Metal roof cost in Phoenix, AZ

Is Phoenix cheap or dear? The local comparison

Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 2,000 sq ft of roof range from $18,700 to $23,800 across Phoenix and its five closest metros.

Across 300 US metros, Phoenix comes in at #200 from the top. The priciest is Worcester, MA at $29,600; the cheapest is Lubbock, TX at $17,000 (midpoints, 2,000 sq ft of roof). Statewide, Phoenix is 0% above the Arizona figure.

Other Arizona metros

Cities with a workforce like Phoenix's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Phoenix against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Phoenix: what basic, standard and premium work costs

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Phoenix wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 3 common sizes.

Metal roof: what moves the price in Phoenix

• Metal and gauge

  Galvalume and galvanized steel are budget-friendly; copper and zinc are the top of the range.

• Labor

  Metal roof labor is $4-$8 per sq ft, or $400-$800 per roofing square, and standing seam needs specialist crews.

• Other metals

  Tin runs $600-$1,800 per roofing square (100 sq ft) installed and aluminum $700-$1,700 per square (HomeGuide).

Local wages behind the labor line

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Phoenix is 0.87 times the national level.

For roofers (47-2181, weighted 70%) the local median is $22.96 an hour, which is 14% below the national $26.65. The middle half of them earn between $21.74 and $28.80 an hour. BLS counts 2,700 of them working in the area, 11.4 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 8.7), so the local bench is deeper than average.

For sheet metal workers (47-2211, weighted 20%) the local median is $24.63 an hour, which is 17% below the national $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $18.25 and $33.14 an hour. BLS counts 2,550 of them working in the area, 10.7 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 7.7), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 10% of the weighting: a median of $22.56 an hour, in line with the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $19.79 and $24.90 an hour. About 29,230 work in the metro. That is 123.0 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the roofers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($28.80 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $1,850. At the 25th percentile ($21.74) it shrinks by about $380. The total moves by 9.5% or 2.0%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 2,375,760 jobs in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler area. That makes it the 11th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 1.53% of US employment.

What nearby projects cost in Phoenix

Because every project leans on different trades, Phoenix's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, vinyl siding runs −4% and roof replacement −9%.

When to schedule metal roof in Phoenix

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Phoenix Deer Valley Muni Ap (10 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

October through April is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Phoenix (7 of 12 months). May, June, July, August and September have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

Phoenix gets about 9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are January, February and March (1.2 inches in February). Inside the workable window, April and October are the driest, at 0.3 and 0.7 inches. The station averages about 159 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.