Skilled Wages

Solar installer salary in Florida

Median $24.30 an hour for 2,980 solar installers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 2012 and the state's own outlook.

$24.30/hrMedian hourly wageFlorida, May data
$50,550/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.37 – $36.8010th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,980Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Solar installer pay in Florida: the full range

Wage percentiles, FloridaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40/hrFlorida: 10th $21.37 · 25th $22.20 · median $24.30 · 75th $27.00 · 90th $36.80Florida$24.30$21.37$36.80United States: 10th $20.00 · 25th $22.45 · median $25.55 · 75th $30.23 · 90th $38.45United States$25.55
Hourly wage percentiles for solar installers: Florida vs United States, May 2025.

Florida ranks 15th of 32 states for median solar installer pay, and 27th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $23.50). 2,980 solar installers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.37 – $22.20$44,450 – $46,180roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.20 – $27.00$46,180 – $56,160the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$27.00 – $36.80$56,160 – $76,550the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Solar installer pay by metro in Florida

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrDaytona Beach: $26.16Daytona Beach$26.16Tampa: $24.60Tampa$24.60Miami: $23.22Miami$23.22Orlando: $22.43Orlando$22.43
Median hourly wage for solar installers by metro area in Florida, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Daytona Beach$19.83$26.16$26.32$47.92608% above
Tampa$22.25$24.60$24.38$37.26—1% above
Miami$22.00$23.22$20.33$30.205104% below
Orlando$21.16$22.43$22.12$30.444208% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Solar installer wages in Florida over time

Florida, 2012-2025FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30201520202025$25.55United States$24.30Florida
Median hourly wage for solar installers, Florida vs United States, 2012–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearFlorida $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
2012$19.03$26.68$18.22—
2013$18.14$25.07$19.04160
2014$17.19$23.38$19.24180
2015$14.02$19.04$18.19—
2016$14.55$19.52$18.87760
2017$15.22$19.99$18.98630
2018$17.27$22.14$20.52—
2019$16.19$20.39$21.58—
2020$15.11$18.80$22.34—
2021$17.97$21.35$22.92780
2022$20.85$22.94$21.751,110
2023$22.76$24.05$23.461,690
2024$22.18$22.76$24.931,940
2025$24.30$24.30$25.552,980

In today's dollars, the median solar installer wage in Florida changed by +27.6% over the last ten years of data and by +19.2% since 2019.

Are there more solar installer jobs in Florida?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.5× the US share, 9th of 24 states

BLS counted 2,980 solar installers in Florida in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 22%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for solar installers in Florida

+90.8%Projected growth in Florida2024–2034, state agency
410Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,920Jobs in 20243,670 projected for 2034
+36.5%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Florida's labor market agency projects the number of solar installers in the state to change by +90.8% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,920 to 3,670, with about 410 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +36.5% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 2,980 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Florida labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for solar installers in Florida

