Hourly Wage for Wind Tech I Salary in the United States
How much does a Wind Tech I make hourly?
As of September 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Wind Tech I in the United States is
$28, which translates to an annual salary of about $58,800.
However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors.
Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $35 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $26 to $32 per hour
A Wind Tech I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Wind Tech I Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Wind Tech Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $74,200
San Francisco: $73,400
Oakland: $71,800
San Jose, CA$74,200
San Francisco, CA$73,400
Oakland, CA$71,800
New York, NY$67,700
Paramus, NJ$66,900
Queens Village, NY$66,900
Passaic, NJ$66,800
Bergenfield, NJ$66,800
Huntington, NY$66,700
Stamford, CT$66,700
Newark, NJ$66,200
Bridgeport, CT$66,100
Vallejo, CA$66,000
New Brunswick, NJ$66,000
Petaluma, CA$65,900
Middlesex, NJ$65,800
Somerset, NJ$65,800
Santa Cruz, CA$65,700
Boston, MA$65,400
Monterey, CA$65,200
Seattle, WA$65,000
Santa Rosa, CA$65,000
Los Angeles, CA$65,000
Juneau, AK$64,800
Washington, DC$64,800
Orange, CA$64,600
Santa Ana, CA$64,400
Anchorage, AK$64,300
Anaheim, CA$64,300
Long Beach, CA$64,300
Santa Maria, CA$64,100
Everett, WA$64,100
Danbury, CT$63,900
Bremerton, WA$63,800
Tacoma, WA$63,600
New Suffolk, NY$63,600
Sacramento, CA$63,600
Trenton, NJ$63,500
San Diego, CA$63,500
Santa Barbara, CA$63,500
Brockton, MA$63,400
Fairbanks, AK$63,300
Lompoc, CA$63,100
Lowell, MA$63,100
Ventura, CA$63,100
Nashua, NH$63,000
Stockton, CA$63,000
Modesto, CA$62,600
Poughkeepsie, NY$62,500
Olympia, WA$62,400
Kennewick, WA$62,400
New Haven, CT$62,300
Lawrence, MA$62,100
Hartford, CT$62,100
Riverside, CA$62,100
New Bedford, MA$62,000
Richland, WA$62,000
New London, CT$61,900
Atlantic City, NJ$61,900
Bakersfield, CA$61,900
San Bernardino, CA$61,900
New Britain, CT$61,900
Norwich, CT$61,800
Portsmouth, NH$61,800
Boulder, CO$61,700
Portland, OR$61,600
Worcester, MA$61,600
Philadelphia, PA$61,400
Minneapolis, MN$61,400
Honolulu, HI$61,200
Saint Paul, MN$61,100
Vineland, NJ$61,100
Providence, RI$61,000
Chicago, IL$60,800
Springfield, MA$60,700
Bellingham, WA$60,700
Baltimore, MD$60,600
Chico, CA$60,500
Pittsfield, MA$60,300
Manchester, NH$60,200
Spokane, WA$60,000
Denver, CO$60,000
Albany, NY$59,700
Troy, NY$59,700
Nassau, NY$59,600
Wilmington, DE$59,500
Schenectady, NY$59,500
Burlington, VT$59,400
Salem, OR$59,400
Portland, ME$59,200
Yakima, WA$59,200
Rochester, MN$59,000
Milwaukee, WI$58,900
Reno, NV$58,900
Fresno, CA$58,900
Allentown, PA$58,800
Ann Arbor, MI$58,800
Detroit, MI$58,800
Colorado Springs, CO$58,700
Syracuse, NY$58,700
Carson City, NV$58,700
Houston, TX$58,600
Eugene, OR$58,600
Gary, IN$58,500
Springfield, OR$58,500
Galveston, TX$58,400
Bismarck, ND$58,400
Medford, OR$58,300
Fort Collins, CO$58,300
Concord, NH$58,300
Austin, TX$58,200
Mesa, AZ$58,100
Reading, PA$58,100
Phoenix, AZ$58,100
Dallas, TX$58,100
Madison, WI$58,000
Saint Cloud, MN$58,000
Utica, NY$57,800
Rochester, NY$57,700
Des Moines, IA$57,700
Raleigh, NC$57,700
Atlanta, GA$57,600
Battle Creek, MI$57,600
Salt Lake City, UT$57,600
Lancaster, PA$57,500
Harrisburg, PA$57,400
Kansas City, MO$57,300
Kansas City, KS$57,300
Champaign, IL$57,300
Fort Worth, TX$57,300
Columbus, OH$57,300
Boca Raton, FL$57,300
Pittsburgh, PA$57,300
Cincinnati, OH$57,200
Las Vegas, NV$57,200
Cleveland, OH$57,200
Indianapolis, IN$57,200
Richmond, VA$57,200
Petersburg, VA$57,100
Huntsville, AL$57,000
Charlotte, NC$56,900
Racine, WI$56,900
Buffalo, NY$56,900
Dayton, OH$56,900
Pueblo, CO$56,900
Lebanon, PA$56,900
Lansing, MI$56,900
Appleton, WI$56,900
Billings, MT$56,800
Saint Louis, MO$56,800
York, PA$56,800
Elkhart, IN$56,800
Gastonia, NC$56,800
Beaumont, TX$56,800
Rockford, IL$56,700
Binghamton, NY$56,700
Rock Hill, SC$56,700
Benton Harbor, MI$56,700
Lorain, OH$56,700
Toledo, OH$56,700
Springfield, IL$56,600
Elyria, OH$56,600
Fargo, ND$56,600
Flagstaff, AZ$56,600
Fort Lauderdale, FL$56,600
Grand Forks, ND$56,500
Cheyenne, WY$56,500
Duluth, MN$56,500
Miami, FL$56,500
Bangor, ME$56,300
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,300
Durham, NC$56,300
Louisville, KY$56,300
