2026 Q3 · rank 38 of 51
Roof replacement cost in South Carolina
An architectural shingle roof in South Carolina costs $456 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index, -8.9% against the US typical of $500. Roofers in South Carolina earn a mean $24.13/hour (BLS, May 2025), a labor index of 0.863.
All materials in South Carolina
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $359 | $456 | $552 | $500 | -8.9% |
| 3-tab shingles | $253 | $321 | $389 | $355 | -9.6% |
| Standing seam metal | $832 | $1,161 | $1,491 | $1,250 | -7.1% |
| Metal panel | $445 | $818 | $1,191 | $900 | -9.1% |
| Tile | $632 | $1,650 | $2,668 | $1,800 | -8.4% |
| Slate | $945 | $1,877 | $2,809 | $2,000 | -6.2% |
| Flat membrane | $223 | $431 | $638 | $475 | -9.4% |
A typical 2,000 sq ft footprint at a medium pitch is about 24.6 squares, so multiply the per-square figure by roughly 25 for a whole-roof number before tear-off, permit and extras. Use the calculator below for your own footprint.
Metro areas in South Carolina
| Metro (BLS MSA) | Typical / square | vs state | Metro rank of 263 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $544 | +19.5% | 32 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $495 | +8.6% | 108 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $471 | +3.4% | 149 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $443 | -2.7% | 214 |
| Columbia, SC | $428 | -6.0% | 241 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $427 | -6.3% | 246 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (listed under NC) | $461 | +1.1% | 173 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (listed under GA) | $427 | -6.2% | 244 |
Only metros with a BLS roofer wage row appear. Areas outside these metros use the state figure.
How South Carolina compares
South Carolina ranks 38 of 51 states. Nearby on the Index: Kentucky ($458), Arizona ($458), North Carolina ($455), Wyoming ($453). The spread across all states runs from $609 to $428 per square, and the whole gap is labor: material is priced nationally in this edition.
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index. A written guide for South Carolina is added when the state is activated with a roofer partner and a county footprint source. Methodology.
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Low / typical / high ranges from cited national cost tables, adjusted by local roofer wages (BLS). No email required.