Roof replacement · OH · East North Central
Roof replacement cost in Ohio
Ohio ranks in FEMA's top ten for four separate kinds of building losses, yet its roof estimate stays under the national median.
Wages: BLS, May 2025 (released ) · figures checked · Built by Radif Partners · How prices are built
- Typical roof job, all house sizes
- $11,080
- Middle half of jobs
- $6,820 to $17,020
- Roofer mean wage
- $26.76/h
- Versus U.S. roofers
- −4%
Roof replacement in Ohio, hired out
$12,770
Most jobs between $8,860 and $17,720 (middle half of reported prices)
| House size group | 1,500 to 1,999 sq ft |
| National median (homeowners’ reports) | $13,192 |
| Regional level (Census division) | +0.0% |
| State labor adjustment | −3.2% |
| Typical price in Ohio | $12,770 |
Roofers in Ohio: $26.76 an hour on average, 4% below the national mean. Range from homeowners who hired a professional (2021 to 2023, American Housing Survey 2023), in August 2026 dollars; permits, tear-off of unusual materials, structural repairs and local surcharges vary job to job. How this is calculated.
Ohio homeowners can expect a professional roof replacement to cost about $11,080, with the middle half of jobs between $6,820 and $17,020, some $370 below the national median of $11,450. The East North Central division, which joins Ohio with Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, reported prices at the national level in the 2023 American Housing Survey. Within that division, Ohio roofers earn less than most: BLS measured a mean of $26.76 an hour in May 2025, under the $27.95 national mean and far under Illinois, so the labor share of an Ohio job is cheaper. Weather is the counterweight. In FEMA's National Risk Index, Ohio's expected annual tornado losses to buildings rank 4th in the country, winter weather 4th, ice storms 7th and hail 8th. There is no state roofing license in Ohio; the state board licenses other trades, and local building departments may require their own registration.
Four hazards in Ohio's national top ten
Most states have one dominant hazard on the roof. Ohio has several, and four of them rank among the top ten in the FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025). Tornadoes carry the biggest expected annual loss to buildings at $224 million, rated Relatively High. Hail follows at $94 million, strong wind at $49 million and ice storms at $31 million, rated Relatively High. Winter weather adds $10 million. Only hurricanes and wildfire are rated low.
The practical result is that Ohio roofs get stressed in every season: wind and hail in the warm months, ice and snow loads in the cold ones. A shingle with a strong wind warranty and an eave membrane against ice dams cover different months of the same year.
No state roofing license, so check locally
The Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board licenses electrical, HVAC, plumbing, hydronics and refrigeration contractors for commercial work, which leaves no state roofing license. Cities and counties may impose their own contractor registration through the local building department, so call yours before hiring. Where no registration applies, ask for proof of general liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, and get a lien waiver with the final payment.
Ohio pay inside a high-wage division
Illinois roofers average $37.33, which lifts the division's average well above Ohio's $26.76. Michigan pays $29.54, Indiana $28.75 and Pennsylvania, outside the division, $27.15. Because the method scales only the labor share to state wages, Ohio ends up among the cheaper states on this site for a typical roof.
House size moves the bill more than the wage. A house of 3,000 to 3,999 sq ft comes to about $15,510, with most jobs between $11,080 and $21,280, while 1,000 to 1,499 sq ft lands near $9,530. Older Ohio homes with two layers of shingles, or with board sheathing that needs plywood over it, sit at the top of those ranges.
Timing helps in Ohio too. A roof replaced on your own schedule, between storm seasons, lets you collect three written bids and compare them on the same items: tear-off and disposal, decking by the sheet, membrane at the eaves and valleys, and the exact shingle line with its wind rating. A bid that bundles all of that into one figure is hard to hold against the others.
Roof replacement: change the labor rate
Same job at that labor rate
$11,080
| Labor part of your quote | $2,477 |
| Materials, equipment, overhead | $8,603 |
| Labor share used | 22.4% |
Labor share from the 2022 Economic Census for this contractor type, moved by the state wage index.
Ohio roof prices by house size
| House size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,000 sq ft | $3,590 | $7,750 | $13,290 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 sq ft | $5,980 | $9,530 | $13,290 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 sq ft | $8,860 | $12,770 | $17,720 |
| 2,000 to 2,499 sq ft | $8,860 | $12,190 | $17,720 |
| 2,500 to 2,999 sq ft | $8,860 | $13,290 | $21,280 |
| 3,000 to 3,999 sq ft | $11,080 | $15,510 | $21,280 |
| 4,000 sq ft or more | $9,570 | $16,620 | $26,600 |
Other jobs in Ohio
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water heater replacement | $840 | $1,310 | $1,910 |
| Central air conditioning | $3,670 | $6,120 | $8,740 |
| Furnace or other built-in heating | $2,990 | $4,990 | $7,480 |
| Fence | $2,480 | $4,950 | $8,630 |
| Deck, porch or patio | $5,140 | $11,250 | $23,260 |
| Driveway or walkway | $2,150 | $4,360 | $8,570 |
Trade wages in Ohio
| Occupation | OH mean hourly wage | U.S. mean | OH jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roofers | $26.76 | $27.95 | 4,610 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | $33.51 | $34.70 | 16,390 |
| Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers | $31.73 | $31.14 | 14,150 |
| Electricians | $33.09 | $34.37 | 28,950 |
| Carpenters | $30.09 | $31.55 | 18,450 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | $26.21 | $26.64 | 5,600 |