Commercial roofing recruiters serving Salt Lake City.
Utah's statewide data-center race demands large-footprint industrial roofing at a scale distinct from the metro's general commercial roofing market.
Two tiers, a statewide data-center race.
Commercial roofing foremen in the Salt Lake City metro command a wage premium about 9% above the national average.
Salt Lake City's own market data names large-footprint data-center and industrial roofing as the volume driver at Novva and QTS specifically, with general commercial roofing running the market's standard growth premium elsewhere - a genuinely two-tier structure.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Salt Lake City, and we verify real large-footprint data-center project history rather than a general roofing resume.
The story behind the scarcity.
A statewide race between four hyperscale campuses, two of which will need double-digit gigawatts of capacity.
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A 100-acre AI data-center campus inside the Salt Lake City MSA proper carries substantial large-footprint low-slope commercial roofing scope.
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More than 2,000 construction jobs, adding large-footprint industrial roofing demand competing for the same crews as Novva.
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A data-center and energy campus spanning roughly 40,000 acres, drawing on the same statewide roofing labor pool once construction ramps.
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Billed as the largest data-center campus in the world once complete, a defining statewide demand signal for large-footprint industrial roofing.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Salt Lake City.
In the Salt Lake City metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $48,220 a year, 13% below the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Salt Lake City ranks 69th on pay. Most of the market sits between $35,090 and $72,070. Of the other field roles, sheet metal worker pays the most locally, at a $62,920 median. BLS does not publish Salt Lake City 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 | Salt Lake City median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $48,220 | $35,090–$72,070 | $55,440 | −13% | 1,330 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $62,920 | $38,940–$92,960 | $61,800 | +2% | 660 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $78,730 | $58,480–$108,840 | $79,920 | −1% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $81,540 | $54,220–$130,960 | $78,740 | +4% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every Salt Lake City roofing client at intake.
Why the statewide data-center race drives two-tier roofing demand
Salt Lake City's own market data names large-footprint data-center and industrial roofing as the volume driver at Novva and QTS specifically, with general commercial roofing running the market's standard growth premium elsewhere - a genuinely two-tier structure.
Where Salt Lake City commercial roofing talent comes from
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Salt Lake City. Standard commercial re-roof crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline. Foremen with real large-footprint data-center roofing experience are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in Salt Lake City: verified large-footprint industrial and data-center roofing project history - the specific scale the state's concurrent hyperscale projects demand.
What candidates expect from a Salt Lake City roofing offer in 2026
Foreman comp runs about 9% above national, and commercial estimators run about 8% above - both match the metro's own published wage table directly.
Realistic timelines, by role
Standard roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer. Foremen for the statewide data-center corridor run longer, given how concurrent multi-gigawatt megaprojects have tightened that specific pool. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The roofing positions we fill, most often.
Across all Salt Lake City commercial roofing clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real large-footprint data-center roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Large-footprint data-center roofing foreman
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
- Roofing safety manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Salt Lake City, see the Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Salt Lake City's commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Salt Lake City roofing, we also confirm whether the job sits in the data-center corridor, since that changes the sourcing pool.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Salt Lake City commercial roofing candidate network, filtered for verified large-footprint 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 Salt Lake City's own wage table.
Salt Lake City runs 85% 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 Salt Lake City's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Salt Lake City metro had 15 nonresidential roofing contractors (counted by business location), with about 631 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $63,307, 15.5% below the national average of $74,959 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 2.9% over the year, a little behind the 6.7% national increase. The number of these employers rose 7.1%, more firms competing for the same crews. That works out to 1.2 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. These firms account for 1.1% of all construction employment in the metro.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Salt Lake City ranks 25th for headcount, 61st for median pay and 19th for concentration for roofers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Salt Lake City | 1,330 | $48,220 | 1.85 | 15 |
| Ogden | 510 | $51,700 | 2.14 | 7 |
| Provo | 280 | $46,600 | 1.05 | – |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial roofing employers in Salt Lake City, 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, Salt Lake City metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Salt Lake City's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
Salt Lake City lost nonresidential roofing contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 26 business locations to 15 (down 42%), behind the 10% growth nationally.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 26 | 15 | −42% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: employment | – | 631 | – |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: average annual pay | – | $63,307 | – |
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 Salt Lake City.
Why does Salt Lake City roofing demand split into two tiers?
Salt Lake City's own market data names large-footprint data-center and industrial roofing as the volume driver at Novva and QTS specifically, while general commercial roofing elsewhere in the metro runs the market's standard growth premium - genuinely two distinct segments of the same market.
What major projects are driving commercial roofing demand in Salt Lake City?
Novva's 1-million-square-foot, 175-megawatt data-center campus in West Jordan, QTS's Eagle Mountain campus, and two even larger statewide megaprojects - the 9-gigawatt Stratos Project and Creekstone Energy's 10+-gigawatt "gigasite" - all carry substantial large-footprint commercial roofing scope.
What do roofers earn in Salt Lake City?
BLS puts the Salt Lake City median for roofers at $48,220 a year, 13% below the $55,440 national median. That ranks 69th of 104 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Experience carries a clear premium, $35,090 at the 10th percentile against $72,070 at the 90th - a 2.1x gap - so an offer at the median mostly reaches newer workers. Within Utah, Ogden pays more, at $51,700.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Salt Lake City?
Not by national standards. Roofers make up 85% more of the Salt Lake City workforce than they do nationally, about 1,330 people. The 15 nonresidential roofing contractors here average about 42 employees per location, which means a handful of large operators set the pace on pay. There are 42% fewer of those firms than in 2018, so experienced people have fewer local employers to move between.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Salt Lake City?
Of the roles we recruit for, Estimator pays the most in Salt Lake City, a $81,540 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $62,920, 23% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $48,220. Relative to national pay, Estimator is the strongest-paying role here (4% above). Commercial Roofer trails national pay the most (13% below).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Salt Lake City?
BLS counted 15 nonresidential roofing contractors in Salt Lake City in 2023, employing about 631 people between them. Down from 26 in 2018, a 42% decline against 10% growth nationally. That averages 42 people per location, so a few large operators dominate hiring. They pay an average of $63,307, 16% below the $74,959 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Salt Lake City for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Ogden (32 miles, about 510, $51,700 median), Provo (38 miles, about 280, $46,600 median) and Boise (296 miles, about 650, $60,100 median). Ogden pays 7% more, which is where Salt Lake City employers tend to lose people.
Hiring commercial roofing talent in Salt Lake City?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you wages, timeline, and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.