Commercial roofing recruiters serving Sacramento.
Sacramento roofing foremen run 16% above national. California's rooftop PV provisions mean roofing and solar scopes increasingly overlap - foremen who can coordinate around existing panels are genuinely scarce.
Roofing and solar, increasingly one job.
Commercial roofing foremen in the Sacramento metro command a wage premium about 16% above the national average.
Sacramento's own market data names Title 24 cool-roof requirements as making high-reflectance single-ply the default rather than an upgrade. California's solar-ready and rooftop PV provisions mean roofing and solar scopes increasingly overlap, and foremen who can coordinate a roof replacement around existing rooftop PV are named as genuinely scarce.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Sacramento, and we verify real rooftop-PV coordination experience rather than a general roofing resume.
The story behind the scarcity.
The largest health system capital expansion in the country, a research innovation district, and the state's own facilities program.
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A 14-story, ~1M sq ft hospital tower topped out in February 2026, now entering its MEP and interior fit-out years - the phase with the most hospital-grade roofing scope.
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Described as the largest health system capital expansion in the US, phased through 2030, adding sustained hospital-grade roofing demand.
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Over a million square feet of research labs, classrooms, and startup space in Oak Park carries low-slope commercial roofing scope for new lab facilities.
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Office consolidation and deferred-maintenance work across a very large state facilities inventory, adding sustained re-roof demand under California prevailing wage rules.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Sacramento.
In the Sacramento metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $63,320 a year, 14% above the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Sacramento ranks 15th on pay. Most of the market sits between $49,110 and $88,840. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $74,820 median. BLS does not publish Sacramento 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 | Sacramento median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $63,320 | $49,110–$88,840 | $55,440 | +14% | 1,800 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $74,820 | $47,640–$129,820 | $61,800 | +21% | 580 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $96,860 | $62,450–$150,280 | $79,920 | +21% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $83,190 | $53,410–$155,140 | $78,740 | +6% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Sacramento 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 Sacramento commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every Sacramento roofing client at intake.
Why rooftop solar changes the roofing job
Sacramento's own market data names California's solar-ready and rooftop PV provisions as causing roofing and solar scopes to increasingly overlap - foremen who can coordinate a roof replacement around existing rooftop PV are named as "genuinely scarce," a specific coordination skill most roofing crews haven't needed before.
Where Sacramento commercial roofing talent comes from
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Sacramento. Standard high-reflectance single-ply crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline. Foremen who can coordinate roof work around existing rooftop PV installations are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in Sacramento: verified experience coordinating roof replacement work around rooftop PV systems, and comfort working under Cal/OSHA heat illness prevention requirements during summer installs.
What candidates expect from a Sacramento roofing offer in 2026
Foreman comp runs about 16% above national, and commercial estimators run about 17% above - both match the metro's own published wage table directly, among the wider premiums we track on the West Coast.
Realistic timelines, by role
Standard roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer. Foremen with genuine rooftop-PV coordination experience run longer, given how specifically that skill narrows the pool. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The roofing positions we fill, most often.
Across all Sacramento commercial roofing clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with genuine rooftop-PV coordination experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Commercial roofing foreman (rooftop-PV coordination)
- High-reflectance single-ply installer
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
- Roofing safety manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Sacramento, see the Sacramento 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 Sacramento, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Sacramento's commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Sacramento roofing, we also confirm whether the roof carries existing PV, since that changes the sourcing pool.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Sacramento commercial roofing candidate network, filtered for verified rooftop-PV coordination experience where required.
- Vetted short list (week one). Three to five candidates. We verify real project-delivery history rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against Sacramento's own wage table.
Sacramento runs 91% 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 Sacramento's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Sacramento metro had 35 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. That works out to 1.4 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, Sacramento ranks 18th for headcount, 14th for median pay and 16th 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 Sacramento, the local pool is deeper than most, so a well-run search can usually fill field roles from inside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Sacramento metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Sacramento's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential roofing contractors in Sacramento rose from 27 in 2018 to 35 in 2023, up 30%, ahead of the 10% national rise. BLS stops short of publishing headcount and pay for them here, which happens when a handful of firms account for most of the work.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 27 | 35 | +30% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: employment | 915 | – | – |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: average annual pay | $67,795 | – | – |
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 Sacramento.
Why does rooftop solar matter for Sacramento roofing hires?
Sacramento's own market data names California's solar-ready and rooftop PV provisions as causing roofing and solar scopes to increasingly overlap. Foremen who can coordinate a roof replacement around existing rooftop PV installations are named as genuinely scarce - a coordination skill that doesn't transfer from standard commercial roofing experience.
What major projects are driving commercial roofing demand in Sacramento?
The $3.75B UC Davis Health California Tower, the UC Davis Health Vision 2030 campus program growing the health system to over 7 million square feet, the $1.1B Aggie Square innovation district, and the State of California's continuous facilities program all carry substantial commercial roofing scope.
What do roofers earn in Sacramento?
BLS puts the Sacramento median for roofers at $63,320 a year, 14% above the $55,440 national median. That ranks 15th of 104 metros with published figures, in the top quarter. Most of the market sits between $49,110 and $88,840, a 1.8x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. Within California, San Jose pays more, at $76,650.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Sacramento?
Not by national standards. Roofers make up 91% more of the Sacramento workforce than they do nationally, about 1,800 people. With 30% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Sacramento?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Sacramento, a $96,860 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $74,820, 23% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $63,320. Relative to national pay, Roofing Foreman is the strongest-paying role here (21% above).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Sacramento?
BLS counted 35 nonresidential roofing contractors in Sacramento in 2023. Up from 27 in 2018, a 30% 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 Sacramento for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Stockton (44 miles, about 240, $61,950 median), Modesto (71 miles, about 290, $62,940 median) and San Francisco (75 miles, about 2,610, $74,340 median). San Francisco pays 17% more, which is where Sacramento employers tend to lose people.
One commercial roofing seat is open in California right now.
Nothing is open for this trade in Sacramento this week. These are the live commercial roofing searches elsewhere in California - commuting distance for some of them, a relocation conversation for the rest.
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