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Solar PV Installer Salary by Metro

National median $62,000. Top quartile $74,000. The full band across 50 metros.

Metro Mult. p25 p50 p75 p90
San Francisco 1.25× $65,000 $77,500 $92,500 $107,500
New York 1.20× $62,400 $74,400 $88,800 $103,200
Seattle 1.18× $61,360 $73,160 $87,320 $101,480
Washington DC 1.17× $60,840 $72,540 $86,580 $100,620
Los Angeles 1.15× $59,800 $71,300 $85,100 $98,900
San Diego 1.13× $58,760 $70,060 $83,620 $97,180
Boston 1.12× $58,240 $69,440 $82,880 $96,320
Sacramento 1.10× $57,200 $68,200 $81,400 $94,600
Anchorage 1.10× $57,200 $68,200 $81,400 $94,600
Portland 1.08× $56,160 $66,960 $79,920 $92,880
Hartford 1.08× $56,160 $66,960 $79,920 $92,880
Minneapolis 1.07× $55,640 $66,340 $79,180 $92,020
Baltimore 1.07× $55,640 $66,340 $79,180 $92,020
Philadelphia 1.06× $55,120 $65,720 $78,440 $91,160
Honolulu 1.06× $55,120 $65,720 $78,440 $91,160
Austin 1.05× $54,600 $65,100 $77,700 $90,300
Chicago 1.05× $54,600 $65,100 $77,700 $90,300
Dallas 1.04× $54,080 $64,480 $76,960 $89,440
Detroit 1.04× $54,080 $64,480 $76,960 $89,440
Raleigh 1.04× $54,080 $64,480 $76,960 $89,440
Denver 1.03× $53,560 $63,860 $76,220 $88,580
Houston 1.03× $53,560 $63,860 $76,220 $88,580
Salt Lake City 1.03× $53,560 $63,860 $76,220 $88,580
Providence 1.03× $53,560 $63,860 $76,220 $88,580
Charlotte 1.02× $53,040 $63,240 $75,480 $87,720
Milwaukee 1.02× $53,040 $63,240 $75,480 $87,720
Nashville 1.01× $52,520 $62,620 $74,740 $86,860
Richmond 1.01× $52,520 $62,620 $74,740 $86,860
National (US) 1.00× $52,000 $62,000 $74,000 $86,000
Pittsburgh 1.00× $52,000 $62,000 $74,000 $86,000
Columbus 1.00× $52,000 $62,000 $74,000 $86,000
Kansas City 1.00× $52,000 $62,000 $74,000 $86,000
Cincinnati 1.00× $52,000 $62,000 $74,000 $86,000
St Louis 1.00× $52,000 $62,000 $74,000 $86,000
Indianapolis 1.00× $52,000 $62,000 $74,000 $86,000
Buffalo 0.99× $51,480 $61,380 $73,260 $85,140
Virginia Beach 0.99× $51,480 $61,380 $73,260 $85,140
Omaha 0.99× $51,480 $61,380 $73,260 $85,140
Miami 0.98× $50,960 $60,760 $72,520 $84,280
Phoenix 0.98× $50,960 $60,760 $72,520 $84,280
Tampa 0.98× $50,960 $60,760 $72,520 $84,280
New Orleans 0.97× $50,440 $60,140 $71,780 $83,420
Louisville 0.97× $50,440 $60,140 $71,780 $83,420
Memphis 0.96× $49,920 $59,520 $71,040 $82,560
Birmingham 0.96× $49,920 $59,520 $71,040 $82,560
Atlanta 0.95× $49,400 $58,900 $70,300 $81,700
San Antonio 0.95× $49,400 $58,900 $70,300 $81,700
Orlando 0.95× $49,400 $58,900 $70,300 $81,700
Las Vegas 0.95× $49,400 $58,900 $70,300 $81,700
Oklahoma City 0.95× $49,400 $58,900 $70,300 $81,700

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