How much does a Renewable Energy Engineer make hourly?

As of April 01, 2026, the average hourly pay of Renewable Energy Engineer in the United States is $44. While Salary.com is seeing that Renewable Energy Engineer salary in the US can go up to $50 or down to $39, but most earn between $41 and $47. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Renewable Energy Engineer in the United States.

Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
Renewable Energy Engineer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Renewable Energy Engineer Salary $39 US April 01, 2026
25th Percentile Renewable Energy Engineer Salary $41 US April 01, 2026
50th Percentile Renewable Energy Engineer Salary $44 US April 01, 2026
75th Percentile Renewable Energy Engineer Salary $47 US April 01, 2026
90th Percentile Renewable Energy Engineer Salary $50 US April 01, 2026
25% $41 10% $39 90% $50 75% $47 $44 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
Change Search Criteria
Check out Renewable Energy Engineer jobs in Columbus, Ohio
Search More Renewable Energy Engineer Jobs in Columbus, Ohio

What is a Renewable Energy Engineer ?

Energy engineering or energy systems engineering is a broad field of engineering dealing with energy efficiency, energy services, facility management, plant engineering, environmental compliance and alternative energy technologies. Energy engineering is one of the more recent engineering disciplines to emerge. Energy engineering combines knowledge from the fields of physics, math, and chemistry with economic and environmental engineering practices. Energy engineers apply their skills to increase efficiency and further develop renewable sources of energy. The main job of energy engineers is to...

Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/18/2019). Read more from Wikipedia

See user submitted job responsibilities for Renewable Energy Engineer.

Job Openings for Renewable Energy Engineer

Understand the total hourly compensation opportunity for a Renewable Energy Engineer, hourly wage plus other pay elements

Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
41
47
44

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
48
58
53
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Renewable Energy Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Renewable Energy Engineer ranges from $41 to $47 with the average hourly pay of $44. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $48 to $58 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $53.

Discover how your pay is adjusted for skills, experience, and other factors

How much should you be paid?

For a real-time salary target, tell us more about your role in the four categories below.

41
47

 

Skills associated with Renewable Energy Engineer: Design, Maintenance

Recently searched related titles: Reactor Operator, Rpa Lead