2026 Q3 · metro rank 94 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Salem
An architectural shingle roof in the Salem, OR metro costs $502 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -3.3% against the Oregon figure of $519 and +0.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $28.12/hour (median $25.33, about 390 employed), BLS May 2025. For a whole roof: an architectural shingle roof on a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included) costs $12,723 to $23,389 here, typical $18,016.
All materials in Salem
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $402 | $502 | $602 | $500 | +0.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $281 | $357 | $432 | $355 | +0.4% |
| Standing seam metal | $903 | $1,254 | $1,605 | $1,250 | +0.3% |
| Metal panel | $502 | $904 | $1,305 | $900 | +0.4% |
| Tile | $703 | $1,807 | $2,910 | $1,800 | +0.4% |
| Slate | $1,002 | $2,005 | $3,009 | $2,000 | +0.3% |
| Flat membrane | $251 | $477 | $703 | $475 | +0.4% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Salem, OR" (area code 41420). State rank for Oregon: 14 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Salem
Housing age. The median home in the Salem, OR metro was built in 1981, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 49.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.5% in 2000 or later; 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 1 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 232 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 1 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1 inches. Most reports came from Marion, Oregon (1). After a hail storm, read the roof insurance claim guide and how hail damages a roof.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county hail reports 2021 to June 30, 2026); U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25035, B25034 and B25003; counties per OMB July 2023 metro definitions.
Other Oregon metros
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro $549/sq
- Bend $518/sq
- Grants Pass $506/sq
- Albany $481/sq
- Medford $475/sq
- Eugene-Springfield $472/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Rochester, NY $504/sq · rank 91
- Kansas City, MO-KS $504/sq · rank 92
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $502/sq · rank 93
- Pittsfield, MA $502/sq · rank 95
- Akron, OH $501/sq · rank 96
- Chambersburg, PA $500/sq · rank 97
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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