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Roofers pay in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL and Worcester, MA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Roofers is $48,860 per year in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL. It is $105,270 per year in Worcester, MA. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 53.6% below Worcester, MA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 47-2181 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 1,990 wage and salary jobs in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL and 350 in Worcester, MA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings