Pay by state · 54 states
Wind Energy Development Manager Salary by State (2026)
Wind Energy Development Managers earn the most in Massachusetts at $182,950 a year and the least in Indiana at $79,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $141,900. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $182,950Massachusetts
- National median
- $141,900BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $79,900Indiana
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Wind Energy Development Manager salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of wind energy development managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $182,950 | $146,190 | $227,670 | 10,630 | $172,991 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $175,720 | $156,730 | $195,190 | 18,570 | $159,889 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $174,560 | $132,000 | $221,560 | 99,580 | $157,659 |
| 4 | COColorado | $171,140 | $135,790 | $215,440 | 14,060 | $166,071 |
| 5 | DEDelaware | $168,060 | $130,670 | $209,180 | 1,280 | $168,383 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $167,200 | $124,530 | $221,680 | 18,470 | $154,928 |
| 7 | VAVirginia | $166,230 | $138,670 | $195,190 | 21,560 | $164,415 |
| 8 | RIRhode Island | $165,900 | $130,150 | $205,840 | 790 | $162,202 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $164,160 | $129,620 | $207,160 | 10,490 | $153,402 |
| 10 | CTConnecticut | $162,690 | $119,120 | $201,600 | 7,330 | $157,022 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $161,510 | $113,930 | $203,960 | 30,270 | $148,440 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $159,040 | $124,590 | $185,220 | 17,530 | $151,526 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $152,600 | $120,860 | $191,610 | 4,160 | $154,734 |
| 14 | NHNew Hampshire | $145,630 | $112,950 | $179,200 | 1,330 | $139,807 |
| 15 | NCNorth Carolina | $141,160 | $104,050 | $182,390 | 21,830 | $149,651 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $140,240 | $107,690 | $180,860 | 31,680 | $140,299 |
| 17 | ALAlabama | $135,890 | $91,650 | $164,390 | 1,970 | $152,990 |
| 18 | UTUtah | $134,890 | $99,720 | $171,990 | 9,190 | $136,440 |
| 19 | TXTexas | $134,390 | $102,620 | $173,480 | 61,410 | $138,465 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $134,260 | $104,810 | $169,280 | 9,380 | $139,539 |
| 21 | OKOklahoma | $131,870 | $101,610 | $163,110 | 1,340 | $150,120 |
| 22 | KSKansas | $131,710 | $90,060 | $171,100 | 2,690 | $146,234 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $131,600 | $99,060 | $171,340 | 20,170 | $134,875 |
| 24 | IDIdaho | $131,550 | $101,620 | $174,170 | 1,230 | $137,757 |
| 25 | HIHawaii | $130,000 | $101,050 | $158,020 | N/A | $118,234 |
| 26 | SCSouth Carolina | $129,960 | $97,470 | $166,000 | 2,210 | $138,625 |
| 27 | OHOhio | $129,940 | $92,740 | $168,600 | 7,360 | $140,061 |
| 28 | AZArizona | $129,870 | $103,940 | $165,000 | 8,540 | $128,997 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $128,080 | $89,800 | $165,840 | 3,600 | $145,940 |
| 30 | AKAlaska | $127,950 | $100,070 | $154,900 | 1,740 | $125,001 |
| 31 | NDNorth Dakota | $126,440 | $96,740 | $161,730 | 2,040 | $142,133 |
| 32 | MOMissouri | $125,760 | $85,930 | $161,300 | 11,420 | $138,476 |
| 33 | OROregon | $125,580 | $99,430 | $170,870 | 7,680 | $121,497 |
| 34 | VTVermont | $125,440 | $103,570 | $151,750 | 1,060 | $128,055 |
| 35 | GAGeorgia | $125,000 | $86,420 | $166,290 | 34,680 | $129,812 |
| 36 | WVWest Virginia | $124,940 | $81,680 | $163,030 | 3,640 | $139,602 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $123,550 | $101,860 | $159,430 | 3,770 | $133,985 |
| 38 | KYKentucky | $122,930 | $90,000 | $158,000 | 2,390 | $136,348 |
| 39 | SDSouth Dakota | $119,470 | $87,840 | $150,700 | 570 | $134,863 |
| 40 | NENebraska | $116,430 | $80,870 | $153,570 | 2,640 | $129,219 |
| 41 | MEMaine | $115,920 | $100,700 | $145,350 | 1,860 | $119,444 |
| 42 | WYWyoming | $113,420 | $88,790 | $143,570 | 850 | $122,364 |
| 43 | NVNevada | $112,040 | $75,790 | $167,750 | 9,110 | $112,064 |
| 44 | MTMontana | $110,470 | $82,680 | $138,270 | 1,600 | $116,720 |
| 45 | FLFlorida | $108,890 | $75,800 | $162,070 | 37,820 | $105,295 |
| 46 | WIWisconsin | $107,050 | $78,570 | $152,980 | 14,240 | $113,768 |
| 47 | GUGuam | $104,010 | $74,990 | $127,820 | 180 | N/A |
| 48 | LALouisiana | $103,140 | $78,870 | $136,380 | 13,220 | $116,929 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $101,570 | $74,990 | $144,730 | 960 | $116,810 |
| 50 | TNTennessee | $99,430 | $66,580 | $135,510 | 17,510 | $108,229 |
| 51 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $95,530 | $72,930 | $122,930 | 140 | N/A |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $87,520 | $62,540 | $129,460 | 5,690 | $100,671 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $82,250 | $62,140 | $109,990 | 5,550 | N/A |
| 54 | INIndiana | $79,900 | $58,470 | $129,880 | 6,990 | $85,611 |
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 Wind Energy Development Managers, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $182,950, while Massachusetts leads once prices are taken into account at $172,991.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Wind Energy Development Manager pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Wind Energy Development Managers the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Wind Energy Development Managers at $182,950 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($175,720) and California ($174,560).
Which state pays Wind Energy Development Managers the least?
Indiana reports the lowest median for Wind Energy Development Managers at $79,900 a year, $103,050 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Wind Energy Development Managers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Massachusetts first at $172,991 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $182,950. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.