How much does a roofer cost in San Jose, CA?
Median from 838 real permits · 2022–2026
$16,566
Typical range $12,628 – $26,355 (middle 50% of permits)
The median roofer permit in San Jose, CA is declared at $16,566, with a typical $12,628–$26,355 range.
Data through 2022–2026last verified
That figure is the median declared construction value from 838 real San Jose, CA building permits for rooferwork — a public-record benchmark, not a quote or guarantee. It's a floor (self-declared, it can exclude some labor and markup), so treat it as the honest baseline, then get quotes.
Is a roofer quote of $16,566 fair in San Jose, CA?
Public permit data puts the typical roofer range in San Jose, CA at $12,628–$26,355, with a declared-value median of $16,566.
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| San Jose, CA | $16,566 | n=838 |
| California (state median) | $17,171 | n=806 |
| National (indexed metros) | $9,500 | n=74,465 |
Roofer cost in other cities
- Boulder, CO: $5,671
- Burlington, VT: $5,800
- Providence, RI: $7,000
- Cleveland, OH: $11,450
- Dallas, TX: $12,156
- Baltimore, MD: $12,268
- Minneapolis, MN: $13,000
- Miami, FL: $15,000
- Atlanta, GA: $16,493
- Boston, MA: $17,010
- Sacramento, CA: $17,171
- Cape Coral, FL: $17,494
- Seattle, WA: $20,373
- Chicago, IL: $31,941
Source: real public building permits, San Jose, CA. Median + interquartile range, 838 permits, 2022–2026. Declared construction value is a public-record proxy for project cost. Data: ProFix Real Cost Index (CC BY 4.0). Download this data (JSON).