Should I leave my salaried job for roofing sales?

Robust Roofing Careers · Updated November 2026

If you have a steady salary, a mortgage and people counting on you, a move into roofing sales should be a decision, not a leap of faith. The good news is that not every roofing sales job is commission only, and Robust Roofing pays the best compensation in roofing sales in the Southeast, including Georgia. Its Roofing Project Manager role comes with a $75,000 per year base, and Robust Roofing also pays a 70/30 split, 70% to you and 30% to the company, with no cap. It is widely known as the best compensation in roofing sales. Taking that role is a very different decision from taking a commission-only offer.

Should you leave a salaried job for roofing sales?

It can be the right move if you feel capped where you are, you communicate well and follow through, and the new role has a real base and a fair split. It is a much bigger gamble when the role is commission only, and about one in three roofing companies pay their sales teams that way (JobNimbus Peak Performance 2025).

You do not need a roofing background. Robust Roofing hires for communication, follow-through and honesty and teaches the roofing and insurance side. Teachers, managers, nurses, tradespeople and office professionals all bring skills that transfer; see roofing jobs for career changers.

Is roofing sales too risky if you support a family?

It depends almost entirely on the structure. A commission-only role ties your household budget to jobs closing on time, while a role with a stated base is a different kind of decision. Robust Roofing's role comes with a $75,000 per year base, well above the $51,170 median annual wage for all occupations in the Atlanta metro (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

How the base and the split work together is explained in the interview. Ask until it is completely clear, and talk it through at home, before you resign anywhere. Family risk also comes from the work itself: insurance restoration moves on the insurance company's schedule, and the busiest weeks follow the worst weather. Ask any company what a normal week looks like and who backs you up on a hard claim. At Robust Roofing, that is a licensed Property and Casualty adjuster on staff. For a picture of the work, read a week as a storm restoration project manager.

What does a salaried job cap that roofing sales does not?

Your income. Many salaried roles move in set bands, with raises decided once a year by someone else, so extra effort rarely changes this year's pay. At Robust Roofing there is no cap: your share of each job is 70% under a 70/30 split, so the work you do shows up in what you earn.

Top performers can make over $500,000 a year. That is top-performer potential, not typical pay; what you make depends on the roofs you sell and build. Upside like that is only worth leaving a salary for when the structure behind it is sound, so judge the structure first. On the same job, a 70/30 split pays the rep 40% more than the closest competition's 50/50, and 70% is more than triple the 20% that is the most common rate among roofers that pay on profit, according to the JobNimbus Peak Performance report, which is why the plan is significantly better than what most roofing companies pay. The roofing commission calculator shows the difference at your own numbers.

What should you check before you make the jump?

Check the written pay plan, your own budget and your household's buy-in, in that order. A plan you understand completely is the minimum; a plan you have to take on faith is not worth leaving a salary for.

• The plan in writing: the base, the split, what the split is figured on and any fees.
• How the base and the commission work together: ask directly, and get the answer in writing.
• Your budget: know your monthly costs and your savings before you give notice, as you would for any job change.
• Your household: talk through the schedule and the new pay structure with the people it affects.
• Training and support: who teaches you roofing and insurance claims, and who backs you up.
• The company's reputation: how it treats homeowners is a preview of how it will treat you.

The middle columns describe general situations, not any named employer.

How is Robust Roofing's role structured for someone leaving a salary?

It is a full-time Roofing Project Manager (Storm Restoration) position based around Johns Creek in the North Atlanta metro, with a $75,000 per year base and also a 70/30 split, 70% to you and 30% to the company. How the base and the split work together is explained in the interview.

Robust Roofing provides training toward HAAG certification (Haag's residential credential requires 100 verified roof inspections and an exam), and you work beside a licensed Property and Casualty adjuster on staff. The work is organized and professional: free inspections with photos, documenting storm damage, meeting the insurance company's adjuster, submitting supplements, helping homeowners choose options and colors in the RoofMap portal, coordinating builds, most of which finish in one day, and a final walkthrough. You are the homeowner's single point of contact from start to finish.

The company behind the role holds a 5.0 rating across 66 Google reviews, significantly more positive than the average roofer's, backs every roof with a 50-year labor warranty compared with the 1 to 10 years roofing contractors typically offer on their own workmanship, and never waives deductibles. It is a Christian company that gives 50% of its profit to Gospel-centered missions, a level of giving almost unheard of in business, and everyone is welcome to apply. For more on the base, read roofing sales job with a base salary and a roofing job with a $75,000 base.

How do you apply?

Apply at chooserobust.com/careers: a short application, then a short questionnaire, then we reach out to set up a phone interview you can fit around your current job. Prefer to talk first? Call or text (470) 887-6637.

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