Roof replacement cost in Pueblo, CO

Local wages behind the labor line

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 2 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Pueblo is 0.86 times the national level.

For roofers (47-2181, weighted 85%) the local median is $22.35 an hour, which is 16% below the national $26.65. The middle half of them earn between $22.22 and $24.34 an hour. BLS counts 50 of them working in the area, 8.1 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 8.7), so the local bench is about average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 15% of the weighting: a median of $21.89 an hour, 3% below the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $19.58 and $27.69 an hour. About 530 work in the metro. That is 85.8 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 ($24.34 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $360. At the 25th percentile ($22.22) it shrinks by about $25. The total moves by 4.3% or 0.3%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 61,780 jobs in the Pueblo area. That makes it the 281st largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.04% of US employment.

Pueblo against nearby metros and the rest of Colorado

Of the five closest metros, none is cheaper than Pueblo. Fort Collins comes closest at about $8,600.

Across 300 US metros, Pueblo comes in at #216 from the top. The priciest is Worcester, MA at $13,800; the cheapest is El Paso, TX at $7,200 (midpoints, 2,000 sq ft of roof). Statewide, Pueblo is 7% below the Colorado figure.

Other Colorado metros

Cities with a workforce like Pueblo's

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

Related projects, priced for Pueblo

Because every project leans on different trades, Pueblo's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, attic insulation runs −2% and metal roof −11%.

When to schedule roof in Pueblo

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Pueblo Mem Ap (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

September through June is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Pueblo (10 of 12 months). July and August have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

Pueblo gets about 12 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 28 inches of snow. The wettest months are April, July and August (2.1 inches in August). Inside the workable window, January and December are the driest, at 0.3 and 0.3 inches. The station averages about 72 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.

Pick a size, pick a tier: roof replacement pricing in Pueblo

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Pueblo 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 4 common sizes.

Specs and site conditions that change a Pueblo bid

• Roof area, not floor area

  Pitch and complexity mean roof surface is larger than the house's footprint. A 1,500 sq ft ranch can have 1,800-2,200 sq ft of roof.

• Tear-off and layers

  Removing a second layer or rotted decking adds cost, and the contractor can only see decking damage after tear-off.

• Tear-off

  Removing the old roof is $1-$5 per sq ft depending on the material and number of layers (HomeGuide). Check that your quote includes it.