Portland, OR / Roof replacement
Roof replacement cost in Portland, OR
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 Portland, OR is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA of $39.44 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.
Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026, retrieved 2026-08-13, is $103. Fee model: valuation.
The national typical for this job is $9,607. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Portland, OR.
1 square = 100 sq ft of roof surface. A typical house is about 13 to 18 squares.
Typical all-in
$11,046
Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.
- Low
- $6,803
- Typical
- $11,046
- High
- $52,582
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $6,024 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $4,928 |
| Job subtotal | $10,952 |
| Permit | $94 |
| All-in typical | $11,046 |
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
- $94
- Range
- $75 – $142
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-13
- Building permit (PP&D table) — $92From official July 10, 2026 Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule.
- Oregon 12% state surcharge — $11Included. Charged on the building permit fee.
- Plan review / development servicesAdditional valuation-based fees on the same official PDF; not extracted. Real total is higher.
Building-permit line + 12% Oregon surcharge only. PP&D also charges plan review and other fees on the same July 10, 2026 schedule — those lines were not fully extracted, so real totals are higher.
City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026
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.
- City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026 Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Building-permit line + 12% Oregon surcharge only. PP&D also charges plan review and other fees on the same July 10, 2026 schedule — those lines were not fully extracted, so real totals are higher.
- BLS OEWS construction wages — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.