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Solar salaries in the United States

Advertised pay for solar roles in the United States: 769 job ads that state an annual or monthly salary, open now or closed in the last 90 days, from 68 employers. Ads from 2 Jun 2026 to 16 Oct 2026. Updated 16 October 2026.

$126,000median annual pay
$102,000 – $155,000middle half
769job ads
68employers

The spread

Each bar is the middle half of the ads in that row; the tick is the median. Every bar is on the same scale.

  1. All ads$126,000769 ads · middle half $102,000 – $155,000

By seniority

  1. Junior$83,00066 ads · middle half $75,000 – $95,000
  2. Mid-level$103,000211 ads · middle half $88,000 – $120,000
  3. Senior$136,000326 ads · middle half $120,000 – $160,000
  4. Manager$143,000104 ads · middle half $124,000 – $159,000
  5. Director$210,00057 ads · middle half $190,000 – $230,000
  6. VP / C-level$248,0005 ads · middle half $225,000 – $265,000

By function

  1. Engineering & IT$127,000245 ads · middle half $103,000 – $159,000
  2. Product & Projects$133,000133 ads · middle half $109,000 – $155,000
  3. Operations & Maintenance$111,000130 ads · middle half $88,000 – $136,000
  4. Finance & Commercial$130,00086 ads · middle half $109,000 – $174,000
  5. Sales & Marketing$130,00059 ads · middle half $101,000 – $157,000
  6. Legal & Compliance$155,00055 ads · middle half $124,000 – $193,000
  7. Supply Chain$118,00044 ads · middle half $81,000 – $147,000
  8. Customer Success$94,0008 ads · middle half $80,000 – $145,000
  9. Human Resources$120,0008 ads · middle half $95,000 – $122,000

Hourly pay

198 ads for these roles in the United States state an hourly rate instead of a salary, from 29 employers. They are kept apart from the annual figures above.

$29.50/hourmedian hourly rate
$24/hour – $36.50/hourmiddle half

This is what employers advertise, not what people are paid, from ads that state an annual or monthly salary. Hourly rates are shown apart, and ads in other currencies are left out. Internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes are left out.

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