Highest-paying Cities for Solar Photovoltaic Installers

The top 79 highest paying cities for solar photovoltaic installers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of solar photovoltaic installers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $65,930, Ogden-Clearfield, Utah is the highest paying city for solar photovoltaic installers. It is followed by Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada (average annual salary $64,310). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of solar photovoltaic installers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 79 Highest-paying cities/areas for Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$65,930	$39,910	70
2	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$64,310	$35,870	40
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$60,810	$48,510	1,380
4	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$57,750	$34,850	190
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$57,720	$49,170	760
6	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$57,620	$45,090	50
7	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$56,310	$41,770	60
8	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$53,460	$36,810	180
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$51,240	$46,610	280
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$51,140	$32,500	160
11	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$50,980	$39,140	320
12	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$50,630	$39,430	1,250
13	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$50,540	$44,090	860
14	Visalia-Porterville, California	$50,510	$36,610	30
15	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$50,380	$33,470	310
16	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$49,230	$43,930	950
17	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$49,180	$36,420	30
18	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$49,130	$36,300	100
19	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$48,770	$35,970	40
20	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$48,620	$33,280	590
21	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$48,480	$34,480	130
22	Modesto, California	$48,200	$43,430	140
23	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$48,190	$37,260	900
24	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$47,980	$38,060	130
25	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$47,570	$36,040	30
26	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$47,540	$36,710	560
27	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,500	$33,320	n/a
28	Stockton, California	$47,400	$36,930	110
29	Honolulu, Hawaii	$47,180	$34,840	90
30	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$46,900	$33,450	70
31	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$46,890	$38,510	80
32	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$46,790	$33,950	110
33	Fresno, California	$46,760	$37,160	250
34	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$46,640	$36,750	90
35	Redding, California	$46,640	$43,900	30
36	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$46,330	$37,440	160
37	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$46,210	$32,420	n/a
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$45,820	$37,440	1,050
39	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$45,560	$33,330	180
40	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$44,240	$34,880	250
41	Merced, California	$44,110	$34,010	n/a
42	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,010	$34,490	50
43	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$43,150	$16,640	n/a
44	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$42,900	$34,670	n/a
45	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$42,530	$28,580	220
46	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$42,400	$34,200	80
47	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$42,050	$33,730	40
48	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$40,770	$27,990	130
49	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$40,400	$27,710	100
50	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$40,260	$27,860	40
51	North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$39,440	$32,900	n/a
52	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$39,430	$35,160	60
53	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$39,270	$39,270	210
54	Chico, California	$39,240	$27,420	50
55	Rochester, New York	$39,140	$37,310	60
56	Salt Lake City, Utah	$39,020	$31,460	50
57	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$38,710	$31,730	540
58	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$38,690	$36,790	50
59	El Paso, Texas	$38,450	$31,140	280
60	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$38,050	$32,770	n/a
61	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$37,930	$30,280	50
62	Richmond, Virginia	$37,330	$30,680	n/a
63	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$36,900	$32,260	100
64	Provo-Orem, Utah	$36,740	$30,700	120
65	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$35,940	$27,830	30
66	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$35,550	$35,330	560
67	Memphis, Tennessee	$35,320	$25,640	n/a
68	Johnson City, Tennessee	$35,180	$23,230	50
69	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$34,930	$32,080	60
70	Boulder, Colorado	$34,820	$26,260	70
71	Wilmington, New Jersey	$34,440	$26,910	30
72	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$34,110	$20,810	n/a
73	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$33,850	$24,840	n/a
74	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$33,360	$26,840	70
75	Knoxville, Tennessee	$30,090	$22,230	n/a
76	Tucson, Arizona	$29,590	$24,880	60
77	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$29,210	$21,260	70
78	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$19,520	$18,940	920
79	Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, Puerto Rico	$17,770	$17,770	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for solar photovoltaic installers.