How much does a Solar Designer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Solar Designer in the United States is $60,017 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.
However, a Solar Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,685
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,763 to $69,265
Key Factors That Influence Solar Designer Salaries
A Solar Designer'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 Solar Designer 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 Solar Designers. 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: $75,699
San Francisco: $74,870
Oakland: $73,293
San Jose, CA$75,699
San Francisco, CA$74,870
Oakland, CA$73,293
New York, NY$69,103
Paramus, NJ$68,263
Queens Village, NY$68,260
Passaic, NJ$68,203
Bergenfield, NJ$68,197
Stamford, CT$68,065
Huntington, NY$68,041
Newark, NJ$67,597
Bridgeport, CT$67,470
Vallejo, CA$67,351
New Brunswick, NJ$67,327
Petaluma, CA$67,291
Middlesex, NJ$67,177
Somerset, NJ$67,135
Santa Cruz, CA$67,057
Boston, MA$66,691
Monterey, CA$66,480
Seattle, WA$66,343
Santa Rosa, CA$66,331
Los Angeles, CA$66,313
Juneau, AK$66,157
Washington, DC$66,091
Orange, CA$65,877
Santa Ana, CA$65,719
Long Beach, CA$65,658
Anaheim, CA$65,646
Anchorage, AK$65,616
Santa Maria, CA$65,436
Everett, WA$65,424
Danbury, CT$65,213
Bremerton, WA$65,130
Tacoma, WA$64,914
New Suffolk, NY$64,913
Sacramento, CA$64,896
Santa Barbara, CA$64,830
Trenton, NJ$64,764
San Diego, CA$64,764
Brockton, MA$64,698
Fairbanks, AK$64,551
Lompoc, CA$64,398
Lowell, MA$64,350
Ventura, CA$64,338
Nashua, NH$64,326
Stockton, CA$64,320
Modesto, CA$63,882
Poughkeepsie, NY$63,750
Olympia, WA$63,636
Kennewick, WA$63,636
New Haven, CT$63,612
Lawrence, MA$63,396
Hartford, CT$63,336
Riverside, CA$63,324
New Bedford, MA$63,264
Richland, WA$63,264
Bakersfield, CA$63,180
San Bernardino, CA$63,156
New Britain, CT$63,150
Atlantic City, NJ$63,150
New London, CT$63,126
Norwich, CT$63,108
Portsmouth, NH$63,096
Boulder, CO$62,969
Portland, OR$62,886
Worcester, MA$62,880
Minneapolis, MN$62,694
Philadelphia, PA$62,610
Honolulu, HI$62,412
Saint Paul, MN$62,383
Vineland, NJ$62,370
Providence, RI$62,196
Chicago, IL$62,021
Bellingham, WA$61,949
Springfield, MA$61,901
Baltimore, MD$61,883
Chico, CA$61,733
Pittsfield, MA$61,571
Manchester, NH$61,457
Spokane, WA$61,193
Denver, CO$61,187
Albany, NY$60,905
Troy, NY$60,881
Nassau, NY$60,817
Schenectady, NY$60,755
Wilmington, DE$60,707
Burlington, VT$60,623
Salem, OR$60,599
Portland, ME$60,413
Yakima, WA$60,353
Rochester, MN$60,167
Reno, NV$60,137
Fresno, CA$60,137
Milwaukee, WI$60,083
Detroit, MI$60,023
Ann Arbor, MI$60,013
Allentown, PA$60,005
Colorado Springs, CO$59,903
Syracuse, NY$59,873
Carson City, NV$59,873
Houston, TX$59,789
Eugene, OR$59,759
Gary, IN$59,687
Springfield, OR$59,639
Bismarck, ND$59,627
Galveston, TX$59,585
Medford, OR$59,495
Fort Collins, CO$59,471
Concord, NH$59,441
Austin, TX$59,423
Mesa, AZ$59,297
Reading, PA$59,291
Phoenix, AZ$59,285
Dallas, TX$59,267
Saint Cloud, MN$59,209
Madison, WI$59,129
Utica, NY$58,967
Rochester, NY$58,871
Des Moines, IA$58,865
Raleigh, NC$58,859
Atlanta, GA$58,769
Battle Creek, MI$58,751
Salt Lake City, UT$58,733
Lancaster, PA$58,643
Harrisburg, PA$58,558
Kansas City, MO$58,498
Champaign, IL$58,486
Kansas City, KS$58,486
Fort Worth, TX$58,480
Columbus, OH$58,470
Boca Raton, FL$58,456
Pittsburgh, PA$58,432
Richmond, VA$58,408
Indianapolis, IN$58,396
Cleveland, OH$58,390
Las Vegas, NV$58,318
Cincinnati, OH$58,318
Petersburg, VA$58,228
Huntsville, AL$58,138
Lansing, MI$58,098
Lebanon, PA$58,090
Pueblo, CO$58,084
Appleton, WI$58,066
Buffalo, NY$58,042
Dayton, OH$58,024
Racine, WI$58,012
Charlotte, NC$58,006
Saint Louis, MO$57,988
York, PA$57,952
