What are the main factors that influence a PV Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A PV Engineer's salary?

A PV Engineer's salary grows with experience: a PV Engineer (2-4 years)earns $79,967, a Sustainability Analyst II (4-7 years)earns $104,955, a Sustainability Analyst III (7+ years)earns $120,841, a Sustainability Manager (7+ years)earns $127,902, a Sustainability Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $152,361,

What are the highest paying states for a PV Engineer?

PV Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for PV Engineer roles are District of Columbia $87,850, California $87,517, Massachusetts $86,351. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of PV Engineer roles make?

Salaries for PV Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Pv Scientist: $107,762; Solar Pv Designer: $80,588; PV Specialist: $78,982; Pv Design Engineer: $74,461; PV System Installer: $74,308.

How do different companies affect a PV Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for PV Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

PV Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a PV Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a PV Engineer in the United States is $79,344 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

However, a PV Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,166
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,374 to $88,149
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,207

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PV Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,149	$7,346	$1,695	$42
Average	$79,344	$6,612	$1,526	$38
25th Percentile	$70,374	$5,864	$1,353	$34

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Key Factors That Influence PV Engineer Salaries

A PV Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects PV Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a PV Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,967
Early Career (1-2 years): $104,955
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,841
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,902
Expert (over 8 years): $152,361

Levels	Salary
PV Engine... Level PV Engineer	$79,967
Sustainab... Level PV Engineer	$104,955
Sustainab... Level PV Engineer	$120,841
Sustainab... Level PV Engineer	$127,902
Sustainab... Level PV Engineer	$152,361

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How Do PV Engineer 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 PV Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,850.
California: $87,517.
Massachusetts: $86,351.

District of Columbia $87,850

California $87,517

Massachusetts $86,351

Washington $86,033

New Jersey $86,001

Alaska $85,890

Connecticut $84,795

New York $84,351

Hawaii $82,931

Rhode Island $82,264

Maryland $81,812

Minnesota $81,193

Colorado $80,955

Illinois $80,876

Oregon $80,574

Delaware $80,352

New Hampshire $80,212

Virginia $79,900

Pennsylvania $78,987

Nevada $78,527

North Dakota $78,376

Michigan $78,138

Wisconsin $78,051

Vermont $77,877

Texas $77,393

Maine $77,361

Arizona $77,313

Ohio $77,258

Georgia $76,528

Indiana $76,163

Wyoming $76,091

Utah $75,980

Iowa $75,933

Kansas $75,552

Louisiana $75,441

North Carolina $75,401

Missouri $75,385

Florida $75,076

Montana $74,909

Nebraska $74,750

Kentucky $74,663

South Carolina $74,346

Tennessee $74,147

Idaho $74,068

New Mexico $73,489

Oklahoma $73,362

Alabama $72,894

South Dakota $72,108

Arkansas $71,680

West Virginia $71,450

Mississippi $70,759

Top Paying Cities for PV Engineers

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: $100,077
San Francisco: $99,093
Oakland: $96,895

