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Sacramento, CA / Roof replacement

Roof replacement cost in Sacramento, 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 Sacramento, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA of $36.45 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.

City of Sacramento Community Development Department (Building Division) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Sacramento CDD-0245 Fees and Charges Collected on Residential Building Permits, revised 07-12-2026, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $226. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$10,678

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

Low
$6,636
Typical
$10,678
High
$50,302

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$5,749
Materials (allocated)$4,703
Job subtotal$10,452
Permit$226
All-in typical$10,678

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
$226
Range
$215 – $254
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • HVAC and Re-roof specific-cost permit — $175CDD-0245. Included.
  • Technology surcharge 10% — $18Of permit fee. Included.
  • General Plan fee $2.60 per $1,000 — $31At $12,000. Included.
  • Green Building / CBSC min $1 — $1Included.
  • Strong Motion (SMIP) 0.00013 × valuation — $2At $12,000. Included.

Typical $12,000: $175+$17.50+$31.20+$1+$1.56=$226.26. $8,000=$215.34. $22,000=$253.56.

City of Sacramento, not the county. Fire inspection $0.11/sf min $294 is for new area, not applied to reroof. City business operations tax 0.0004×val if contractor is the applicant is extra.

City of Sacramento CDD-0245 Fees and Charges Collected on Residential Building Permits, revised 07-12-2026

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 Sacramento CDD-0245 Fees and Charges Collected on Residential Building Permits, revised 07-12-2026 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Sacramento, not the county. Fire inspection $0.11/sf min $294 is for new area, not applied to reroof. City business operations tax 0.0004×val if contractor is the applicant is extra.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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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