roofing contractors in Myrtle Beach in 2023. Up from 10 in 2018, a 10% increase against 10% growth nationally. 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 Myrtle Beach for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Charleston (87 miles, about 110, $48,040 median), Columbia (125 miles, about 160, $44,660 median) and Raleigh (145 miles, about 580, $50,720 median). Charleston has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Raleigh pays 9% more, which is where Myrtle Beach employers tend to lose people.
Hiring commercial roofing talent in Myrtle Beach?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you wages, timeline, and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.