On federally funded construction in Florida, contractors must pay solar installers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 40 of the 67 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $47.70 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $19.96). 27 of the 67 counties still use a survey rate dated 2016 or earlier (for example Alachua County at $19.33). The market median for the state is $24.30.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, FLAlachua: $19.33 (survey)Baker: $30.93 (survey)Bay: $19.96 (survey)Bradford: $47.35 (union)Brevard: $21.84 (survey)Broward: $55.45 (union)Calhoun: $47.35 (union)Charlotte: $47.70 (union)Citrus: $29.98 (survey)Clay: $29.60 (survey)Collier: $49.98 (union)Columbia: $47.35 (union)DeSoto: $47.70 (union)Dixie: $47.35 (union)Duval: $50.57 (union)Escambia: $16.73 (survey)Flagler: $45.45 (union)Franklin: $47.35 (union)Gadsden: $17.00 (survey)Gilchrist: $19.33 (survey)Glades: $55.45 (union)Gulf: $19.96 (survey)Hamilton: $47.35 (union)Hardee: $47.70 (union)Hendry: $49.98 (union)Hernando: $29.98 (survey)Highlands: $47.70 (union)Hillsborough: $30.24 (survey)Holmes: $47.35 (union)Indian River: $55.45 (union)Jackson: $14.67 (survey)Jefferson: $17.00 (survey)Lafayette: $47.35 (union)Lake: $25.55 (survey)Lee: $49.98 (union)Leon: $17.00 (survey)Levy: $47.35 (union)Liberty: $47.35 (union)Madison: $47.35 (union)Manatee: $47.70 (union)Marion: $19.33 (survey)Martin: $55.45 (union)Miami-Dade: $38.98 (survey)Monroe: $55.18 (union)Nassau: $30.93 (survey)Okaloosa: $19.96 (survey)Okeechobee: $55.45 (union)Orange: $25.97 (survey)Osceola: $23.49 (survey)Palm Beach: $55.45 (union)Pasco: $47.70 (union)Pinellas: $47.70 (union)Polk: $47.70 (union)Putnam: $45.45 (union)St. Johns: $31.81 (survey)St. Lucie: $55.45 (union)Santa Rosa: $19.00 (survey)Sarasota: $47.70 (union)Seminole: $25.04 (survey)Sumter: $47.70 (union)Suwannee: $47.35 (union)Taylor: $47.35 (union)Union: $47.35 (union)Volusia: $45.45 (union)Wakulla: $17.00 (survey)Walton: $19.96 (survey)Washington: $47.35 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$20.34$41.57$47.35$47.70survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for solar installers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrBroward (Miami): market median $23.22, prevailing (union) $55.45, gap +$32.23Broward (Miami)+$32.23Indian River (Florida): market median $24.30, prevailing (union) $55.45, gap +$31.15Indian River (Florida)+$31.15Pasco (Tampa): market median $24.60, prevailing (union) $47.70, gap +$23.10Pasco (Tampa)+$23.10Flagler (Daytona Beach): market median $26.16, prevailing (union) $45.45, gap +$19.29Flagler (Daytona Beach)+$19.29Orange (Orlando): market median $22.43, prevailing (survey) $25.97, gap +$3.54Orange (Orlando)+$3.54
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for solar installers, metro counties in Florida.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BrowardUnion ELEC0728-008 2025-03-01$40.25$15.20$55.45FL20260197
GladesUnion ELEC0728-002 2025-03-01$40.25$15.20$55.45FL20260012
Indian RiverUnion ELEC0728-003 2025-03-01$40.25$15.20$55.45FL20260209
MartinUnion ELEC0728-003 2025-03-01$40.25$15.20$55.45FL20260214
OkeechobeeUnion ELEC0728-002 2025-03-01$40.25$15.20$55.45FL20260023
Palm BeachUnion ELEC0728-001 2025-03-01$40.25$15.20$55.45FL20260220
St. LucieUnion ELEC0728-003 2025-03-01$40.25$15.20$55.45FL20260228
MonroeUnion ELEC0349-003 2024-09-16$40.24$14.94$55.18FL20260022
DuvalUnion ELEC0177-004 2024-12-02$35.60$14.97$50.57FL20260202
CollierUnion ELEC0349-008 2025-09-01$37.42$12.56$49.98FL20260201
HendryUnion ELEC0349-006 2025-09-01$37.42$12.56$49.98FL20260015
LeeUnion ELEC0349-008 2025-09-01$37.42$12.56$49.98FL20260211
CharlotteUnion ELEC0915-005 2025-12-01$33.11$14.59$47.70FL20260198
DeSotoUnion ELEC0915-006 2025-12-01$33.11$14.59$47.70FL20260009
HardeeUnion ELEC0915-006 2025-12-01$33.11$14.59$47.70FL20260014

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Florida prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Florida?

657.0kConstruction jobsFlorida, 2026-09
+0.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k19901995200020052010201520202025657kSep 2026
Construction employment in Florida (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. Across the 63 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 285,688 in 2015 to 427,402 in 2025, +49.6%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Duval County3047,323$79,977$1,538
Palm Beach County6205,212$73,774$1,419
Hillsborough County5026,757$73,561$1,415
Manatee County1421,259$72,568$1,396
St. Johns County96682$71,979$1,384
Lake County1261,378$71,688$1,379
Bay County84751$70,965$1,365
Pinellas County3742,991$70,930$1,364
Broward County7746,568$69,539$1,337
St. Lucie County1321,060$68,660$1,320
Escambia County861,168$68,565$1,319
Orange County4065,554$68,292$1,313

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Questions this page answers

How much do solar installers make in Florida?

The median solar installer in Florida earned $24.30 an hour ($50,550 a year) in May 2025, 5% below the national median of $25.55. The middle half earn $22.20–$27.00; the top 10% earn more than $36.80.

Where does Florida rank for solar installer pay?

Florida ranks 15th of 32 states for solar installer pay, with a median of $24.30 an hour, and 27th after adjusting for Florida's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union solar installer rate in Florida?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for solar installers in 40 counties, with a typical package of $47.70 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many solar installers work in Florida?

BLS counted 2,980 solar installers in Florida in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.49; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is solar installer work growing in Florida?

Florida's labor market agency projects +90.8% growth for solar installers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,920 to 3,670 jobs.

How many solar installer openings a year are there in Florida?

Florida projects about 410 openings a year for solar installers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 4,200 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Florida and metro areas, SOC 47-2231. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Florida labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.