Solar Installer salary
What a solar installer actually earns, from 127 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see solar installer pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A solar installer earns a blended US median near 57,200 dollars, with the typical middle running from 49,061 dollars to 71,212 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 16 percent since 2019.
Open solar installer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Assistant de projet photovoltaïque at GTS SACrissier, Vaud, Switzerland2d agoApply
Lead Solar Installer at SunrunMaryland Heights, MO2d agoApply
Solarmonteur Teamleiter at Kobot Personal GmbHWidnau, St. Gallen, Switzerland3d agoApply- Solarmonteur/in EBA für Montage von PV-Anlagen at fachkraft.ch GmbHWolhusen, Luzern, Switzerland3d agoApply
- Solarinstallateur/in für Montage von PV-Anlagen at fachkraft.ch GmbHWolhusen, Luzern, Switzerland3d agoApply
Solarmonteur/in EBA für Montage von PV-Anlagen at Stellentreff AGWolhusen, Luzern, Switzerland3d agoApply
By country
- United States$49,061$57,200$71,212
- United Kingdom$57,985$65,693$70,606
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Quick answers
How much does a solar installer make?
The blended US median is about 57,200 dollars, with a typical range from 49,061 dollars to 71,212 dollars.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 47-2231. Live corpus 127 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.