Roofer Prevailing Wage Rates in New Jersey (2026)
Roofers on prevailing wage projects in New Jersey are paid $45.46 to $80.30 per hour, with a median total of $60.80 across the 50 determination records listed below. That total is base rate plus fringe benefits; the median base rate is $38.95, and among the 50 records listing a fringe separately the median fringe is $21.85. Rates differ by county, construction type and funding source, so use the row that matches your project.
Lowest listed$45.46per hour, total
Median listed$60.80 median base $38.95 · median fringe $21.85
Highest listed$80.30per hour, total
Records shown50 across 18 counties
Figures above are computed over the 50 hourly records in the table below, which is the first page of a larger set. They are not a statewide average of all roofers in New Jersey. Most recent determination in this set: May 18, 2026.
How much do roofers earn on prevailing wage jobs in New Jersey?
Every row below is one wage determination line: a roofer classification, in one county, for one construction type, under one funding source. The rate that applies to your project is the row whose county, construction type and funding source all match it — a Highway rate does not apply to a Building project in the same county, and a state determination does not substitute for a federal one.
| Classification | County | Construction type | Funding | Base | Fringe | Total |
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| Roofer: Includes All Types of Roofs . | Warren | Building | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer: Includes All Types of Roofs . | Union | Building | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer: Includes All Types of Roofs . | Sussex | Building | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer: Includes All Types of Roofs | Passaic | Building | #federal | $45.40 | $29.14 | $74.54 |
| Roofer: All Other Work Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Additional. Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Additional. Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Ocean | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Shingles Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Additional. Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Additional. Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Ocean | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Tile Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Additional. Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Additional. Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Ocean | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofers) | Morris | Building | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer: All Other Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Mercer | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Mercer | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Mercer | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer: All Other Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Hunterdon | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Hunterdon | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Hunterdon | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofers) | Hudson | Building | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer: All Other Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Gloucester | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Gloucester | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Gloucester | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer, Excludes Shake & Shingle, and Tile Roofs | Essex | Building | #federal | $30.21 | $15.25 | $45.46 |
| Roofer (Shingles, Shake and Tile) | Essex | Building | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer: All Other Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Cumberland | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Cumberland | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Cumberland | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer: All Other Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Cape-May | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Cape-May | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Cape-May | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer: All Other Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Camden | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Camden | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Camden | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer: All Other Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Burlington | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Burlington | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Burlington | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs) | Bergen | Building | #federal | $45.40 | $29.14 | $74.54 |
| Roofer: All Other Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Atlantic | Building | #federal | $46.03 | $34.27 | $80.30 |
| Roofer: Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Atlantic | Building | #federal | $35.95 | $21.85 | $57.80 |
| Roofer: Slate and Mopper, and Operator of Felt-laying Machine: $.50 Per Hour Work Applying Roofing Material, on Any New Construction Job, on Those Days on Which a Felt-laying Machine or Slag Dispensing Machine Is Used: $.50 Per Hour Paid Holiday: the Last Working Day Before Christmas, to Be Paid at the Rate of Four Hours Pay | Atlantic | Building | #federal | $38.95 | $21.85 | $60.80 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs) | Warren | Residential | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs) | Union | Residential | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs) | Sussex | Residential | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer (All Types) | Salem | Residential | #federal | $34.35 | $21.75 | $56.10 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs) | Passaic | Residential | #federal | $45.40 | $29.14 | $74.54 |
| Roofer (All Types) | Ocean | Residential | #federal | $34.35 | $21.75 | $56.10 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs) | Morris | Residential | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer (All Types) | Mercer | Residential | #federal | $34.35 | $21.75 | $56.10 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs)Remainder of Area | Hudson | Residential | #federal | $44.52 | $35.25 | $79.77 |
| Roofer (All Types) | Gloucester | Residential | #federal | $34.35 | $21.75 | $56.10 |
| Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs) | Essex | Residential | #federal | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| Roofer (All Types) | Cumberland | Residential | #federal | $34.35 | $21.75 | $56.10 |
| Roofer (All Types) | Cape-May | Residential | #federal | $34.35 | $21.75 | $56.10 |
| Roofer (All Types) | Camden | Residential | #federal | $34.35 | $21.75 | $56.10 |
WageFinder holds more roofer records for New Jersey than fit on this page. Open a county below, or search all New Jersey roofers.
What does the roofer classification cover?
Roofers install and repair roof systems — built-up, single-ply, modified bitumen, shingle and metal — along with the associated flashing, insulation and waterproofing. Some determinations separate roofers from waterproofers and from sheet metal workers doing architectural metal roofing.
Work typically covered
- Built-up and modified bitumen
- Single-ply membrane
- Shingles and tile
- Roof insulation and vapor barrier
- Flashing and waterproofing
Also listed as
- Roofer/Waterproofer
- Composition Roofer
In this New Jersey result set the work appears under 14 distinct classification names.
Roofer rates by county in New Jersey
Prevailing wage is set county by county. These are the New Jersey counties with roofer records in the set above — open one to see every classification on that county's determination, not just this trade.
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Other trades in New Jersey
Roofer prevailing wage questions
What is the prevailing wage for a roofer in New Jersey?
Across the 50 federal-funded determination records WageFinder lists for roofers in New Jersey, total prevailing wage runs from $45.46 to $80.30 per hour, median $60.80. There is no single statewide figure: each county's determination sets its own rate, and the same county can carry different rates for Building, Highway, Heavy and Residential work.
Does the roofer rate include benefits?
The total prevailing wage shown is the base hourly rate plus the fringe benefit rate. Of the 50 New Jersey records on this page, 50 list a fringe amount separately, with a median of $21.85 per hour — roughly 36% of the median total. The rest list no separate fringe, meaning the base rate is the whole obligation. Fringe can be paid as bona fide benefit plan contributions, as cash added to the paycheck, or as a mix of both.
Which New Jersey counties have roofer rates?
This page lists roofer records for 18 counties in New Jersey: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape-May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, and others. Determinations that apply statewide appear under a statewide entry rather than a named county.
How current are these New Jersey roofer rates?
The most recent determination in this set is dated May 18, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly, but the date that matters for compliance is the determination date on the document itself, which is shown on every wage detail page and links back to the government source.
