Pay by state · 54 states
Geothermal Technician Salary by State (2026)
Geothermal Technicians earn the most in Alaska at $75,360 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $26,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $49,230. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $75,360Alaska
- National median
- $49,230BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $26,110Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Geothermal Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of geothermal technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $75,360 | $62,450 | $96,570 | 100 | $73,623 |
| 2 | HIHawaii | $74,260 | $58,200 | $90,830 | 970 | $67,539 |
| 3 | GUGuam | $64,650 | $38,780 | $72,450 | 50 | N/A |
| 4 | WAWashington | $63,080 | $51,630 | $82,240 | 3,550 | $58,946 |
| 5 | MEMaine | $61,380 | $48,920 | $71,660 | 1,230 | $63,246 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $60,250 | $50,650 | $72,220 | 2,140 | $61,092 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $59,890 | $48,560 | $73,820 | 1,240 | $56,630 |
| 8 | RIRhode Island | $59,890 | $51,690 | $65,500 | 180 | $58,555 |
| 9 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $59,320 | $45,130 | $74,880 | 130 | $53,976 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $56,900 | $46,520 | $70,480 | 5,390 | $52,724 |
| 11 | CTConnecticut | $56,110 | $46,600 | $67,190 | 2,490 | $54,155 |
| 12 | ILIllinois | $55,780 | $46,530 | $69,950 | 5,350 | $55,803 |
| 13 | UTUtah | $53,110 | $45,720 | $63,880 | 2,750 | $53,720 |
| 14 | OROregon | $52,230 | $44,560 | $64,100 | 2,650 | $50,532 |
| 15 | NDNorth Dakota | $52,040 | $45,800 | $65,170 | 790 | $58,499 |
| 16 | MOMissouri | $52,000 | $45,050 | $66,820 | 2,390 | $57,258 |
| 17 | IDIdaho | $51,680 | $44,510 | $64,110 | 990 | $54,119 |
| 18 | KYKentucky | $51,310 | $42,310 | $64,080 | 1,110 | $56,911 |
| 19 | CACalifornia | $51,230 | $44,520 | $63,190 | 23,630 | $46,270 |
| 20 | KSKansas | $51,060 | $42,940 | $61,840 | 1,020 | $56,691 |
| 21 | VTVermont | $51,030 | $47,010 | $59,320 | 580 | $52,094 |
| 22 | COColorado | $50,840 | $46,350 | $61,800 | 4,980 | $49,334 |
| 23 | LALouisiana | $50,660 | $38,390 | $65,340 | 7,970 | $57,433 |
| 24 | NVNevada | $50,190 | $38,650 | $61,350 | 4,000 | $50,201 |
| 25 | NMNew Mexico | $50,010 | $43,410 | $57,540 | 500 | $54,234 |
| 26 | AZArizona | $49,990 | $44,820 | $55,740 | 4,010 | $49,654 |
| 27 | MDMaryland | $49,950 | $44,490 | $61,060 | 4,200 | $47,590 |
| 28 | NJNew Jersey | $49,920 | $40,540 | $61,360 | 3,970 | $45,880 |
| 29 | OKOklahoma | $49,420 | $37,510 | $66,460 | 970 | $56,259 |
| 30 | WIWisconsin | $49,100 | $45,780 | $60,550 | 2,360 | $52,181 |
| 31 | NHNew Hampshire | $49,030 | $46,080 | $62,540 | 460 | $47,070 |
| 32 | NENebraska | $48,940 | $41,970 | $53,130 | 770 | $54,316 |
| 33 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $48,700 | $38,000 | $67,250 | 40 | N/A |
| 34 | IAIowa | $48,680 | $42,410 | $59,320 | 2,050 | $55,468 |
| 35 | GAGeorgia | $48,490 | $39,920 | $62,440 | 7,430 | $50,357 |
| 36 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,490 | $42,880 | $60,560 | 560 | $54,738 |
| 37 | MTMontana | $48,360 | $41,110 | $62,040 | 1,010 | $51,096 |
| 38 | DEDelaware | $48,310 | $39,950 | $56,280 | 510 | $48,403 |
| 39 | WYWyoming | $48,260 | $42,330 | $63,950 | 100 | $52,065 |
| 40 | TNTennessee | $48,200 | $42,430 | $61,060 | 3,730 | $52,465 |
| 41 | PAPennsylvania | $48,180 | $39,970 | $62,890 | 5,380 | $49,379 |
| 42 | INIndiana | $48,120 | $44,330 | $62,460 | 1,570 | $51,560 |
| 43 | VAVirginia | $47,910 | $39,880 | $59,970 | 5,580 | $47,387 |
| 44 | WVWest Virginia | $47,850 | $37,110 | $58,410 | 570 | $53,465 |
| 45 | OHOhio | $47,550 | $42,980 | $59,280 | 3,620 | $51,254 |
| 46 | MIMichigan | $47,470 | $40,970 | $61,110 | 5,800 | $49,336 |
| 47 | NCNorth Carolina | $46,780 | $38,420 | $58,620 | 4,650 | $49,594 |
| 48 | ALAlabama | $46,610 | $37,730 | $57,800 | 1,440 | $52,475 |
| 49 | SCSouth Carolina | $46,430 | $39,270 | $58,950 | 2,240 | $49,526 |
| 50 | FLFlorida | $46,290 | $38,770 | $51,630 | 16,340 | $44,762 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $45,830 | $34,920 | $58,120 | 1,350 | $52,716 |
| 52 | TXTexas | $45,360 | $37,890 | $57,390 | 18,580 | $46,735 |
| 53 | MSMississippi | $44,370 | $34,230 | $65,960 | 910 | $51,028 |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $26,110 | $23,350 | $42,750 | 580 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Geothermal Technicians, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $75,360, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $73,623.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Geothermal Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Geothermal Technicians the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Geothermal Technicians at $75,360 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Hawaii ($74,260) and Guam ($64,650).
Which state pays Geothermal Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Geothermal Technicians at $26,110 a year, $49,250 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Geothermal Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $73,623 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $75,360. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.