2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Salisbury, MD
Salisbury, MD metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Salisbury, MD?
$11,700 – $22,200
Typical $16,900 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $458 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, below the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Salisbury, MD metro costs $361 to $554 per square installed (typical $458) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -11.9% against the Maryland figure of $520 and -8.5% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 181 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $24.31/hour (median $22.75, about 30 employed), BLS May 2025. The whole-roof range is for a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included). Full methodology.
All materials in Salisbury, MD
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $361 | $458 | $554 |
| 3-tab shingles | $254 | $322 | $391 |
| Standing seam metal | $835 | $1,165 | $1,496 |
| Metal panel | $448 | $822 | $1,196 |
| Tile | $635 | $1,657 | $2,679 |
| Slate | $948 | $1,883 | $2,818 |
| Flat membrane | $224 | $433 | $641 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Salisbury, MD" (area code 41540). State rank for Maryland: 13 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Salisbury
Housing age. The median home in the Salisbury, MD metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 43.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 28.4% in 2000 or later; 64% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 6 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 2 in 2025), rank 196 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 6 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Somerset, Maryland (3), Wicomico, Maryland (3). 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 Maryland metros
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria $521/sq
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington $516/sq
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson $509/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Port St. Lucie, FL $459/sq · rank 178
- Winston-Salem, NC $458/sq · rank 179
- Pueblo, CO $458/sq · rank 180
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $456/sq · rank 182
- Greensboro-High Point, NC $456/sq · rank 183
- Mansfield, OH $455/sq · rank 184
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