San Diego, CA / Roof replacement
Roof replacement cost in San Diego, 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 San Diego, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA of $36.54 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.
Development Services Department (DSD) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from DSD IB 123 + SDMC §129.0203 + When is a Permit Required, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $0. Fee model: none.
The national typical for this job is $9,607. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for San Diego, CA.
1 square = 100 sq ft of roof surface. A typical house is about 13 to 18 squares.
Typical all-in
$10,472
Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.
- Low
- $6,433
- Typical
- $10,472
- High
- $50,140
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $5,760 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $4,712 |
| Job subtotal | $10,472 |
| Permit | $0 |
| All-in typical | $10,472 |
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
- No permit fee
- Typical fee
- $0
- Range
- from $0
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-01
- Roof re-sheathing SDU inspection — $264If a permit is required (structure/diaphragm). Plan check hourly (IB 123). Not in totals.
- Roof structure replacement PC+insp per 2,000 sf — $2,206$1,942.13+$264.25. Not in totals.
Typical residential reroof = exemption → $0.
Official exemption: like-for-like covering replacement with no roof-structure/diaphragm alteration (SDMC §129.0203(a)(16); IB 123). Historic sites, covering >6 psf, or structural framing/sheathing beyond the 25% in-kind allowance need a permit. High left null (hourly plan check hours unpublished).
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.
- DSD IB 123 + SDMC §129.0203 + When is a Permit Required Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Official exemption: like-for-like covering replacement with no roof-structure/diaphragm alteration (SDMC §129.0203(a)(16); IB 123). Historic sites, covering >6 psf, or structural framing/sheathing beyond the 25% in-kind allowance need a permit. High left null (hourly plan check hours unpublished).
- BLS OEWS construction wages — San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.