Skilled Wages

Solar installer salary in Arkansas

Median $21.55 an hour for — solar photovoltaic installers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 2023.

$21.55/hrMedian hourly wageArkansas, May data
$44,820/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.54 – $30.2210th to 90th percentilehourly range
—Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Solar installer pay in Arkansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, ArkansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40/hrArkansas: 10th $21.54 · 25th $21.55 · median $21.55 · 75th $23.63 · 90th $30.22Arkansas$21.55$21.54$30.22United States: 10th $20.00 · 25th $22.45 · median $25.55 · 75th $30.23 · 90th $38.45United States$25.55
Hourly wage percentiles for solar photovoltaic installers: Arkansas vs United States, May 2025.

Arkansas ranks 30th of 32 states for median solar installer pay, and 18th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $24.80). — solar photovoltaic installers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$21.54 – $21.55$44,800 – $44,820roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$21.55 – $23.63$44,820 – $49,150the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$23.63 – $30.22$49,150 – $62,870the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Union scale and prevailing wage for solar installers in Arkansas

On federally funded construction in Arkansas, contractors must pay solar installers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 34 of the 75 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $43.89 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $26.95). 41 of the 75 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Benton County at $30.28). The market median for the state is $21.55.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ARArkansas: $43.89 (union)Ashley: $43.89 (union)Baxter: $43.89 (union)Benton: $30.28 (survey)Boone: $43.89 (union)Bradley: $43.89 (union)Calhoun: $26.95 (survey)Carroll: $43.89 (union)Chicot: $43.89 (union)Clark: $26.95 (survey)Clay: $28.31 (survey)Cleburne: $28.31 (survey)Cleveland: $43.89 (union)Columbia: $26.95 (survey)Conway: $43.89 (union)Craighead: $22.86 (survey)Crawford: $22.24 (survey)Crittenden: $22.86 (survey)Cross: $28.31 (survey)Dallas: $26.95 (survey)Desha: $43.89 (union)Drew: $22.08 (survey)Faulkner: $43.89 (union)Franklin: $43.89 (union)Fulton: $28.31 (survey)Garland: $43.89 (union)Grant: $43.89 (union)Greene: $28.31 (survey)Hempstead: $26.95 (survey)Hot Spring: $26.95 (survey)Howard: $26.95 (survey)Independence: $28.31 (survey)Izard: $28.31 (survey)Jackson: $28.31 (survey)Jefferson: $43.89 (union)Johnson: $43.89 (union)Lafayette: $26.95 (survey)Lawrence: $28.31 (survey)Lee: $28.31 (survey)Lincoln: $43.89 (union)Little River: $43.89 (union)Logan: $43.89 (union)Lonoke: $23.18 (survey)Madison: $28.88 (survey)Marion: $43.89 (union)Miller: $43.89 (union)Mississippi: $28.31 (survey)Monroe: $28.31 (survey)Montgomery: $26.95 (survey)Nevada: $26.95 (survey)Newton: $43.89 (union)Ouachita: $26.95 (survey)Perry: $43.89 (union)Phillips: $43.89 (union)Pike: $26.95 (survey)Poinsett: $22.86 (survey)Polk: $43.89 (union)Pope: $43.89 (union)Prairie: $43.89 (union)Pulaski: $43.89 (union)Randolph: $33.21 (survey)St. Francis: $28.31 (survey)Saline: $43.89 (union)Scott: $43.89 (union)Searcy: $43.89 (union)Sebastian: $22.45 (survey)Sevier: $26.95 (survey)Sharp: $28.31 (survey)Stone: $28.31 (survey)Union: $26.95 (survey)Van Buren: $43.89 (union)Washington: $26.94 (survey)White: $43.89 (union)Woodruff: $28.31 (survey)Yell: $43.89 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$26.95$28.31survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for solar installers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ArkansasUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
AshleyUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
BaxterUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
BooneUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
BradleyUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
CarrollUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
ChicotUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
ClevelandUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260036
ConwayUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
DeshaUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
FaulknerUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260027
FranklinUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
GarlandUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260028
GrantUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260037
JeffersonUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260036

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Arkansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Arkansas?

68.3kConstruction jobsArkansas, 2026-08
+2.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202568kAug 2026
Construction employment in Arkansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at electrical contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just solar installers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.

CountyEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Greene County235$80,885$1,555
Union County303$79,299$1,525
Benton County1,580$76,127$1,464
Pope County184$75,201$1,446
Pulaski County1,767$69,817$1,343
Saline County572$68,089$1,309
Washington County1,682$67,728$1,302
St. Francis County36$63,593$1,223
Sharp County15$61,694$1,186
Faulkner County404$60,621$1,166
Madison County67$58,546$1,126
Johnson County20$56,407$1,085

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Questions this page answers

How much do solar installers make in Arkansas?

The median solar installer in Arkansas earned $21.55 an hour ($44,820 a year) in May 2025, 16% below the national median of $25.55. The middle half earn $21.55–$23.63; the top 10% earn more than $30.22.

Where does Arkansas rank for solar installer pay?

Arkansas ranks 30th of 32 states for solar installer pay, with a median of $21.55 an hour, and 18th after adjusting for Arkansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 86.9, US = 100).

What is the union solar installer rate in Arkansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for solar installers in 34 counties, with a typical package of $43.89 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many solar installers work in Arkansas?

BLS counted — solar photovoltaic installers in Arkansas in May 2025, 0.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.00; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas and metro areas, SOC 47-2231.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.