2026 Q3 · metro rank 150 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Salt Lake City-Murray
An architectural shingle roof in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro costs $470 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.5% against the Utah figure of $463 and -6.0% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $25.39/hour (median $23.18, about 1,330 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 $12,002 to $22,548 here, typical $17,235.
All materials in Salt Lake City-Murray
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $373 | $470 | $568 | $500 | -6.0% |
| 3-tab shingles | $262 | $332 | $403 | $355 | -6.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $854 | $1,190 | $1,527 | $1,250 | -4.8% |
| Metal panel | $463 | $845 | $1,227 | $900 | -6.1% |
| Tile | $654 | $1,699 | $2,744 | $1,800 | -5.6% |
| Slate | $963 | $1,918 | $2,872 | $2,000 | -4.1% |
| Flat membrane | $232 | $445 | $659 | $475 | -6.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Salt Lake City-Murray, UT" (area code 41620). State rank for Utah: 33 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Salt Lake City-Murray
Housing age. The median home in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro was built in 1987, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 42.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 32.7% in 2000 or later; 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 17 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (5 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 10 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 146 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 16 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Salt Lake, Utah (17), Tooele, Utah (5). 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 Utah metros
- St. George $467/sq
- Ogden $466/sq
- Logan $460/sq
- Provo-Orem-Lehi $454/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Eugene-Springfield, OR $472/sq · rank 147
- Eau Claire, WI $471/sq · rank 148
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $471/sq · rank 149
- Dover, DE $470/sq · rank 151
- Pocatello, ID $470/sq · rank 152
- Topeka, KS $469/sq · rank 153
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