# Roof Replacement Cost: Price Per Square and Full Job in 2026

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Published: September 2, 2026
Updated: October 5, 2026
Category: Project Cost Guides
Summary: A roof replacement cost calculator with sourced shingle prices, tear-off disposal and BLS crew wages, plus what a reroof costs per square.

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## Roof Replacement Cost: Price Per Square and Full Job in 2026

Roof replacement cost is five lines: shingles, underlayment, drip edge, the dump ticket, and the crew. Set the roof below and all five price out.

Size the roof, price the reroof

Roof footprint (sq ft) footprint, not roof surface

Roof edge (linear ft) eaves plus rakes

Roof pitch

sets the roof area

Shingle

3 bundles per square

Tear-off layers old layers to strip

Crew hours 3 workers, 2.5 days

Your labor rate ($/hr)

Your dump rate ($/ton)

$3,880 to $5,223 your cost, material plus crew wages plus dump

Roof area at 6/1217.89 squares (1,789 sq ft)

Architectural shingles, 54 bundles$2,052 to $2,699

Underlayment, 17.89 squares (buy 2 rolls)$122 to $365

Drip edge, 170 ft$102 to $238

Tear-off dump fee, 2.24 tons$244

Crew wages, 60 hours$1,360 to $1,677

Cost per square$216.91 to $291.98

Published range, updated Aug 28, 2026: two named suppliers, BLS May 2025 wages, one county dump schedule. Local prices vary.

At a glance

1. Footprint is not roof area. 1,600 sq ft at 6/12 is 17.89 squares.
2. Architectural shingles run $38.00 to $49.99 a bundle, 3-tab $34.99 to $42.99.
3. Synthetic underlayment runs $6.80 to $20.40 a square, drip edge $0.60 to $1.40 a foot.
4. Crew wages run $22.66 to $27.95 an hour, the BLS May 2025 laborer and roofer band.
5. Roof replacement cost that way is YOUR cost. Customer price adds overhead and margin.

## How the roof replacement cost calculator works

Roof replacement cost is a per-square problem. A square is 100 sq ft of roof surface, not ground. The calculator multiplies your footprint by the slope factor for the pitch and shows the square count first.

It then buys whole bundles at published supplier prices, weighs the tear-off, and adds crew wages at your hours. Our roofing squares calculator (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/roofing-squares-and-bundles-calculator/) carries the full slope factor table and the three bundle exceptions.

## What a roof costs per square by shingle

Listed prices at two named suppliers, captured August 28, 2026 and rechecked September 2, 2026: Sutherlands, which prices each store separately across 13 states, and McCoy’s.

| Shingle class, per bundle | Sutherlands | McCoy’s | Blended per bundle |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3-tab strip | $34.99 to $42.49 | $42.99 | $34.99 to $42.99 |
| Architectural laminate | $38.00 to $49.99 | $39.16 to $46.99 | $38.00 to $49.99 |
| Impact rated, Class 4 | $47.00 to $55.00 | $55.99 to $57.99 | $47.00 to $57.99 |

Three bundles cover a square, so architectural material lands near $114 to $150 a square. The same Owens Corning Oakridge bundle listed at $42.97 in Fredericksburg, Texas and $49.99 in Salt Lake City the same day. Quote roof replacement cost against your own yard.

## The labor half of roof replacement cost

Stripping the old layers is construction laborer work, and BLS put that median at $22.66 an hour in May 2025. Nailing the new roof is roofing work, at a $27.95 mean.

Those are wages, not the rate you bill. Our roofing contractor pricing guide (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/roofing-contractor-pricing-guide/) builds the rate that covers it.

Crew hours stay yours. No published production rate for squares per hour cleared our sourcing bar, so the calculator asks.

## Turn the roof into a signed quote

SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a photo of the roof into an itemized, branded estimate in about 6 seconds. Pricing is $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr, about $20/mo on annual, with a 7-day free trial.

## Tear-off, dump fees, and what the calculator skips

The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association puts single layer tear-off debris at 2.5 pounds per square foot of roof area, which is 250 pounds, an eighth of a ton, per square. Fairfax County, Virginia charges $109.00 a ton for shingles on its FY 2027 residential schedule.

Both figures are single source, so put your own transfer station rate in the dump field. That roof, one layer, is 2.24 tons.

Not in the calculator: decking repair, ridge vent, valley metal, starter and cap, pipe boots, step flashing.

## Run the roof replacement cost estimate in this order

1. Measure the footprint, then apply the pitch Multiply each plane’s ground footprint by the slope factor. A 6/12 is 1.118.
2. Pick the shingle before you count bundles Three per square is the strip and laminate answer.
3. Count the edge separately Eaves and rakes are linear feet for drip edge, not square count.
4. Add your hours, your dump rate, then your overhead The calculator stops at wages and one county’s tip fee.

