2026 Q3 · metro rank 122 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Pittsburgh
An architectural shingle roof in the Pittsburgh, PA metro costs $488 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.6% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and -2.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $26.90/hour (median $25.17, about 770 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 $12,401 to $23,013 here, typical $17,667.
All materials in Pittsburgh
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $389 | $488 | $587 | $500 | -2.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $272 | $346 | $419 | $355 | -2.6% |
| Standing seam metal | $881 | $1,226 | $1,570 | $1,250 | -2.0% |
| Metal panel | $485 | $877 | $1,270 | $900 | -2.5% |
| Tile | $681 | $1,759 | $2,836 | $1,800 | -2.3% |
| Slate | $985 | $1,966 | $2,947 | $2,000 | -1.7% |
| Flat membrane | $242 | $463 | $683 | $475 | -2.6% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Pittsburgh, PA" (area code 38300). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Pittsburgh
Housing age. The median home in the Pittsburgh, PA metro was built in 1960, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 73.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 12.1% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 300 county hail reports across the metro's 8 counties from 2021 to 2025 (36 in 2021, 27 in 2022, 30 in 2023, 129 in 2024, 78 in 2025), rank 14 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 201 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Allegheny, Pennsylvania (93), Butler, Pennsylvania (47), Washington, Pennsylvania (42). 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 Pennsylvania metros
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington $516/sq
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton $511/sq
- Chambersburg $500/sq
- Reading $489/sq
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre $489/sq
- York-Hanover $488/sq
- Lancaster $481/sq
- Harrisburg-Carlisle $473/sq
- Erie $468/sq
- Altoona $437/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Boise City, ID $488/sq · rank 120
- Portland-South Portland, ME $488/sq · rank 121
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $488/sq · rank 124
- Toledo, OH $487/sq · rank 125
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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