Commercial roofing recruiters serving Wichita.
Wichita's roofing market runs at a modest regional discount, with real opportunity at the $302M Wichita Biomedical Campus and the $101.5M South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital.
A downtown biomedical district, and a new mental health hospital.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below.
What the hub does flag directly: the Wichita Biomedical Campus and South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital both carry substantial roofing scope, with standard commercial roofing running at a modest regional discount otherwise.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Wichita, and we verify real institutional or healthcare-facility roofing history depending on the specific role.
The story behind the demand.
A downtown university partnership, alongside a new state-run behavioral health facility.
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An 8-story, 350,000 sq ft partnership between Wichita State University, the University of Kansas, and WSU Tech, opening spring 2027 with 3,000 students and 200 faculty/staff downtown - a large-footprint institutional roof.
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A 104-bed facility for adults with acute mental illness and inmates needing mental health evaluations - under construction with substantial roofing scope.
What commercial roofing roles pay in Wichita.
In the Wichita metro, BLS puts the median for roofers at $45,760 a year, 17% below the $55,440 national median. Among the 104 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Wichita ranks 95th on pay. The range runs from $37,810 at the 10th percentile to $74,410 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 $49,610 median. BLS does not publish Wichita 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 | Wichita median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial RooferRoofers (47-2181) | $45,760 | $37,810–$74,410 | $55,440 | −17% | 240 |
| Roofing HelperHelpers--Roofers (47-3016) | – | – | $44,160 | – | – |
| Sheet Metal WorkerSheet Metal Workers (47-2211) | $49,610 | $38,640–$98,810 | $61,800 | −20% | 690 |
| Roofing ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,410 | $50,340–$102,870 | $79,920 | −4% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $75,090 | $47,390–$113,670 | $78,740 | −5% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Wichita 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 Wichita commercial roofing hiring game actually plays out in 2026. The five things below are what we tell every Wichita roofing client at intake.
Why Wichita publishes no distinct roofing wage figure - and what that means for offers
Wichita'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% 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 Biomedical Campus and mental health hospital are the real opportunity
Wichita's own market data names the Biomedical Campus and South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital as both carrying substantial roofing scope, while standard commercial roofing runs at a modest regional discount otherwise - two large institutional roofs going up at once.
Where Wichita commercial roofing talent comes from
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial roofing contractors in Wichita. Standard commercial roofing crews draw on a genuinely available regional pipeline. Foremen with real institutional or healthcare-facility roofing capability are the harder fill.
Credentials worth filtering for
What actually separates candidates in Wichita: verified institutional-campus roofing project history for Biomedical Campus-adjacent work, or healthcare-facility roofing experience for the mental health hospital - 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 Biomedical Campus-scale institutional or hospital-scale healthcare 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 Wichita commercial roofing clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months. Foremen with real institutional or healthcare-facility roofing experience are the role in genuine short supply - everything else draws on the metro's own available regional pipeline.
- Institutional-campus roofing foreman (Biomedical Campus-adjacent)
- Healthcare-facility roofing foreman (mental health hospital-scale)
- Commercial roofing foreman (general)
- Commercial roofing estimator
- Roofing project manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Wichita, see the Wichita 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 Wichita, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Wichita's commercial roofing segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Wichita roofing, we also confirm whether the work is Biomedical Campus-scale institutional or hospital-scale healthcare work, since those need different sourcing pools.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Wichita commercial roofing candidate network, filtered for verified institutional or healthcare-facility 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 Wichita publishes no roofing-specific wage figure.
Wichita runs 10% fewer commercial roofing workers per job than the country as a whole — 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 Wichita's commercial roofing market compares
In 2023 the Wichita metro had 18 nonresidential roofing contractors (counted by business location), with about 434 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $77,866, 3.9% above the national average of $74,959 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 17.6% 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 2.8 per 100,000 residents against 1.8 nationally, a crowded field where experienced people get approached often. These firms account for 2.5% of all construction employment in the metro.
Among the 95 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Wichita ranks 79th for headcount, 86th for median pay and 52nd for concentration for roofers. Pay here is among the lowest we see, which makes relocation offers from higher-paying metros a real retention risk.
What this means for hiring:For commercial roofing employers in Wichita, the local pool is thin but growing. Expect a mix of local candidates and people recruited in from nearby metros, and budget for relocation on senior roles.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Wichita metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Wichita's commercial roofing market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential roofing contractors in Wichita rose from 15 in 2018 to 18 in 2023, up 20%, ahead of the 10% national rise. Headcount at those firms went up 22%, to about 434 people. Average annual pay there went from $51,958 to $77,866 (+50%), faster than the 31% national increase, a sign employers here have had to bid up.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential roofing contractors: business locations | 15 | 18 | +20% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: employment | 355 | 434 | +22% |
| Nonresidential roofing contractors: average annual pay | $51,958 | $77,866 | +50% |
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 Wichita.
What major projects are driving commercial roofing demand in Wichita?
The $302M Wichita Biomedical Campus - an 8-story, 350,000 sq ft downtown partnership opening spring 2027 - and the $101.5M South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital both carry substantial roofing scope.
Is there a specialty roofing premium tied to the Biomedical Campus or mental health hospital?
Wichita's own market data names the Biomedical Campus and mental health hospital as both carrying substantial roofing scope, but does not publish a separate percentage for that opportunity.
What do roofers earn in Wichita?
BLS puts the Wichita median for roofers at $45,760 a year, 17% below the $55,440 national median. That ranks 95th of 104 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Most of the market sits between $37,810 and $74,410, a 2.0x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience.
Is it hard to hire roofers in Wichita?
It is about average. Roofers are as common in Wichita as they are nationally (location quotient 0.90), with about 240 in the metro. The 18 nonresidential roofing contractors here average about 24 employees per location. With 20% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial roofing roles pay the most in Wichita?
Of the roles we recruit for, Roofing Foreman pays the most in Wichita, a $76,410 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Sheet Metal Worker at $49,610, 35% below it. Commercial Roofer is the lowest-paid field role at $45,760. Sheet Metal Worker trails national pay the most (20% below).
How many nonresidential roofing contractors operate in Wichita?
BLS counted 18 nonresidential roofing contractors in Wichita in 2023, employing about 434 people between them. Up from 15 in 2018, a 20% increase against 10% growth nationally. That averages 24 people per location. They pay an average of $77,866, 4% above the $74,959 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Wichita for roofers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Tulsa (130 miles, about 350, $49,350 median), Oklahoma City (154 miles, about 710, $43,680 median) and Kansas City (178 miles, about 880, $58,420 median). Oklahoma City has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Tulsa pays 8% more, which is where Wichita employers tend to lose people.
Hiring commercial roofing talent in Wichita?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you wages, timeline, and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.