Energy Auditor Salary (2026), outlook and how to become one

Energy Auditors earn a median of $74,690 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), 47% above the $50,980 US median across all occupations. That works out at $35.91/hr. The middle half earn between $58,860 and $94,710. The top 10% earn $114,200 or more.

The median hourly wage for energy auditors is $35.91 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). On a full-year basis the $74,690 annual median works out to about $6,220 a month before tax.

BLS does not publish a starting salary. The nearest measure is the low end of the pay range: the lowest-paid 10% of energy auditors earn less than $47,140 a year and the bottom quarter less than $58,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). New workers often start near that end, but where a particular job starts depends on the employer, the state and the credentials you bring, so read these as the bottom of the range rather than a guaranteed entry wage.

A minority do. $100,000 sits between the 75th percentile ($94,710) and the 90th ($114,200), so roughly 10% to 25% of energy auditors earn more than that (BLS OEWS, May 2025). In 2 states the median itself is above $100,000: Alaska ($102,410), California ($101,290).

The highest state medians for Energy Auditors are Alaska ($102,410), California ($101,290), Connecticut ($98,670) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

BLS does not split energy auditors' pay by specialty or employer, but its range shows how far the top end runs: the highest-paid 10% earn more than $114,200, against a median of $74,690 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Location moves pay the most in the published data: the best-paying states are Alaska ($102,410), California ($101,290), Connecticut ($98,670).

No. A bachelor's degree is not the norm: BLS reports a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for Energy Auditors. BLS also lists moderate-term on-the-job training as typical on-the-job training. Employers typically expect 5 years or more of related work experience first. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 34.5% hold high school diploma or the equivalent (such as a ged).

BLS does not publish a fixed length; it depends on the route. What it does publish: the typical way in for energy auditors is a high school diploma or equivalent, plus 5 years or more of work experience in a related occupation. Once hired, BLS lists moderate-term on-the-job training as typical. O*NET classes the work as needing medium preparation.

It is growing, but slowly: 0.0% over 2025–2035 against 3.5% for all occupations (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 14,800 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.

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Yes, for most. In O*NET's survey of people in the job, 35% of energy auditors usually work more than 40 hours a week, 62% work exactly 40 and 4% work fewer. 59% say their schedule is regular and 41% irregular. Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, Work Context.

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Women make up 12.6% of energy auditors, against 47.1% of all employed people: a heavily male-dominated occupation. 40.0% are 55 or older (23.2% across all jobs), so a larger-than-usual share of the workforce reaches retirement age over the next decade. Those exits are counted in the BLS openings figure. The median worker is 46.1 years old (all workers: 42.1). Source: BLS Current Population Survey, 2025 annual averages.