What are the main factors that influence a Wind Energy Analyst's salary?

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

How does experience change A Wind Energy Analyst's salary?

A Wind Energy Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Power Plant Operator I (0-1 years)earns $69,810, a Wind Energy Analyst (1-3 years)earns $81,207, a Power Plant Operator III (3-5 years)earns $91,211, a Power Plant Operator IV (5-7 years)earns $105,578, a Power Plant Operations Shift Supervisor I (7+ years)earns $121,920,

What are the highest paying states for a Wind Energy Analyst?

Wind Energy Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wind Energy Analyst roles are District of Columbia $89,496, California $89,156, Massachusetts $87,968. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wind Energy Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Wind Energy Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Renewable Energy Analyst: $113,641; Wind Energy Project Manager: $112,948; Senior Energy Analyst: $111,360; Energy Efficiency Analyst: $107,777; Energy Policy Analyst: $106,552.

How do different companies affect a Wind Energy Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Wind Energy Analyst roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Wind Energy Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Wind Energy Analyst make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wind Energy Analyst in the United States is $80,831 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Wind Energy Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,798
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,414 to $91,282
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,482

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,282	$7,607	$1,755	$44
Average	$80,831	$6,736	$1,554	$39
25th Percentile	$75,414	$6,284	$1,450	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Wind Energy Analyst Salaries

A Wind Energy Analyst'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 Wind Energy Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Wind Energy Analyst'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): $69,810
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,207
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,211
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,578
Expert (over 8 years): $121,920

Levels	Salary
Power Pla... Level Wind Energy Analyst	$69,810
Wind Ener... Level Wind Energy Analyst	$81,207
Power Pla... Level Wind Energy Analyst	$91,211
Power Pla... Level Wind Energy Analyst	$105,578
Power Pla... Level Wind Energy Analyst	$121,920

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How Do Wind Energy Analyst 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 Energy Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $89,496.
California: $89,156.
Massachusetts: $87,968.

District of Columbia $89,496

California $89,156

Massachusetts $87,968

Washington $87,645

New Jersey $87,612

Alaska $87,499

Connecticut $86,384

New York $85,931

Hawaii $84,484

Rhode Island $83,805

Maryland $83,345

Minnesota $82,714

Colorado $82,472

Illinois $82,391

Oregon $82,084

Delaware $81,857

New Hampshire $81,715

Virginia $81,397

Pennsylvania $80,467

Nevada $79,998

North Dakota $79,845

Michigan $79,602

Wisconsin $79,513

Vermont $79,335

Texas $78,842

Maine $78,810

Arizona $78,761

Ohio $78,705

Georgia $77,961

Indiana $77,589

Wyoming $77,517

Utah $77,403

Iowa $77,355

Kansas $76,967

Louisiana $76,854

North Carolina $76,813

Missouri $76,797

Florida $76,482

Montana $76,312

Nebraska $76,151

Kentucky $76,062

South Carolina $75,738

Tennessee $75,536

Idaho $75,455

New Mexico $74,865

Oklahoma $74,736

Alabama $74,259

South Dakota $73,459

Arkansas $73,022

West Virginia $72,788

Mississippi $72,085

Top Paying Cities for Wind Energy Analysts

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: $101,952
San Francisco: $100,949
Oakland: $98,710

