Roofing material prices in 2026, straight from the supply house
Architectural shingles cost $120 to $185 per square at the supplier in 2026, and a square, 100 square feet of roof, needs another $25 to $45 in underlayment, starter, and fasteners before the first bundle goes up the ladder. Standing seam metal panel runs $4.85 to $7.50 per square foot, roughly four times the shingle number, which is the honest reason metal quotes read the way they do. The full material table is below, then what complete reroofs sell for installed.
roofing material costs, national average
| Item | Unit | Typical range | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | sq | $120 to $185 | per square, laminated |
| 3-tab shingles | sq | $92 to $145 | |
| Synthetic underlayment | sq | $16 to $25 | |
| Ice and water shield | lf | $1.60 to $2.50 | 36 inch width |
| Drip edge | lf | $1.40 to $2.20 | aluminum |
| Starter strip | lf | $1.15 to $1.80 | |
| Ridge cap shingles | lf | $3.75 to $5.80 | |
| Ridge vent | lf | $3.30 to $5.10 | |
| Pipe boot flashing | ea | $13 to $20 | |
| Roof decking, OSB | sf | $0.90 to $1.40 | 7/16 inch |
| Standing seam metal panel | sf | $4.85 to $7.50 | 24 gauge, concealed fastener |
| Exposed fastener metal roofing | sf | $2.30 to $3.50 | |
| TPO membrane | sf | $1.10 to $1.70 | 60 mil, membrane only |
| Cedar shake | sq | $340 to $525 | per square, medium hand-split |
| Skylight | ea | $375 to $580 | fixed, deck-mounted |
Material numbers on this page come from the national-average supply-house pricing dataset inside Staxen, the default figures its AI estimator starts from before a roofer swaps in their own supplier pricing. They cover materials only and include no labor, disposal, overhead, or margin. Installed ranges shown for full jobs are typical 2026 contractor totals with labor and disposal included. Regional demand, storm cycles, and commodity prices all move these figures, so confirm current numbers before committing to a bid.
What typical roofing jobs run installed
Asphalt reroof, 20 square walkable ranch: $9,000 to $16,000
Tear-off layers, decking condition, and dump fees set the spread. Every sheet of rotten OSB found mid-job adds $70 to $150 installed.
Standing seam metal roof, 2,000 sf: $24,000 to $48,000
Panel gauge, seam profile, and roof complexity. Hips, valleys, and penetrations eat metal and hours; a simple gable is the only cheap metal roof.
Flat roof TPO, 1,500 sf: $7,000 to $15,000
Insulation package and tear-off depth dominate. Recover over one clean existing layer sits low; tear-off to deck with new polyiso sits high.
Roof leak repair: $350 to $1,500
Finding it is the job. Chimney and wall flashing rework costs more than a lifted shingle, and steep or high roofs add setup time.
Decking replacement during reroof: $70 to $150 per sheet
Installed price per 4x8 sheet on top of the reroof. Access and how much roof has to come up to reach the rot decide which end you hit.
Shingle pricing is set by a handful of national manufacturers, so material cost varies modestly by region; labor and disposal are the local variables. Hail-belt metros and hurricane coasts also see cyclical spikes after storm events that inland markets skip entirely.
Cost factors in roofing work
Tear-off and disposal
Shingle tear-off runs 300 to 400 pounds per square to the dump. A 25 square roof is 4 to 5 tons of debris, and dump rates of $60 to $120 per ton mean disposal alone can approach $600 before labor.
Pitch and access
Anything past 8/12 slows production and may require harness work that cuts crew speed in half. Two-story homes with no material staging area add loader time that flat-driveway ranches never see.
Code-driven layers
In cold climates, code requires ice barrier extending at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line, and many jurisdictions now require it in valleys and around penetrations. At $1.60 to $2.50 per linear foot that is a real add on a cut-up roof.
Storm markets
After a hail or wind event, material allocation and labor scarcity push prices up 10 to 30 percent regionally for months. Insurance work also carries supplement and documentation time that cash bids do not.
Steel and aluminum pricing
Metal roofing tracks commodity steel and aluminum closely. A quote written on last quarter's coil pricing can be underwater by install day, so hold metal quotes to 15 or 30 day validity.
Frequently asked questions
Is a square 100 square feet of shingles or 100 square feet of roof?
A square is 100 square feet of roof surface, and suppliers sell shingles in bundles, usually three bundles per square for architectural product. Waste from cuts, hips, valleys, and starter typically adds 10 to 15 percent, so a 20 square roof is ordered as 22 to 23 squares.
Should my bid match these material prices?
These are your cost floor, not your price. A defensible roof price covers labor, tear-off and dump fees, equipment, insurance that is genuinely expensive in this trade, warranty reserve, and profit. Many residential roofers land at three to four times material cost on an installed asphalt roof.
Why does metal roofing cost three to four times what shingles cost installed?
The panel itself is $4.85 to $7.50 per square foot against $1.20 to $1.85 for architectural shingles, and installation is slower, more skilled work with custom flashing at every transition. In exchange the roof lasts 40 to 70 years against 20 to 30 for asphalt, which is the trade the client is buying.
How do roofers use Staxen on these numbers?
Eddie, the AI estimator inside Staxen, drafts a priced roof estimate from these same national averages when you describe the job, and it can pull line items off an uploaded plan PDF. Your real supplier pricing replaces the defaults as you edit. It costs $59 per month per AI employee, or $149 per month for all three, and the first job is free, no card required.
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