Elkhart, IN$57,952
Gastonia, NC$57,941
Billings, MT$57,927
Beaumont, TX$57,910
Lorain, OH$57,898
Benton Harbor, MI$57,886
Toledo, OH$57,874
Binghamton, NY$57,844
Rock Hill, SC$57,838
Rockford, IL$57,808
Springfield, IL$57,784
Elyria, OH$57,778
Fargo, ND$57,778
Flagstaff, AZ$57,736
Fort Lauderdale, FL$57,700
Duluth, MN$57,664
Miami, FL$57,664
Cheyenne, WY$57,622
Grand Forks, ND$57,622
Bangor, ME$57,490
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,424
Durham, NC$57,399
Louisville, KY$57,394
Grand Rapids, MI$57,382
Hialeah, FL$57,376
Casper, WY$57,292
Scranton, PA$57,220
New Orleans, LA$57,202
Virginia Beach, VA$57,196
Akron, OH$57,166
Peoria, IL$57,088
Sarasota, FL$57,076
Nashville, TN$57,034
Omaha, NE$57,034
Green Bay, WI$57,034
Baton Rouge, LA$57,004
Charleston, SC$56,992
Jamestown, NY$56,962
Davenport, IA$56,962
Tucson, AZ$56,932
Saint Petersburg, FL$56,896
Tampa, FL$56,884
Evansville, IN$56,848
Port Arthur, TX$56,848
Bradenton, FL$56,824
Santa Fe, NM$56,716
Orlando, FL$56,608
Clearwater, FL$56,590
Canton, OH$56,464
La Crosse, WI$56,464
Albuquerque, NM$56,428
Newport News, VA$56,422
High Point, NC$56,404
Ogden, UT$56,380
Corpus Christi, TX$56,332
Norfolk, VA$56,296
Laramie, WY$56,296
Rock Island, IL$56,260
Saginaw, MI$56,248
Jacksonville, FL$56,242
Salisbury, NC$56,230
Boise, ID$56,218
Moline, IL$56,188
Fort Myers, FL$56,170
Memphis, TN$56,158
Tulsa, OK$56,128
Waterloo, IA$56,092
Spartanburg, SC$56,032
Lincoln, NE$56,002
Fort Wayne, IN$55,990
Provo, UT$55,984
Cedar Falls, IA$55,912
San Antonio, TX$55,888
Greensboro, NC$55,864
South Bend, IN$55,858
Savannah, GA$55,792
Muskegon, MI$55,768
Birmingham, AL$55,762
Winston Salem, NC$55,732
Lake Charles, LA$55,588
Anderson, IN$55,576
Lexington, KY$55,558
Augusta, GA$55,540
Greenville, SC$55,540
Lima, OH$55,492
Wichita, KS$55,486
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,486
Columbia, SC$55,432
Springfield, OH$55,420
Asheville, NC$55,324
Bloomington, IN$55,282
Knoxville, TN$55,066
Shreveport, LA$55,060
Wilmington, NC$54,981
Roanoke, VA$54,981
Topeka, KS$54,873
Frankfort, KY$54,867
Oklahoma City, OK$54,825
Chillicothe, OH$54,801
Longview, TX$54,795
Melbourne, FL$54,789
Sioux Falls, SD$54,693
Mobile, AL$54,687
Terre Haute, IN$54,663
Altoona, PA$54,627
Amarillo, TX$54,585
Killeen, TX$54,567
Fayetteville, AR$54,519
Chattanooga, TN$54,501
Sioux City, IA$54,447
Idaho Falls, ID$54,435
Lynchburg, VA$54,387
Gainesville, FL$54,309
Portsmouth, OH$54,279
Little Rock, AR$54,267
Lafayette, LA$54,243
Youngstown, OH$54,243
Daytona Beach, FL$54,207
Clarksville, TN$54,201
Pensacola, FL$54,195
Temple, TX$54,191
Hopkinsville, KY$54,015
Erie, PA$54,003
Florence, SC$53,979
Charleston, WV$53,883
Great Falls, MT$53,853
Macon, GA$53,769
Tallahassee, FL$53,763
Fayetteville, NC$53,751
Waco, TX$53,739
Helena, MT$53,697
Pine Bluff, AR$53,674
Vincennes, IN$53,601
Lubbock, TX$53,577
Alamogordo, NM$53,541
Twin Falls, ID$53,487
Rapid City, SD$53,469
Jackson, MS$53,361
Huntington, WV$53,357
Greenville, MS$53,355
Parkersburg, WV$53,294
Montgomery, AL$53,283
Wichita Falls, TX$53,223
Springfield, MO$53,223
Biloxi, MS$53,193
Monroe, LA$53,133
Johnstown, PA$53,091
Sumter, SC$53,067
Columbus, GA$53,061
Pascagoula, MS$52,947
Abilene, TX$52,947
Kingsport, TN$52,791
Albany, GA$52,791
Gulfport, MS$52,773
Alexandria, LA$52,575
Fort Smith, AR$52,425
El Paso, TX$52,263
Las Cruces, NM$51,993
Harlingen, TX$51,840
Pocatello, ID$51,831
Florence, AL$51,753
Brownsville, TX$51,741
Mcallen, TX$51,615
Dothan, AL$51,531
Columbus, MS$51,174
Altus, OK$50,894
Lawton, OK$50,780
Pierre, SD$50,564
Solar Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Solar Designer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
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