Los Angeles, CA / Roof replacement
Roof replacement cost in Los Angeles, CA
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 Los Angeles, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA of $37.07 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.
Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from LAMC Table 1-A (Ord. 185,587) and LADBS P/GI 2026-003 Express Permits, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $260. Fee model: valuation.
The national typical for this job is $9,607. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Los Angeles, CA.
1 square = 100 sq ft of roof surface. A typical house is about 13 to 18 squares.
Typical all-in
$10,787
Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.
- Low
- $6,661
- Typical
- $10,787
- High
- $50,902
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $5,807 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $4,751 |
| Job subtotal | $10,558 |
| Permit | $229 |
| All-in typical | $10,787 |
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
- $229
- Range
- $175 – $348
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-01
- Table 1-A building permit — $190At $12,000: $40 + $1.25 per $100 of total valuation.
- Energy 10% — $19Table 1-A footnote 2; residential re-roof >50% is Title 24. Included.
- Issuing fee (no plan check) — $27LAMC 98.0415(c). Included.
- DSCS 3% + Systems 6% — $21Included.
- SMIP 0.013% + CBSC — $3Included.
$12k: Table 1-A $190 + energy $19 + issuing $27 + DSCS $7.08 + Systems $14.16 + SMIP $1.56 + CBSC $1 = $259.80. $8k = $199.33. $22k = $395.39.
City of Los Angeles, not LA County. Express re-roof (Class A/B <6 psf over solid sheathing), no plan check. Uses published 2018 Table 1-A dollars; LAMC 91.107.1.1 CPI may apply in the live calculator. Heavy tile/structural adds 90% plan check.
LAMC Table 1-A (Ord. 185,587) and LADBS P/GI 2026-003 Express Permits
Citations
- 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.
- LAMC Table 1-A (Ord. 185,587) and LADBS P/GI 2026-003 Express Permits Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Los Angeles, not LA County. Express re-roof (Class A/B <6 psf over solid sheathing), no plan check. Uses published 2018 Table 1-A dollars; LAMC 91.107.1.1 CPI may apply in the live calculator. Heavy tile/structural adds 90% plan check.
- BLS OEWS construction wages — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.