Pay by state · 54 states
Solar Energy Installation Manager Salary by State (2026)
Solar Energy Installation Managers earn the most in Washington at $109,570 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $37,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $79,920. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $109,570Washington
- National median
- $79,920BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,860Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Solar Energy Installation Manager salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of solar energy installation managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $109,570 | $85,790 | $137,920 | 19,550 | $102,389 |
| 2 | ILIllinois | $105,750 | $82,550 | $124,460 | 19,340 | $105,794 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $105,510 | $79,970 | $131,710 | 16,230 | $96,972 |
| 4 | OROregon | $103,070 | $78,410 | $129,170 | 7,890 | $99,718 |
| 5 | HIHawaii | $102,630 | $84,470 | $121,490 | 2,890 | $93,342 |
| 6 | AKAlaska | $102,140 | $81,760 | $126,680 | 2,690 | $99,786 |
| 7 | RIRhode Island | $98,590 | $76,730 | $122,110 | 2,060 | $96,392 |
| 8 | MAMassachusetts | $97,850 | $79,960 | $120,330 | 18,330 | $92,523 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $97,680 | $76,740 | $128,690 | 71,750 | $88,223 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $97,610 | $75,790 | $109,770 | 13,580 | $98,975 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $95,700 | $74,920 | $121,860 | 29,600 | $88,676 |
| 12 | CTConnecticut | $92,260 | $77,960 | $103,740 | 6,980 | $89,045 |
| 13 | MOMissouri | $87,520 | $71,650 | $106,040 | 13,330 | $96,370 |
| 14 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $86,520 | $75,920 | $108,320 | 1,420 | $78,725 |
| 15 | WIWisconsin | $85,350 | $68,430 | $102,050 | 15,150 | $90,706 |
| 16 | INIndiana | $82,530 | $67,450 | $99,980 | 16,450 | $88,429 |
| 17 | VTVermont | $82,490 | $72,780 | $102,180 | 1,010 | $84,210 |
| 18 | NVNevada | $81,990 | $66,660 | $108,410 | 9,680 | $82,007 |
| 19 | PAPennsylvania | $81,540 | $66,940 | $102,810 | 26,860 | $83,569 |
| 20 | NDNorth Dakota | $81,370 | $66,440 | $116,990 | 4,350 | $91,469 |
| 21 | COColorado | $81,230 | $70,720 | $100,650 | 21,380 | $78,824 |
| 22 | NHNew Hampshire | $81,220 | $66,780 | $99,170 | 3,590 | $77,972 |
| 23 | DEDelaware | $81,100 | $64,840 | $100,000 | 2,590 | $81,256 |
| 24 | WVWest Virginia | $80,060 | $62,440 | $103,770 | 5,380 | $89,456 |
| 25 | OHOhio | $79,580 | $65,530 | $96,140 | 23,640 | $85,778 |
| 26 | MDMaryland | $78,760 | $64,270 | $99,340 | 15,400 | $75,039 |
| 27 | VAVirginia | $78,640 | $63,010 | $96,150 | 24,970 | $77,781 |
| 28 | AZArizona | $78,550 | $64,670 | $94,150 | 21,550 | $78,022 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $78,510 | $63,900 | $95,930 | 9,660 | $89,458 |
| 30 | GAGeorgia | $78,430 | $61,960 | $95,830 | 26,770 | $81,449 |
| 31 | WYWyoming | $78,250 | $64,000 | $102,910 | 3,270 | $84,420 |
| 32 | MIMichigan | $78,180 | $64,670 | $97,620 | 16,660 | $81,254 |
| 33 | SDSouth Dakota | $77,690 | $67,400 | $87,790 | 2,360 | $87,700 |
| 34 | MEMaine | $77,290 | $63,310 | $93,720 | 3,130 | $79,639 |
| 35 | UTUtah | $77,280 | $63,310 | $94,150 | 14,270 | $78,168 |
| 36 | MTMontana | $76,910 | $64,150 | $94,330 | 4,350 | $81,262 |
| 37 | KSKansas | $76,780 | $61,520 | $94,750 | 8,940 | $85,247 |
| 38 | FLFlorida | $75,790 | $60,490 | $95,200 | 69,830 | $73,288 |
| 39 | NENebraska | $75,570 | $61,520 | $91,030 | 6,020 | $83,871 |
| 40 | IDIdaho | $75,550 | $62,260 | $93,400 | 6,730 | $79,115 |
| 41 | LALouisiana | $75,360 | $59,660 | $90,050 | 14,070 | $85,435 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $75,350 | $60,790 | $91,320 | 13,150 | $80,374 |
| 43 | NCNorth Carolina | $75,270 | $61,430 | $89,610 | 32,460 | $79,798 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $75,130 | $59,090 | $94,890 | 6,790 | $81,475 |
| 45 | TXTexas | $74,520 | $58,830 | $89,680 | 90,010 | $76,780 |
| 46 | TNTennessee | $74,470 | $59,190 | $93,130 | 17,770 | $81,060 |
| 47 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $74,210 | $59,990 | $82,810 | 200 | N/A |
| 48 | KYKentucky | $73,490 | $59,390 | $85,110 | 9,620 | $81,512 |
| 49 | OKOklahoma | $73,040 | $55,380 | $95,070 | 11,520 | $83,148 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $66,910 | $54,400 | $82,040 | 7,040 | $76,950 |
| 51 | ALAlabama | $64,120 | $55,640 | $80,340 | 13,580 | $72,189 |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $61,230 | $50,840 | $75,040 | 6,590 | $70,430 |
| 53 | GUGuam | $51,370 | $46,620 | $59,670 | 610 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $37,860 | $34,260 | $45,900 | 5,100 | 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 Solar Energy Installation Managers, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $109,570, while Illinois leads once prices are taken into account at $105,794.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Solar Energy Installation Manager pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Solar Energy Installation Managers the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Solar Energy Installation Managers at $109,570 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Illinois ($105,750) and New Jersey ($105,510).
Which state pays Solar Energy Installation Managers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Solar Energy Installation Managers at $37,860 a year, $71,710 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Solar Energy Installation Managers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Illinois first at $105,794 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $105,750. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.