## Keep reading

- Roofing Squares Calculator: Square Feet to Bundles (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/roofing-squares-and-bundles-calculator/)
- Roofing Contractor Pricing Guide (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/roofing-contractor-pricing-guide/)
- Contractor Hourly Labor Rates by Trade (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/contractor-hourly-labor-rates-by-trade/)
- Free Roofing Estimate Template (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/roofing-estimate-template/)
- Construction Calculators for Contractors (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/construction-calculators/)

## Sources

- Sutherlands, IKO Cambridge architectural bundle (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/3899226/iko-cambridge-driftwood-laminated-architectural-shingle-bundle) ($38.00 to $39.66, 2026-08-28).
- Sutherlands, Owens Corning Oakridge bundle (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/3903192/owens-corning-oakridge-desert-tan-architectural-shingle-bundle) ($42.97 to $49.99, 2026-08-28).
- Sutherlands, IKO Marathon 3-tab bundle (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/3899200/iko-marathon-weatherwood-3-tab-shingle-bundle) ($34.99 to $41.99, 2026-08-28).
- Sutherlands, Grip-Rite ShingleLayment-15 Pro (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/3796604/grip-rite-4foot-x-250-foot-shinglelayment-15-pro) ($67.99 to $115.00 per 1,000 sq ft, 2026-08-28).
- Sutherlands, Malarkey Vista Class 4 bundle (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/3898848/malarkey-roofing-vistaantique-brown-architectural-shingle-bundle) ($47.00, 2026-08-28).
- Sutherlands, IKO Nordic Class 4 bundle (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/3899390/iko-nordic-class-4-granite-black-architectural-shingle-bundle) ($55.00, 2026-08-28).
- McCoy’s, Owens Corning Oakridge bundle (https://www.mccoys.com/shop/p/08015628) ($44.99, 2026-08-28).
- McCoy’s, Owens Corning TruDefinition Oakridge architectural bundle (https://www.mccoys.com/shop/p/08015642) ($46.99, 2026-09-02).
- McCoy’s, Atlas Pinnacle Pristine architectural bundle (https://www.mccoys.com/shop/p/08020010) ($39.16, 2026-09-02).
- McCoy’s, Atlas StormMaster Shake Pewter Class 4 bundle (https://www.mccoys.com/shop/p/08020016) ($55.99, 2026-09-02).
- McCoy’s, Atlas StormMaster Shake Weathered Wood Class 4 bundle (https://www.mccoys.com/shop/p/08020002) ($57.99, 2026-09-02).
- McCoy’s, Owens Corning Supreme AR 3-tab bundle (https://www.mccoys.com/shop/p/08017106) ($42.99, 2026-08-28).
- McCoy’s, Interwrap UDL30 underlayment (https://www.mccoys.com/shop/p/6951677-052303-11) ($204.01 per 1,000 sq ft, 2026-08-28).
- McCoy’s, Amerimax REG112MF drip edge, 10 ft (https://www.mccoys.com/shop/p/110240) ($5.99, $0.60 a foot, 2026-09-02).
- Sutherlands, Amerimax F4-1/2 drip edge, 10 ft (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/378182/amerimax-f4-12-white-aluminum-drip-edge-10-ft) ($13.99, $1.40 a foot, 2026-08-28).
- TAMKO, Heritage data sheet (https://www.tamko.com/docs/default-source/data-sheets/tamko-heritage-data-sheet-(joplin).pdf) (3 bundles per sales square, 2026-08-28).
- IKO, Cambridge data sheet (https://www.iko.com/na/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4220XXX_IKO_TDS_Cambridge_EN.pdf) (100 sq ft per three bundles, 2026-08-28).
- Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, shingle recycling bulletin (https://www.asphaltroofing.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Asphalt-Shingle-Recycling_20230707_FINAL.pdf) (2.5 lb per sq ft of roof area, July 2023).
- Fairfax County, Virginia, FY 2027 disposal rates (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/sites/publicworks/files/Assets/documents/residential-waste-disposal-rates-fy2027.pdf) ($109.00 per ton, shingles named).
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 national file (https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip) (roofers $26.65 median, $27.95 mean; laborers $22.66 median).
- SimplyWise Cost Estimator, App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simplywise-cost-estimator/id6670619664) (4.8 rating, 2026-08-22).

## Common questions on pricing a reroof

**How much does roof replacement cost per square?**

On a 1,600 sq ft footprint at 6/12 with architectural shingles, one tear-off layer and a three worker crew, material plus wages plus dump come to $216.91 to $291.98 per square, before overhead and margin.

**What do roofing shingles cost per bundle?**

3-tab runs $34.99 to $42.99 and architectural laminate $38.00 to $49.99 a bundle at two named suppliers on August 28, 2026. Class 4 impact rated runs $47.00 to $57.99 a bundle across the same two suppliers.

**How many squares is a 1,600 square foot house?**

More than 16, and only if the house is single story. At a 6/12 pitch the slope factor is 1.118, so 1,600 sq ft of footprint is 1,789 sq ft of roof, or 17.89 squares.

**How much does tear-off disposal cost?**

Single layer tear-off debris runs 2.5 pounds per square foot of roof area, per the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, so a square is an eighth of a ton. Fairfax County, Virginia charges $109.00 a ton.

**Is a steeper roof more expensive to replace?**

The same footprint at 12/12 carries 1.414 times the roof area of a flat plan, so material scales, and steep work is slower.

**Can SimplyWise price a reroof from a photo?**

Yes. SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a photo into an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds. Free to try, at $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr.

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