Time for an architectural shingle roof replacement? Are you worried about how much a new architectural shingle roof costs in 2025?
If you’re like most homeowners, it's understandable that the biggest factor in your roofing decisions is cost. Which is why you’re probably considering architectural shingles, the most common and affordable roofing material in the United States today.
But even though it’s the "affordable option", a new architectural shingle roof will still be a large investment. The problem is knowing just how much of an investment is required.
For over 35 years, Bill Ragan Roofing has provided homeowners with transparent pricing and unbiased advice. So, let's break down for much an architectural shingle roof costs right now in 2025.
By the end of this article, you'll learn the answers to:
- How much does an architectural asphalt shingle roof cost?
- What impacts the cost of an architectural asphalt shingle roof?
How much does an architectural shingle roof cost?
The average cost of an architectural asphalt shingle roof in 2025 is around $20,000 to $25,000 for a standard middle-class home. This price range includes installing 30 squares of architectural asphalt shingles with 30-lb. felt (or equivalent synthetic) underlayment, galvanized drip edge, and mill-finish aluminum flashing on a rectangular hip roof with two average-size skylights.
(CertainTeed Landmark architectural shingle roof)
This very general price doesn’t account for area-specific pricing, complexity, or other cost factors (more on this later). So, it's hard to use the average cost to learn your future roof's cost.
With that in mind, an architectural shingle roof will cost between $5.00 to $7.00 per square foot in 2025. While this isn't an exact price, you can apply the number above to your roof's square footage for a more accurate cost number.
What impacts the cost of an architectural shingle roof?
Now you know the average cost and price per square foot for an architectural shingle roof in 2025. While your area, the shingle brand, and the roofer you choose have a huge impact on the final cost, much more must be factored in.
Below are the main factors that impact the cost of an architectural shingle roof.
Labor costs
Labor costs are factored into every line item on an estimate. So, if anything takes time and labor, it adds to an architectural shingle roof's labor costs.
Unfortunately, there’s no set price for labor and time because it depends on the roofing contractor you hire. But the more manpower and time it takes to replace your roof, the higher the cost.
Dump fees
During the tear-off process, your old shingle roof is ripped up until there's only a clean roof deck. Once it's torn off, all the debris is loaded into a dump truck or trailer to be taken to a dump of the roofer's choice.
The dumpsites charge significant fees for this service, which means disposing of your old shingles always factors into the cost of an an architectural shingle roof replacement. Like everything else, a labor cost is also associated with the crew member who dumps your old roof.
The number of shingle layers being torn off
As you just learned, tearing off your old roof has an associated labor cost and dump fees. But if your roof has more than one layer, it requires more labor and increases the amount of debris coming off your roof.
This not only increases labor costs but also the dump fees. There will be an initial labor and dump fee for the first layer, plus an added cost for each additional layer.
The other architectural shingle roof system components
The brand of architectural shingle determines most of the material costs associated with a new roof. However, you'll also be paying for the other components of an architectural shingle roof system.
Including the shingles, the components you'll pay for when getting a new roof are:
- Decking (if any wood is compromised)
- Drip edge
- Underlayment
- Ice & water shield
- Starter shingles
- Roof vents and ventilation system
- Roof flashing
- Ridge capping
- Pipe boots
Every component and material listed here must be included in your asphalt shingle roof replacement. If just one is missing or left off to save money, I guarantee you’ll have problems.
The accessibility of your roof
Roofers use a roof access point for every single piece of the roof replacement process. The harder your roof is to access, the more it impacts your new architectural shingle roof's cost.
Things like landscaping below the roofline, patio area, a fence, and how far away the materials and dump truck are a few examples of what makes a roof hard to access. Simply put, the more obstacles they have to work around to get the job done increases labor and time costs.
Your roof's size
The most obvious cost factor is the square footage of your roof. It affects the amount of materials, labor, and time need to complete the architectural shingle roof replacement.
I say square footage because it’s what homeowners are familiar with. However, you’ll also hear a roofing contractor say “price per roofing square” (100 square feet).
Your roof’s pitch
Roof pitch is your roof's slope (angle), which can go from flat to almost completely vertical. The steeper the roof pitch, the more it increases labor costs for an architectural shingle roof due to moving slower and safely.
Pitch will always play a huge role in pricing, especially labor costs. However, steep pitches can also create more square footage, which also increase material prices.
Roof complexity
Complexity is how your roof is cut up with different facets, hips, valleys, and stories off the ground. Your roof’s complexity has a huge impact on the cost based on how it’s cut up with different facets, hips, valleys, and stories off the ground.
Just like with pitch, a roof with a high number of facets at multiple angles, hips, valleys, and two or more stories off the ground is more difficult and takes a lot longer to roof than a ranch-style home’s roof.
Roof penetrations
A roof penetration is anything that comes through your roof, like plumbing vents, gas vents, kitchen/bathroom vents, skylights, and chimneys. The more penetrations your roof has, the more it can affect cost.
Smaller pipes or vents won’t impact much, but skylights and chimneys add more to a new roof’s cost because they take longer to flash and work around.
Are architectural shingles the right roofing material for you?
After reading this article, you have a good idea how much an architectural asphalt shingle roof costs. The affordability is huge a reason this shingle is the most common roofing material in the United States.
However, you can't decide if they're right for you based on cost alone. In fact, architectural shingles are just one type of asphalt shingle.
Can you really be fully confident an architectural asphalt shingle roof is the right choice without knowing the two other asphalt shingle options?
That’s why I wrote another article comparing the pros and cons of each type of shingle, plus what to ask yourself to ensure you make the right decision.
Check out The 3 Types of Asphalt Shingles to learn which asphalt shingle is right for your upcoming roof replacement.