San Jose, CA $101,952

San Francisco, CA $100,949

Oakland, CA $98,710

New York, NY $93,675

Queens Village, NY $93,068

Paramus, NJ $92,422

Passaic, NJ $92,341

Bergenfield, NJ $92,260

Stamford, CT $92,139

Huntington, NY $92,058

Newark, NJ $91,533

Bridgeport, CT $91,371

New Brunswick, NJ $91,104

Vallejo, CA $90,935

Middlesex, NJ $90,886

Somerset, NJ $90,813

Petaluma, CA $90,627

Santa Cruz, CA $90,312

Boston, MA $90,150

Monterey, CA $89,746

Fairbanks, AK $89,690

Los Angeles, CA $89,536

Washington, DC $89,496

Seattle, WA $89,350

Santa Rosa, CA $89,334

Juneau, AK $89,100

Orange, CA $88,833

Anchorage, AK $88,687

Anaheim, CA $88,631

Santa Ana, CA $88,510

Nassau, NY $88,461

Long Beach, CA $88,429

Danbury, CT $88,405

Santa Maria, CA $88,130

Everett, WA $88,114

Bremerton, WA $87,717

Trenton, NJ $87,564

Sacramento, CA $87,532

San Diego, CA $87,491

Brockton, MA $87,459

Tacoma, WA $87,426

Santa Barbara, CA $87,313

Lowell, MA $86,990

New Suffolk, NY $86,958

Nashua, NH $86,861

Lompoc, CA $86,731

Ventura, CA $86,651

Stockton, CA $86,626

New Haven, CT $86,465

Atlantic City, NJ $86,254

Hartford, CT $86,077

Modesto, CA $86,036

Poughkeepsie, NY $85,858

New Britain, CT $85,818

Olympia, WA $85,705

Kennewick, WA $85,705

New London, CT $85,689

Norwich, CT $85,664

Lawrence, MA $85,624

Bakersfield, CA $85,398

Riverside, CA $85,284

New Bedford, MA $85,284

Richland, WA $85,204

Portsmouth, NH $85,139

Vineland, NJ $85,123

San Bernardino, CA $85,058

Boulder, CO $84,832

Worcester, MA $84,767

Portland, OR $84,694

Saint Paul, MN $84,597

Minneapolis, MN $84,597

Philadelphia, PA $84,484

Honolulu, HI $84,056

Springfield, MA $83,773

Providence, RI $83,765

Chicago, IL $83,530

Bellingham, WA $83,433

Baltimore, MD $83,345

Chico, CA $83,142

Wilmington, DE $83,005

Pittsfield, MA $82,924

Manchester, NH $82,771

Spokane, WA $82,415

Denver, CO $82,407

Albany, NY $82,027

Troy, NY $81,995

Schenectady, NY $81,825

Burlington, VT $81,647

Portland, ME $81,364

Salem, OR $81,300

Yakima, WA $81,283

Ann Arbor, MI $81,259

Rochester, MN $81,033

Fresno, CA $80,992

Reno, NV $80,992

Milwaukee, WI $80,920

Detroit, MI $80,839

Allentown, PA $80,815

Carson City, NV $80,806

Houston, TX $80,685

Colorado Springs, CO $80,677

Syracuse, NY $80,637

Eugene, OR $80,483

Bismarck, ND $80,386

Gary, IN $80,386

Galveston, TX $80,386

Springfield, OR $80,321

Medford, OR $80,127

Fort Collins, CO $80,095

Austin, TX $80,030

Mesa, AZ $79,861

Phoenix, AZ $79,845

Dallas, TX $79,820

Reading, PA $79,772

Saint Cloud, MN $79,739

Concord, NH $79,667

Madison, WI $79,634

Utica, NY $79,416

Raleigh, NC $79,351

Las Vegas, NV $79,343

Rochester, NY $79,287

Des Moines, IA $79,279

Atlanta, GA $79,149

Battle Creek, MI $79,125

Salt Lake City, UT $79,101

Lancaster, PA $78,980

Champaign, IL $78,964

Harrisburg, PA $78,867

Durham, NC $78,794

Kansas City, MO $78,786

Kansas City, KS $78,770

Fort Worth, TX $78,761

Boca Raton, FL $78,729

Cleveland, OH $78,721

Columbus, OH $78,705

Pittsburgh, PA $78,697

Richmond, VA $78,664

Indianapolis, IN $78,648

Cincinnati, OH $78,543

Petersburg, VA $78,422

Billings, MT $78,244

Lansing, MI $78,244

Huntsville, AL $78,244

Lebanon, PA $78,236

Dayton, OH $78,228

Pueblo, CO $78,228

Appleton, WI $78,204

Buffalo, NY $78,171

Racine, WI $78,131

Charlotte, NC $78,123

Saint Louis, MO $78,099

Springfield, IL $78,066

Elkhart, IN $78,050

York, PA $78,050

Gastonia, NC $78,042

Benton Harbor, MI $78,042

Beaumont, TX $77,994

Lorain, OH $77,977

Toledo, OH $77,945

Binghamton, NY $77,905

Rock Hill, SC $77,897

Rockford, IL $77,856

Fargo, ND $77,816

Elyria, OH $77,816

Flagstaff, AZ $77,759

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,711

Miami, FL $77,662

Duluth, MN $77,533

Bangor, ME $77,428

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,339

Louisville, KY $77,298

Grand Rapids, MI $77,282

Hialeah, FL $77,274

Casper, WY $77,161

Scranton, PA $77,064

New Orleans, LA $77,040

Virginia Beach, VA $77,032

Akron, OH $76,991

Peoria, IL $76,886

Sarasota, FL $76,870

Green Bay, WI $76,813

Baton Rouge, LA $76,773

Charleston, SC $76,757

Nashville, TN $76,733

Jamestown, NY $76,716

Davenport, IA $76,716

Tucson, AZ $76,676

Cheyenne, WY $76,652

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,628

Tampa, FL $76,611

Omaha, NE $76,595

Port Arthur, TX $76,563

Evansville, IN $76,563

Bradenton, FL $76,531

Santa Fe, NM $76,385

Orlando, FL $76,304

Clearwater, FL $76,215

Canton, OH $76,046

La Crosse, WI $76,046

Grand Forks, ND $76,021

Albuquerque, NM $75,997

Tulsa, OK $75,997

