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Baltimore, MD / Roof replacement

Roof replacement cost in Baltimore, MD

Professional replacement for a typical home roof of about 1,300–1,800 sq ft of surface. Asphalt-shingle installed range $5,800–$20,000. High $46,000 is the published broad high (steep or premium materials).

Labor for Roof replacement in Baltimore, MD is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD of $30.48 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.

Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) — Permits and Building Inspections is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Baltimore City Building, Fire, and Related Codes §109 (DHCD), current through 2026-09-01, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $153. Fee model: valuation.

The national typical for this job is $9,607. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Baltimore, MD.

1 square = 100 sq ft of roof surface. A typical house is about 13 to 18 squares.

Typical all-in

$9,574

Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.

Low
$5,895
Typical
$9,574
High
$45,467

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$5,199
Materials (allocated)$4,254
Job subtotal$9,453
Permit$121
All-in typical$9,574

Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.

Permit fee

Fee model
Based on project value
Typical fee
$121
Range
$87 – $203
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • §109.6.1(c) exterior alteration $10 per $1,000 — $120Min $50. Included.
  • §109.5.7 application (no plans) — $25Included.
  • §109.7 5% Building Code Permit Tax — $8Rounded up to the next dollar. Included.

$8,000=111.0; $12,000=153.0; $22,000=258.0 (permit + $25 application + 5% tax).

Baltimore City, not Baltimore County. Covering-only reroof treated as alterations limited to the exterior ($10 per $1,000), not the $0.30/sf interior table.

Baltimore City Building, Fire, and Related Codes §109 (DHCD), current through 2026-09-01

Citations

  1. How Much Does Roof Replacement Cost? [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Average $9,607; range $5,902–$46,000; $4–$11 per sq ft; asphalt $5,800–$20,000.
  2. Baltimore City Building, Fire, and Related Codes §109 (DHCD), current through 2026-09-01 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Baltimore City, not Baltimore County. Covering-only reroof treated as alterations limited to the exterior ($10 per $1,000), not the $0.30/sf interior table.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.

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