The annual salary statistics of solar photovoltaic installers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of solar photovoltaic installers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $44,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for solar photovoltaic installers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of solar photovoltaic installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,540 | 4.33% | 19.81% |
| 2021 | $48,350 | 4.51% | - |
| 2020 | $46,170 | -3.75% | - |
| 2019 | $47,900 | 1.50% | - |
| 2018 | $47,180 | 13.35% | - |
| 2017 | $40,880 | -5.92% | - |
| 2016 | $43,300 | 5.10% | - |
| 2015 | $41,090 | -3.12% | - |
| 2014 | $42,370 | 2.41% | - |
| 2013 | $41,350 | 1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $40,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,540, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for solar photovoltaic installers in state of New York, followed by Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary $46,890). In comparison, the median annual salary of solar photovoltaic installers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 7.2 percent (7.2%) higher than that in Albany-Schenectady-Troy.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Rochester |