Casper, WY$56,200
Grand Rapids, MI$56,200
Hialeah, FL$56,200
Virginia Beach, VA$56,100
New Orleans, LA$56,100
Scranton, PA$56,100
Akron, OH$56,000
Peoria, IL$56,000
Baton Rouge, LA$55,900
Green Bay, WI$55,900
Charleston, SC$55,900
Nashville, TN$55,900
Sarasota, FL$55,900
Omaha, NE$55,900
Davenport, IA$55,800
Jamestown, NY$55,800
Tucson, AZ$55,800
Saint Petersburg, FL$55,800
Tampa, FL$55,800
Bradenton, FL$55,700
Evansville, IN$55,700
Port Arthur, TX$55,700
Santa Fe, NM$55,600
Clearwater, FL$55,500
Orlando, FL$55,500
La Crosse, WI$55,300
Canton, OH$55,300
Albuquerque, NM$55,300
Newport News, VA$55,300
High Point, NC$55,300
Ogden, UT$55,300
Corpus Christi, TX$55,200
Norfolk, VA$55,200
Laramie, WY$55,200
Fort Myers, FL$55,100
Moline, IL$55,100
Boise, ID$55,100
Rock Island, IL$55,100
Jacksonville, FL$55,100
Saginaw, MI$55,100
Salisbury, NC$55,100
Memphis, TN$55,000
Tulsa, OK$55,000
Waterloo, IA$55,000
Provo, UT$54,900
Fort Wayne, IN$54,900
Spartanburg, SC$54,900
Lincoln, NE$54,900
Cedar Falls, IA$54,800
San Antonio, TX$54,800
Greensboro, NC$54,800
South Bend, IN$54,700
Savannah, GA$54,700
Muskegon, MI$54,700
Birmingham, AL$54,700
Winston Salem, NC$54,600
Lake Charles, LA$54,500
Anderson, IN$54,500
Lexington, KY$54,500
Wichita, KS$54,400
Lima, OH$54,400
Tuscaloosa, AL$54,400
Augusta, GA$54,400
Greenville, SC$54,400
Springfield, OH$54,300
Columbia, SC$54,300
Asheville, NC$54,200
Bloomington, IN$54,200
Knoxville, TN$54,000
Shreveport, LA$54,000
Wilmington, NC$53,900
Roanoke, VA$53,900
Topeka, KS$53,800
Frankfort, KY$53,800
Melbourne, FL$53,700
Longview, TX$53,700
Chillicothe, OH$53,700
Oklahoma City, OK$53,700
Sioux Falls, SD$53,600
Mobile, AL$53,600
Terre Haute, IN$53,600
Altoona, PA$53,500
Amarillo, TX$53,500
Killeen, TX$53,500
Idaho Falls, ID$53,400
Sioux City, IA$53,400
Fayetteville, AR$53,400
Chattanooga, TN$53,400
Lynchburg, VA$53,300
Gainesville, FL$53,200
Portsmouth, OH$53,200
Little Rock, AR$53,200
Lafayette, LA$53,200
Youngstown, OH$53,200
Clarksville, TN$53,100
Daytona Beach, FL$53,100
Pensacola, FL$53,100
Temple, TX$53,100
Hopkinsville, KY$52,900
Erie, PA$52,900
Florence, SC$52,900
Great Falls, MT$52,800
Charleston, WV$52,800
Waco, TX$52,700
Fayetteville, NC$52,700
Tallahassee, FL$52,700
Macon, GA$52,700
Helena, MT$52,600
Pine Bluff, AR$52,600
Vincennes, IN$52,500
Lubbock, TX$52,500
Alamogordo, NM$52,500
Twin Falls, ID$52,400
Rapid City, SD$52,400
Greenville, MS$52,300
Jackson, MS$52,300
Huntington, WV$52,300
Parkersburg, WV$52,200
Montgomery, AL$52,200
Wichita Falls, TX$52,200
Springfield, MO$52,200
Biloxi, MS$52,100
Monroe, LA$52,100
Columbus, GA$52,000
Sumter, SC$52,000
Johnstown, PA$52,000
Pascagoula, MS$51,900
Abilene, TX$51,900
Kingsport, TN$51,700
Albany, GA$51,700
Gulfport, MS$51,700
Alexandria, LA$51,500
Fort Smith, AR$51,400
El Paso, TX$51,200
Las Cruces, NM$51,000
Harlingen, TX$50,800
Pocatello, ID$50,800
Florence, AL$50,700
Brownsville, TX$50,700
Mcallen, TX$50,600
Dothan, AL$50,500
Columbus, MS$50,200
Altus, OK$49,900
Lawton, OK$49,800
Pierre, SD$49,600
Wind Tech I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Wind Tech I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $63,860.
While startup companies pay approximate $54,166.
Wind Tech I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$54,166
Growth Stage
51~500
$57,245
Established
501~5000
$61,707
Enterprise
5000+
$63,860
Wind Tech I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Wind Tech I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average.
In contrast, Wind Tech positions in MFG Durable or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Wind Tech I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Wind Tech I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$88,200
$42.0
50%
Business Services
$70,560
$34.0
20%
Wind Tech I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Wind Tech I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Here are companies hiring for Wind Tech I and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Wind Tech I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Wind Tech I?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Wind Tech I roles,
with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.
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