Wind Energy Development Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Wind Energy Development Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $141,900 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 622,190. Wage data is published for 435 locations.
Occupation description
Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
O*NET code
11-9199.10
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$141,900
Hourly median
$68.22
Employment
622,190
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Coordination | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Monitoring | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Active Learning | 3.38 | 4.00 |
Typical tasks
- Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensure that wind project needs and objectives are met.
- Manage wind project costs to stay within budget limits.
- Lead or support negotiations involving tax agreements or abatements, power purchase agreements, land use, or interconnection agreements.
- Create wind energy project plans, including project scope, goals, tasks, resources, schedules, costs, contingencies, or other project information.
- Supervise the work of subcontractors or consultants to ensure quality and conformance to specifications or budgets.
- Develop scope of work for wind project functions, such as design, site assessment, environmental studies, surveying, or field support services.
- Provide verbal or written project status reports to project teams, management, subcontractors, customers, or owners.
- Update schedules, estimates, forecasts, or budgets for wind projects.
Technology
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Primavera Systems
- SAP software
- Web browser software
- Web conferencing software
Wind Energy Development Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in CAMedian $174,560 · Employment 99,580
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in TXMedian $134,390 · Employment 61,410
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in Washington, DCMedian $170,980 · Employment 42,010
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in FLMedian $108,890 · Employment 37,820
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in GAMedian $125,000 · Employment 34,680
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $169,800 · Employment 34,400
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in ILMedian $140,240 · Employment 31,680
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $168,160 · Employment 31,210
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in NJMedian $161,510 · Employment 30,270
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $145,370 · Employment 26,170
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in Atlanta, GAMedian $130,340 · Employment 24,490
- Wind Energy Development Managers Salary in NCMedian $141,160 · Employment 21,830
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.