San Jose, CA $100,077

San Francisco, CA $99,093

Oakland, CA $96,895

New York, NY $91,952

Queens Village, NY $91,357

Paramus, NJ $90,722

Passaic, NJ $90,643

Bergenfield, NJ $90,564

Stamford, CT $90,445

Huntington, NY $90,365

Newark, NJ $89,850

Bridgeport, CT $89,691

New Brunswick, NJ $89,429

Vallejo, CA $89,262

Middlesex, NJ $89,215

Somerset, NJ $89,143

Petaluma, CA $88,961

Santa Cruz, CA $88,651

Boston, MA $88,493

Monterey, CA $88,096

Fairbanks, AK $88,041

Los Angeles, CA $87,890

Washington, DC $87,850

Seattle, WA $87,707

Santa Rosa, CA $87,691

Juneau, AK $87,461

Orange, CA $87,199

Anchorage, AK $87,057

Anaheim, CA $87,001

Santa Ana, CA $86,882

Nassau, NY $86,835

Long Beach, CA $86,803

Danbury, CT $86,779

Santa Maria, CA $86,509

Everett, WA $86,493

Bremerton, WA $86,105

Trenton, NJ $85,954

Sacramento, CA $85,922

San Diego, CA $85,882

Brockton, MA $85,851

Tacoma, WA $85,819

Santa Barbara, CA $85,708

Lowell, MA $85,390

New Suffolk, NY $85,359

Nashua, NH $85,263

Lompoc, CA $85,137

Ventura, CA $85,057

Stockton, CA $85,033

New Haven, CT $84,875

Atlantic City, NJ $84,668

Hartford, CT $84,494

Modesto, CA $84,454

Poughkeepsie, NY $84,280

New Britain, CT $84,240

Olympia, WA $84,129

Kennewick, WA $84,129

New London, CT $84,113

Norwich, CT $84,089

Lawrence, MA $84,050

Bakersfield, CA $83,827

Riverside, CA $83,716

New Bedford, MA $83,716

Richland, WA $83,637

Portsmouth, NH $83,573

Vineland, NJ $83,558

San Bernardino, CA $83,494

Boulder, CO $83,272

Worcester, MA $83,208

Portland, OR $83,137

Saint Paul, MN $83,042

Minneapolis, MN $83,042

Philadelphia, PA $82,931

Honolulu, HI $82,510

Springfield, MA $82,233

Providence, RI $82,225

Chicago, IL $81,995

Bellingham, WA $81,899

Baltimore, MD $81,812

Chico, CA $81,614

Wilmington, DE $81,479

Pittsfield, MA $81,399

Manchester, NH $81,249

Spokane, WA $80,900

Denver, CO $80,892

Albany, NY $80,519

Troy, NY $80,487

Schenectady, NY $80,320

Burlington, VT $80,146

Portland, ME $79,868

Salem, OR $79,805

Yakima, WA $79,789

Ann Arbor, MI $79,765

Rochester, MN $79,543

Fresno, CA $79,503

Reno, NV $79,503

Milwaukee, WI $79,432

Detroit, MI $79,352

Allentown, PA $79,329

Carson City, NV $79,321

Houston, TX $79,202

Colorado Springs, CO $79,194

Syracuse, NY $79,154

Eugene, OR $79,003

Bismarck, ND $78,908

Gary, IN $78,908

Galveston, TX $78,908

Springfield, OR $78,845

Medford, OR $78,654

Fort Collins, CO $78,622

Austin, TX $78,559

Mesa, AZ $78,392

Phoenix, AZ $78,376

Dallas, TX $78,353

Reading, PA $78,305

Saint Cloud, MN $78,273

Concord, NH $78,202

Madison, WI $78,170

Utica, NY $77,956

Raleigh, NC $77,892

Las Vegas, NV $77,884

Rochester, NY $77,829

Des Moines, IA $77,821

Atlanta, GA $77,694

Battle Creek, MI $77,670

Salt Lake City, UT $77,646

Lancaster, PA $77,527

Champaign, IL $77,512

Harrisburg, PA $77,416

Durham, NC $77,345

Kansas City, MO $77,337

Kansas City, KS $77,321

Fort Worth, TX $77,313

Boca Raton, FL $77,281

Cleveland, OH $77,274

Columbus, OH $77,258

Pittsburgh, PA $77,250

Richmond, VA $77,218

Indianapolis, IN $77,202

Cincinnati, OH $77,099

Petersburg, VA $76,980

Billings, MT $76,805

Lansing, MI $76,805

Huntsville, AL $76,805

Lebanon, PA $76,797

Dayton, OH $76,790

Pueblo, CO $76,790

Appleton, WI $76,766

Buffalo, NY $76,734

Racine, WI $76,694

Charlotte, NC $76,686

Saint Louis, MO $76,663

Springfield, IL $76,631

Elkhart, IN $76,615

York, PA $76,615

Gastonia, NC $76,607

Benton Harbor, MI $76,607

Beaumont, TX $76,559

Lorain, OH $76,544

Toledo, OH $76,512

Binghamton, NY $76,472

Rock Hill, SC $76,464

Rockford, IL $76,425

Fargo, ND $76,385

Elyria, OH $76,385

Flagstaff, AZ $76,329

Fort Lauderdale, FL $76,282

Miami, FL $76,234

Duluth, MN $76,107

Bangor, ME $76,004

Cedar Rapids, IA $75,917

Louisville, KY $75,877

Grand Rapids, MI $75,861

Hialeah, FL $75,853

Casper, WY $75,742

Scranton, PA $75,647

New Orleans, LA $75,623

Virginia Beach, VA $75,615

Akron, OH $75,576

Peoria, IL $75,472

Sarasota, FL $75,457

Green Bay, WI $75,401

Baton Rouge, LA $75,361

Charleston, SC $75,345

Nashville, TN $75,322

Jamestown, NY $75,306

Davenport, IA $75,306

Tucson, AZ $75,266

Cheyenne, WY $75,242

Saint Petersburg, FL $75,218

Tampa, FL $75,203

Omaha, NE $75,187

Port Arthur, TX $75,155

Evansville, IN $75,155

Bradenton, FL $75,123

Santa Fe, NM $74,980

Orlando, FL $74,901

Clearwater, FL $74,814

Canton, OH $74,647

La Crosse, WI $74,647

