How much does a 20-square roof replacement cost in Worcester, MA?

City

Roof size (squares)

A full asphalt shingle roof replacement in Worcester, MA

$14,345

20 squares · typical range $9,734 – $23,054

Typical total$717 per square	$14,345
Range you should see in bidsthree bids on the same scope normally land inside this	$9,734 – $23,054
Labor portion60% of the job — this is the part that moves by city	$8,607
Material portion40% — bought at national prices	$5,738
Roofers pay near Worcesterabout $41/hr · Worcester, MA metro	$85,350/yr
U.S. mean for the same tradeSOC 47-2181	$58,140/yr
Versus the national pricetrade pay here runs +46.8% against the U.S. mean	+$3,145
Ice barrier requiredWorcester designs to 1°F, so IRC R905.1.2 ice barrier applies — two courses of membrane at the eaves, typically $60–$120 per square added	—

Notes

Where the number comes from. The national price for a full asphalt shingle roof replacement is $560 per square — installed asphalt shingle pricing published for 2026, $3.50–$10.00 per ft² of roof. Labor is about 60% of that. Roofers near Worcester, MA average $85,350 a year against a U.S. mean of $58,140 — a factor of 1.468 — so the labor half is scaled by that and the material half is not. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Worcester, MA metro area, SOC 47-2181.
Why the city matters, not just the state. Trade pay moves inside a state as much as it does between states. Crews do not commute across a state to bid a job, and materials ship at national prices either way — so a metro wage is the honest input here and a state average quietly rounds four different cities into one number.
Ice barrier required. Worcester designs to 1°F, so IRC R905.1.2 ice barrier applies — two courses of membrane at the eaves, typically $60–$120 per square added.
What is in the price: tear-off of one layer, synthetic underlayment, architectural shingles, starter, ridge cap, drip edge, nails, disposal and labor.
What is not: decking replacement, chimney or skylight flashing rebuilds, structural repair, and permits. These are the lines that turn a $14,345 quote into a $17,931 invoice, so ask about each one before signing.
Use this as a bid check, not a quote. It prices an average job in average condition. Difficult access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a per-unit average.

a full asphalt shingle roof replacement in Worcester, MA

$14,345 is the typical number, and three bids on the same scope normally land between $9,734 and $23,054.

That is $3,145 more than the same job priced at the national average.

Why the city changes the number

About 60% of this job is labor — $8,607 of the $14,345 above. Labor is the only part that moves locally; a bundle of material costs what it costs wherever it is nailed down.

Roofers near Worcester average $85,350 a year, against a U.S. mean of $58,140. That is a factor of 1.468, so the labor half is scaled by it and the material half is not.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Worcester, MA metro area, SOC 47-2181.

What the quote should include

Ice barrier required

The lines that turn a quote into an invoice

Ask about each of them before you sign. On a job this size they are the difference between $14,345 and something a quarter higher.

Use it as a bid check, not a quote

This prices an average job in average condition. Access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a national average.

If a bid lands outside $9,734 – $23,054, that is not automatically wrong — but it is the question worth asking out loud.

Nearby sizes

Metal Roof vs Shingles — the Cost Comparison, and When It Stops Being CloseMetal costs two to three times asphalt up front and lasts two to three times as long. That symmetry is why the decision almost never turns on price per year.
Roof Replacement Cost by State — Built From BLS Roofer PayMost state roofing tables are bands somebody eyeballed. This one is arithmetic on a published number: BLS mean pay for roofers in each state, applied to the 60% of a re-roof that is labor.
Roof Decking Replacement Cost — the Change Order Nobody Quotes ForDecking is the one line on a roofing job that cannot be priced before the old shingles come off. How your contract words that unknown matters more than the rate.
Roof Replacement Cost by House Size — and Why the House Number MisleadsA 1,500 sq ft house does not have 1,500 sq ft of roof. On a common 6/12 with normal eaves it has closer to 1,900, and every quote is priced on the larger number.