How much do wind turbine technicians make in 2026?
Wind turbine service technicians have their own BLS occupation code: OEWS May 2025 puts SOC 49-9081 at a national median of $64,120 a year ($30.83 an hour), with the bottom 10% near $49,230 and the top 10% at $92,460. Two things stand out. First, the band is comparatively narrow and its floor is comparatively high — this is a trade where a first-year technician starts well above minimum wage and where the ceiling, without moving into supervision or specialist work, is moderate. Second, employment is projected to grow 49.9% through 2034, the fastest rate of any occupation in the projections, though on a very small base of 9,980 workers, which means roughly 2,300 openings a year rather than a flood of vacancies. Position in the band follows specialisation: routine scheduled maintenance sits at the lower end, while blade repair, gearbox and major component replacement, high-voltage work and troubleshooting control systems sit at the top. Offshore work pays a substantial premium with rotational schedules. Entry is quicker than most trades — a technical college programme measured in months plus manufacturer training — but the physical requirements are real and non-negotiable. Employment is projected to grow 49.9% through 2034 with roughly 2,300 openings a year. → Full wind turbine technician career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $64,120 blends every experience level and every setting in this occupation. For pay by level alone, see Pay by Level below.
- Wind Turbine Technicians earn a national median $64,120/yr ($30.83/hr) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 49-9081); the P10 to P90 range is $49,230 to $92,460.
- The floor is high and the ceiling moderate: a first-year technician starts well above entry-level wages, but staying in routine maintenance caps earnings around the middle of this band.
- The 49.9% projected growth is the fastest of any occupation, but on a base of only 9,980 workers — about 2,300 openings a year, not a flood of vacancies.
- Blade repair, gearbox and major component work, high-voltage tasks and offshore rotations are what carry technicians toward the top of the range.
US Wind Turbine Technician Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do wind turbine technicians earn at each level?
BLS OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation and does not break pay out by credential or practice level. The levels below distribute the published percentile range across the credential tiers this role actually hires at.
Level medians are aligned to the BLS OEWS May 2025 percentile distribution for SOC 49-9081; GlobalCybers does not yet publish a verified placement sample for this role, so no verified median is shown.
Methodology & Sources
How the numbers on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 49-9081, United States national estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them.
Level and certification medians: distributed across the published BLS percentile range for this SOC code (P10 through P90) according to the credential tiers this occupation actually hires at. They are modeled reference points, not separately surveyed wages.
State and metro figures: modeled — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers state wage index, and for metros by the published metro index for that state. They are estimates of local pay, not BLS state or metropolitan-area observations, and are labelled as modeled in the tables below.
No verified placement sample:GlobalCybers does not yet publish a placement median for this role, so no "verified" figure appears anywhere on this page.
Pay by Career Level
How much does a wind turbine technician earn at each career stage?
Wind technician pay follows what you are qualified to repair rather than how long you have climbed. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 49-9081.
By State
Which states pay wind turbine technicians the most in 2026?
These are modeled state estimates — the BLS national wind turbine technician median scaled by the GlobalCybers state wage index — not BLS state observations. In this occupation the wind resource decides where the jobs are: states with large installed capacity hold nearly all the employment, and offshore development is creating a separate, better-paid coastal market.
6 of 51 state guides shown, ranked by median. Bar is relative to California ($73,740), the highest-paying state shown. See all role salary guides →
wind turbine technician pay by state — all 2 state guides
By Metro
Which cities pay wind turbine technicians the most?
Modeled metro estimates: the national median scaled by the state wage index and then by that state's published metro index. They estimate local wage levels and are not BLS metropolitan-area observations. Wind farms are overwhelmingly rural, so metro rows describe the surrounding market rather than the sites themselves.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a wind turbine technician’s pay the most?
Median annual pay before and after each credential, based on GlobalCybers placement data cross-referenced with BLS. License upgrades move the needle most; stackable certs add on top.
Impacts are not additive, the licensing rows share the same career ladder. Browse all 167 certifications →
Trade Comparison
How does wind turbine technician pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Wind Turbine Technicians sit mid-pack on median but carry one of the widest P10–P90 spreads, licensing and specialization drive the upside.
BLS OEWS May 2025. Verify wind turbine technician wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a wind turbine technician actually take home after taxes?
The medians above are gross base wage.
Estimates use 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction, and 7.65% FICA. Actual take-home varies with filing status, deductions, and local tax.
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