Grand Forks, ND $74,623

Albuquerque, NM $74,600

Tulsa, OK $74,600

Newport News, VA $74,592

High Point, NC $74,568

Ogden, UT $74,536

Corpus Christi, TX $74,473

Laramie, WY $74,425

Norfolk, VA $74,425

Rock Island, IL $74,377

Saginaw, MI $74,362

Jacksonville, FL $74,354

Salisbury, NC $74,338

Memphis, TN $74,322

Moline, IL $74,282

Fort Myers, FL $74,258

Waterloo, IA $74,155

Spartanburg, SC $74,076

Lincoln, NE $74,036

Fort Wayne, IN $74,020

Birmingham, AL $73,933

Cedar Falls, IA $73,917

Provo, UT $73,909

Springfield, OH $73,901

San Antonio, TX $73,886

Greensboro, NC $73,854

South Bend, IN $73,846

Winston Salem, NC $73,838

Boise, ID $73,814

Savannah, GA $73,759

Muskegon, MI $73,616

Lima, OH $73,521

Lake Charles, LA $73,489

Anderson, IN $73,473

Lexington, KY $73,449

Augusta, GA $73,425

Greenville, SC $73,425

Wichita, KS $73,354

Tuscaloosa, AL $73,354

Columbia, SC $73,282

Bloomington, IN $73,084

Roanoke, VA $73,037

Asheville, NC $72,933

Knoxville, TN $72,798

Shreveport, LA $72,791

Wilmington, NC $72,687

Frankfort, KY $72,537

Oklahoma City, OK $72,481

Chillicothe, OH $72,449

Longview, TX $72,441

Topeka, KS $72,418

Mobile, AL $72,299

Terre Haute, IN $72,267

Erie, PA $72,259

Altoona, PA $72,219

Melbourne, FL $72,195

Amarillo, TX $72,164

Killeen, TX $72,140

Fayetteville, AR $72,076

Sioux Falls, SD $72,021

Chattanooga, TN $71,973

Idaho Falls, ID $71,965

Gainesville, FL $71,799

Portsmouth, OH $71,759

Little Rock, AR $71,743

Lynchburg, VA $71,743

Lafayette, LA $71,711

Youngstown, OH $71,711

Temple, TX $71,680

Daytona Beach, FL $71,664

Clarksville, TN $71,656

Pensacola, FL $71,648

Hopkinsville, KY $71,410

Charleston, WV $71,402

Florence, SC $71,362

Sioux City, IA $71,315

Macon, GA $71,085

Tallahassee, FL $71,077

Fayetteville, NC $71,061

Waco, TX $71,045

Wichita Falls, TX $71,045

Pine Bluff, AR $71,013

Vincennes, IN $70,862

Lubbock, TX $70,831

Great Falls, MT $70,783

Alamogordo, NM $70,775

Abilene, TX $70,712

Rapid City, SD $70,609

Monroe, LA $70,609

Albany, GA $70,561

Huntington, WV $70,553

Jackson, MS $70,545

Greenville, MS $70,537

Parkersburg, WV $70,458

Montgomery, AL $70,442

Johnstown, PA $70,426

Springfield, MO $70,363

Biloxi, MS $70,323

Sumter, SC $70,156

Columbus, GA $70,148

Twin Falls, ID $70,101

Pascagoula, MS $69,998

Kingsport, TN $69,791

Gulfport, MS $69,768

Alexandria, LA $69,506

Fort Smith, AR $69,307

El Paso, TX $69,093

Helena, MT $68,990

Las Cruces, NM $68,736

Harlingen, TX $68,514

Pocatello, ID $68,442

Florence, AL $68,419

Brownsville, TX $68,403

Dothan, AL $68,276

Mcallen, TX $68,236

Columbus, MS $67,649

Altus, OK $67,284

Lawton, OK $67,133

Pierre, SD $66,848

What Skills Can Increase a PV Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.67% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Energy Efficiency (Mentioned in 1.06% Job Postings): Energy efficiency is the use of less energy to perform the same task or produce the same result. Energy efficient homes and buildings use less energy to heat, cool, and run appliances and electronics
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 0.85% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.67%
Energy Efficiency	1.06%
Microsoft Office	0.85%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a PV Engineer's salary.

Process Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Benchmarking: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Process Consulting	$89,659	13%
Insight	$83,312	5%
Benchmarking	$83,312	5%
Content Development	$82,518	4%
Corporate Governance	$82,518	4%
Teamwork	$82,518	4%

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PV Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a PV Engineer'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.

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$70,374

Average $79,344/year

$88,149

$5,864

Average $6,612/month

$7,346

$1,353

Average $1,526/week

$1,695

$34

Average $38/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,149	$7,346	$1,695	$42
Average	$79,344	$6,612	$1,526	$38
25th Percentile	$70,374	$5,864	$1,353	$34

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Salary Trends for PV Engineer

Salaries for a PV Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $64,594 in 2023 to around $64,876 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of PV Engineer salary trends, .

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