Solar Installer salary
What a solar installer actually earns, from 125 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 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A solar installer earns a blended US median near 59,795 dollars, with the typical middle running from 50,544 dollars to 73,332 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 16 percent since 2019. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is plumber, at 28 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
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Quick answers
How much does a solar installer make?
The blended US median is about 59,795 dollars, with a typical range from 50,544 dollars to 73,332 dollars.
What can a solar installer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is plumber, at 28 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
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 125 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.