Material · 2026 Q3
Asphalt 3-tab shingles: cost per square
Installed, $200 to $500 per square nationally. The Index splits that into materials $80 to $130 and labor $200 to $300 per square (HomeGuide (material from the asphalt-shingle page table; labor from the tear-off page sentence)), and scales only the labor part by each area's BLS roofer wage. US typical on the Index: $355 per square.
How much does a 3-tab shingles roof cost?
$9,726 to $19,155 on a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included) at US-average labor, typical $14,401. Installed, that is $2.00 to $5.00 per square foot of roof.
Sources for this material
- HomeGuide (page dated 2026), retrieved 2026-09-25:
3-tab shingles cost $200 to $500 per square installed ... Table: 3-tab | $80 – $130 [material per square] | $200 – $500 [installed per square]
- HomeGuide (page dated 2026), retrieved 2026-09-25:
Roofing labor costs $200 to $300 per square (100 SF) for asphalt shingle installation, plus $80 to $250 per square for materials.
- Fixr (page dated January 21, 2026), retrieved 2026-09-25:
3-tab: "$3 – $5" per square foot
per-square values converted from the quoted $/sq ft x 100 (1 square = 100 sq ft) - HomeGuide (page dated 2026), retrieved 2026-09-25:
Asphalt composition / 3-tab shingle roof cost $3 – $5 [per sq ft installed]
per-square values converted from the quoted $/sq ft x 100 (1 square = 100 sq ft)
Per-square = per-sq-ft x 100. The split used by the Index comes from HomeGuide (material from the asphalt-shingle page table; labor from the tear-off page sentence). Other materials: Architectural shingles, Standing seam metal, Metal panel, Tile, Slate, Flat membrane.
3-tab shingles by state, 2026 Q3
| Rank | State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $347 | $439 | $531 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $336 | $425 | $514 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $331 | $419 | $507 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $331 | $419 | $506 |
| 5 | New York | $319 | $403 | $488 |
| 6 | Washington | $317 | $401 | $485 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $317 | $401 | $485 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $316 | $400 | $483 |
| 9 | Alaska | $316 | $399 | $483 |
| 10 | California | $312 | $395 | $478 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $300 | $380 | $459 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $299 | $378 | $458 |
| 13 | Maryland | $292 | $370 | $448 |
| 14 | Oregon | $292 | $370 | $447 |
| 15 | Michigan | $291 | $369 | $447 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $291 | $369 | $447 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $288 | $365 | $442 |
| 18 | Indiana | $286 | $362 | $439 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $280 | $355 | $430 |
| 20 | Nevada | $278 | $352 | $426 |
| 21 | Montana | $276 | $350 | $424 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $274 | $348 | $421 |
| 23 | Missouri | $274 | $347 | $421 |
| 24 | Vermont | $274 | $347 | $421 |
| 25 | Colorado | $273 | $347 | $420 |
| 26 | Ohio | $271 | $344 | $417 |
| 27 | Delaware | $270 | $343 | $415 |
| 28 | Idaho | $267 | $339 | $410 |
| 29 | Maine | $265 | $336 | $407 |
| 30 | Kansas | $264 | $335 | $405 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $262 | $332 | $402 |
| 32 | Iowa | $259 | $329 | $399 |
| 33 | Utah | $257 | $327 | $396 |
| 34 | Virginia | $257 | $327 | $396 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $256 | $325 | $394 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $254 | $323 | $392 |
| 37 | Arizona | $254 | $323 | $391 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $253 | $321 | $389 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $252 | $320 | $388 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $251 | $319 | $386 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $249 | $316 | $383 |
| 42 | Florida | $248 | $315 | $382 |
| 43 | Georgia | $247 | $313 | $380 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $245 | $311 | $378 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $245 | $311 | $377 |
| 46 | Alabama | $245 | $311 | $377 |
| 47 | Texas | $242 | $308 | $374 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $242 | $307 | $372 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $241 | $306 | $371 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $238 | $302 | $366 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $236 | $300 | $364 |
Rank is the state's overall Index rank of 51; the ordering is the same for every material because only labor varies.
Cost in the largest metros
The 12 metro areas with the most roofers (BLS, May 2025), typical cost per square for architectural shingles.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $549
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $445
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $628
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $447
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $606
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $584
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $464
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $449
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $590
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $529
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $549
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $452
3-tab shingles roof cost questions
How much does a 3-tab shingles roof cost?
On a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included), a 3-tab shingles roof costs $9,726 to $19,155 at US-average labor, typical $14,401 (2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index).
How much is a 3-tab shingles roof per square foot?
$2.00 to $5.00 per square foot of roof surface installed, which is $200 to $500 per square (100 sq ft). Materials are $80 to $130 per square and labor $200 to $300.
Where is a 3-tab shingles roof most and least expensive?
Illinois is the most expensive state (typical $16,464 for the 2,000 sq ft example) and Mississippi the least ($13,041). Only labor varies by state in this edition, so the ranking is the same for every material.
Estimate a 3-tab shingles roof
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