2026 Q3 · rank 47 of 51
Roof replacement cost in Texas
An architectural shingle roof in Texas costs $439 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index, -12.2% against the US typical of $500. Roofers in Texas earn a mean $22.69/hour (BLS, May 2025), a labor index of 0.812.
All materials in Texas
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $344 | $439 | $534 | $500 | -12.2% |
| 3-tab shingles | $242 | $308 | $374 | $355 | -13.3% |
| Standing seam metal | $806 | $1,128 | $1,449 | $1,250 | -9.8% |
| Metal panel | $425 | $787 | $1,149 | $900 | -12.5% |
| Tile | $606 | $1,593 | $2,580 | $1,800 | -11.5% |
| Slate | $925 | $1,831 | $2,737 | $2,000 | -8.5% |
| Flat membrane | $212 | $414 | $615 | $475 | -12.9% |
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 Texas
| Metro (BLS MSA) | Typical / square | vs state | Metro rank of 263 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco, TX | $464 | +5.8% | 167 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $455 | +3.7% | 185 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $452 | +3.1% | 192 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $433 | -1.3% | 231 |
| Tyler, TX | $428 | -2.4% | 242 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $427 | -2.7% | 245 |
| Longview, TX | $416 | -5.1% | 257 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $407 | -7.2% | 259 |
| Lubbock, TX | $405 | -7.6% | 260 |
| El Paso, TX | $389 | -11.3% | 263 |
Only metros with a BLS roofer wage row appear. Areas outside these metros use the state figure.
How Texas compares
Texas ranks 47 of 51 states. Nearby on the Index: Nebraska ($443), Alabama ($443), South Dakota ($438), Tennessee ($436). 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 Texas is added when the state is activated with a roofer partner and a county footprint source. Methodology.
Estimate a roof in Texas
Low / typical / high ranges from cited national cost tables, adjusted by local roofer wages (BLS). No email required.