Newport News, VA $75,989

High Point, NC $75,965

Ogden, UT $75,932

Corpus Christi, TX $75,868

Laramie, WY $75,819

Norfolk, VA $75,819

Rock Island, IL $75,771

Saginaw, MI $75,755

Jacksonville, FL $75,746

Salisbury, NC $75,730

Memphis, TN $75,714

Moline, IL $75,674

Fort Myers, FL $75,649

Waterloo, IA $75,544

Spartanburg, SC $75,464

Lincoln, NE $75,423

Fort Wayne, IN $75,407

Birmingham, AL $75,318

Cedar Falls, IA $75,302

Provo, UT $75,294

Springfield, OH $75,286

San Antonio, TX $75,270

Greensboro, NC $75,237

South Bend, IN $75,229

Winston Salem, NC $75,221

Boise, ID $75,197

Savannah, GA $75,140

Muskegon, MI $74,995

Lima, OH $74,898

Lake Charles, LA $74,865

Anderson, IN $74,849

Lexington, KY $74,825

Augusta, GA $74,801

Greenville, SC $74,801

Wichita, KS $74,728

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,728

Columbia, SC $74,655

Bloomington, IN $74,453

Roanoke, VA $74,405

Asheville, NC $74,300

Knoxville, TN $74,162

Shreveport, LA $74,154

Wilmington, NC $74,049

Frankfort, KY $73,895

Oklahoma City, OK $73,839

Chillicothe, OH $73,807

Longview, TX $73,798

Topeka, KS $73,774

Mobile, AL $73,653

Terre Haute, IN $73,621

Erie, PA $73,613

Altoona, PA $73,572

Melbourne, FL $73,548

Amarillo, TX $73,516

Killeen, TX $73,491

Fayetteville, AR $73,427

Sioux Falls, SD $73,370

Chattanooga, TN $73,322

Idaho Falls, ID $73,313

Gainesville, FL $73,144

Portsmouth, OH $73,103

Little Rock, AR $73,087

Lynchburg, VA $73,087

Lafayette, LA $73,055

Youngstown, OH $73,055

Temple, TX $73,022

Daytona Beach, FL $73,006

Clarksville, TN $72,998

Pensacola, FL $72,990

Hopkinsville, KY $72,748

Charleston, WV $72,740

Florence, SC $72,699

Sioux City, IA $72,651

Macon, GA $72,416

Tallahassee, FL $72,408

Fayetteville, NC $72,392

Waco, TX $72,376

Wichita Falls, TX $72,376

Pine Bluff, AR $72,343

Vincennes, IN $72,190

Lubbock, TX $72,158

Great Falls, MT $72,109

Alamogordo, NM $72,101

Abilene, TX $72,036

Rapid City, SD $71,931

Monroe, LA $71,931

Albany, GA $71,883

Huntington, WV $71,875

Jackson, MS $71,867

Greenville, MS $71,858

Parkersburg, WV $71,778

Montgomery, AL $71,761

Johnstown, PA $71,745

Springfield, MO $71,681

Biloxi, MS $71,640

Sumter, SC $71,471

Columbus, GA $71,462

Twin Falls, ID $71,414

Pascagoula, MS $71,309

Kingsport, TN $71,099

Gulfport, MS $71,074

Alexandria, LA $70,808

Fort Smith, AR $70,606

El Paso, TX $70,387

Helena, MT $70,282

Las Cruces, NM $70,024

Harlingen, TX $69,797

Pocatello, ID $69,725

Florence, AL $69,700

Brownsville, TX $69,684

Dothan, AL $69,555

Mcallen, TX $69,514

Columbus, MS $68,916

Altus, OK $68,544

Lawton, OK $68,391

Pierre, SD $68,100

What Skills Can Increase a Wind Energy Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 4.86% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Healthcare Facilities Management (Mentioned in 5.23% Job Postings): Developing and implementing facility plans and processes while coordinating assets, resources, and people to ensure excellent healthcare services.
Control Structure (Mentioned in 4.05% Job Postings): Control Structures are the blocks that analyze variables and choose directions in which to go based on given parameters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	4.86%
Healthcare Facilities Management	5.23%
Control Structure	4.05%

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 Wind Energy Analyst's salary.

Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Mechanical Systems: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
HVAC: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Operations	$85,681	6%
Mechanical Systems	$84,064	4%
HVAC	$84,064	4%
Collaboration	$84,064	4%
Leadership	$83,256	3%
Standard Operating Procedures	$82,447	2%

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Wind Energy Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Wind Energy Analyst'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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$75,414

Average $80,831/year

$91,282

$6,284

Average $6,736/month

$7,607

$1,450

Average $1,554/week

$1,755

$36

Average $39/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,282	$7,607	$1,755	$44
Average	$80,831	$6,736	$1,554	$39
25th Percentile	$75,414	$6,284	$1,450	$36

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Salary Trends for Wind Energy Analyst

Salaries for a Wind Energy Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,359 in 2023 to around $72,553 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wind Energy Analyst salary trends, .

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