Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians salary by location
National median: $63,800 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $107,560 | +68.6% | 3,830 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $103,380 | +62.0% | 12,750 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $102,750 | +61.1% | 540 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $101,630 | +59.3% | 6,730 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $101,020 | +58.3% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $101,010 | +58.3% | 4,600 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $99,950 | +56.7% | 16,750 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $97,130 | +52.2% | 840 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $97,050 | +52.1% | 5,370 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $96,980 | +52.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $96,760 | +51.7% | 9,200 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $96,670 | +51.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $95,530 | +49.7% | 390 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $95,230 | +49.3% | 6,350 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $94,410 | +48.0% | 10,720 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $94,370 | +47.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $94,230 | +47.7% | 440 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $93,920 | +47.2% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $93,880 | +47.1% | 13,460 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $93,600 | +46.7% | 640 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $92,720 | +45.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $92,330 | +44.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $92,080 | +44.3% | 670 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $91,750 | +43.8% | 890 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $91,530 | +43.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kokomo, IN | metropolitan | $91,470 | +43.4% | 400 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $90,730 | +42.2% | 870 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $90,570 | +42.0% | 730 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $90,250 | +41.5% | 420 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $90,230 | +41.4% | 830 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $87,990 | +37.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $86,750 | +36.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $86,370 | +35.4% | 5,520 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $86,320 | +35.3% | 230 | 2025 |
| Columbus, IN | metropolitan | $85,930 | +34.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $85,160 | +33.5% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $85,090 | +33.4% | 560 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $85,060 | +33.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $84,910 | +33.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $84,880 | +33.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $84,700 | +32.8% | 2,760 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $84,620 | +32.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $83,210 | +30.4% | 780 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $82,960 | +30.0% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $82,610 | +29.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $82,260 | +28.9% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Michigan City, IN | metropolitan | $82,200 | +28.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Paducah, KY | metropolitan | $82,120 | +28.7% | 380 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $81,970 | +28.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $81,930 | +28.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $81,820 | +28.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $81,690 | +28.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| Kankakee, IL | metropolitan | $81,620 | +27.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $81,310 | +27.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $81,210 | +27.3% | 10,210 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $81,120 | +27.1% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $81,030 | +27.0% | 12,470 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $80,710 | +26.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Monroe, MI | metropolitan | $80,700 | +26.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $80,610 | +26.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $80,510 | +26.2% | 790 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $80,440 | +26.1% | 2,270 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $80,440 | +26.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $80,400 | +26.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $80,190 | +25.7% | 14,120 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $80,030 | +25.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $79,960 | +25.3% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $79,820 | +25.1% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $79,750 | +25.0% | 290 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $79,700 | +24.9% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $79,070 | +23.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $78,610 | +23.2% | 21,040 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $78,570 | +23.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $78,440 | +22.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $78,240 | +22.6% | 8,750 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $78,210 | +22.6% | 420 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $78,190 | +22.6% | 650 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $78,060 | +22.4% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $77,880 | +22.1% | 5,660 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $77,700 | +21.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $77,620 | +21.7% | 770 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $77,610 | +21.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $77,540 | +21.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $77,490 | +21.5% | 23,210 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $77,460 | +21.4% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $77,340 | +21.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $77,310 | +21.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $77,280 | +21.1% | 5,410 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $77,190 | +21.0% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $77,110 | +20.9% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $77,100 | +20.8% | 240 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $77,070 | +20.8% | 240 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $77,060 | +20.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $77,020 | +20.7% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $77,000 | +20.7% | 4,060 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $76,980 | +20.7% | 870 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $76,980 | +20.7% | 4,010 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $76,880 | +20.5% | 670 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $76,750 | +20.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $76,470 | +19.9% | 1,820 | 2025 |