Electrician vs Roofer

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

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Electrician pays about 60% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Electrician Roofer
$80.1k
$50.1k
$35.8k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $110.7k

Electrician

$38.50/hr

per hour · USD

Median over time ▼ -0.5%
$80,500 $80,080
$33.50/hr 25th
$38.50/hr Median
$43.75/hr 75th
$27.71/hr
$49.41/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.00/hr – $110.00/hr · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
45.1%
Live roles
1,263
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Roofer

$50,125

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +17.3%
$42,743 $50,125
$41k 25th
$50.1k Median
$66.8k 75th
$41k
$108.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.6k – $112.1k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
39.3%
Live roles
28
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Highest-paying jobs

Critical Loop

Master Electrician - Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Critical Loop · Torrance (On-Site)

$176,800 – $228,800 Anheuser-Busch

Industrial Controls Electrician

Anheuser-Busch · Van Nuys, California

$92,000 – $213,000 Renuity

1099 Master Electrician

Renuity · Boise, ID

SI

Service Electrician

Sila · Beltsville, MD

$100,000 – $200,000 Clark Construction Group

Electrician Foreman

Clark Construction Group · Northern Virginia

$176,030 – $184,746 Clark Construction Group

Electrician Foreman

Clark Construction Group · Capitol Heights, MD

$176,030 – $184,746 Clark Construction Group

Electrician Foreman

Clark Construction Group · Washington, DC

$176,030 – $184,746 ACT Power Services

Solar Master Electrician - Worcester, MA

ACT Power Services · Worcester, MA

$93,600 – $176,800 Sunrun

Multifamily Certified Electrician 3

Sunrun · CA, Downey

$117,312 – $156,416 Periodic Labs

Instrumentation & Controls (Technician/Electrician)

Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA

$124,000 – $153,600

Highest-paying jobs

FL

Roofer Service Foreman - Ottawa

Flynncompanies · Ottawa, ON

$112,091 – $112,091
FL

Roofer Production Foreman - Ottawa

Flynncompanies · Ottawa, ON

$108,056 – $108,056
FL

Roofer Journeyman and Foreman (production and service)

Flynncompanies · St. John's, NL

$62,400 – $83,200
FL

Commercial Roofer

Flynncompanies · Salt Lake City, UT

$45,760 – $62,400 Georgetown University

Roofer/Sheet Metal Mechanic

Georgetown University · Main Campus

$60,757 – $60,757 Mears Group

Roofer

Mears Group · Croydon - Charlton Road

Mears Group

Roofer

Mears Group · Caerphilly - Beddau Way

Octoenergy

Roofer - West Midlands

Octoenergy · Walsall (GB)

£30,000 – £30,000 Octoenergy

Roofer - North East

Octoenergy · Liverpool (GB)

£30,000 – £30,000 Octoenergy

Roofer - South East

Octoenergy · Redhill (GB)

£30,000 – £30,000

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Amentum $72,509 39
Ameresco $94,234 16
Mears Group $56,858 13
Sunrun $109,824 11
AE American Electric Power $93,548 11
Johnson Electric $90,948 11
Anheuser-Busch $83,054 11
Base Power Company $81,120 11

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
FL Flynncompanies $90,428 4
Octoenergy $40,968 3
Mears Group $47,684 2
Georgetown University $60,757 1
University of British Columbia $5,384 1

Electrician salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $93,865 12
Chicago $90,875 9
Seattle $88,400 3
Los Angeles $75,920 6
Austin $75,140 8
London $57,551 4

Electrician vs Roofer: which pays more?

The median for Electrician is $38.50/hr per year (typically $33.50/hr–$43.75/hr), versus $50,125 for Roofer ($40,968–$66,778). That puts Electrician about 60% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Electrician and Roofer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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