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Oakland, CA / Roof replacement

Roof replacement cost in Oakland, 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 Oakland, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA of $43.66 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.

City of Oakland Planning and Building Department is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Oakland FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule, Planning & Building, effective July 1, 2026, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $381. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$12,054

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

Low
$7,552
Typical
$12,054
High
$56,271

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,420
Materials (allocated)$5,253
Job subtotal$11,673
Permit$381
All-in typical$12,054

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
Flat fee
Typical fee
$381
Range
$381
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Re-roof permit (up to 2 inspections) — $269Included.
  • Online building permit filing — $113Included.

Typical/low/high = re-roof $268.64 + online filing $112.83 = $381.47.

City of Oakland, not unincorporated Alameda. Uses the published re-roof permit line rather than the R-3 alteration per-$1,000 table.

City of Oakland FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule, Planning & Building, effective July 1, 2026

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. City of Oakland FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule, Planning & Building, effective July 1, 2026 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Oakland, not unincorporated Alameda. Uses the published re-roof permit line rather than the R-3 alteration per-$1,000 table.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 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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