Skilled Wages

Solar installer salary in Indiana

Median $22.18 an hour for 490 solar installers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 2019 and the state's own outlook.

$22.18/hrMedian hourly wageIndiana, May data
$46,140/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.39 – $34.1510th to 90th percentilehourly range
490Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Solar installer pay in Indiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, IndianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrIndiana: 10th $18.39 · 25th $19.07 · median $22.18 · 75th $23.02 · 90th $34.15Indiana$22.18$18.39$34.15United 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: Indiana vs United States, May 2025.

Indiana ranks 28th of 32 states for median solar installer pay, and 24th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $23.77). 490 solar installers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.39 – $19.07$38,250 – $39,670roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$19.07 – $23.02$39,670 – $47,890the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$23.02 – $34.15$47,890 – $71,020the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Solar installer pay by metro in Indiana

Ranked median wages$0$5$10$15$20/hrIndianapolis: $19.08Indianapolis$19.08
Median hourly wage for solar installers by metro area in Indiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Indianapolis$19.07$19.08$26.3624014% below

Solar installer wages in Indiana over time

Indiana, 2019-2025IndianaUnited StatesSOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$17.50$20$22.50$25$27.5020202025$25.55United States$22.18Indiana
Median hourly wage for solar installers, Indiana vs United States, 2019–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIndiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
2019$17.33$21.82$21.58—
2020$19.93$24.79$22.34130
2021$18.98$22.55$22.92—
2022$22.35$24.59$21.75—
2024$18.59$19.08$24.93660
2025$22.18$22.18$25.55490

Are there more solar installer jobs in Indiana?

0.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 15th of 24 states

BLS counted 490 solar installers in Indiana in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 19%. 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 Indiana

+8.9%Projected growth in Indiana2024–2034, state agency
70Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
700Jobs in 2024760 projected for 2034
+36.5%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Indiana's labor market agency projects the number of solar installers in the state to change by +8.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 700 to 760, with about 70 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +36.5% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 490 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for solar installers in Indiana

On federally funded construction in Indiana, contractors must pay solar installers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 88 of the 91 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $68.36 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $10.58). 3 of the 91 counties still use a survey rate dated 1995 or earlier (for example Jefferson County at $10.58). The market median for the state is $22.18.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, INAdams: $68.36 (union)Allen: $68.36 (union)Bartholomew: $68.36 (union)Benton: $68.36 (union)Blackford: $68.36 (union)Boone: $68.36 (union)Brown: $60.37 (union)Carroll: $68.36 (union)Cass: $68.36 (union)Clark: $60.37 (union)Clay: $67.36 (union)Clinton: $68.36 (union)Crawford: $68.04 (union)Daviess: $68.04 (union)Dearborn: $60.37 (union)Decatur: $60.37 (union)DeKalb: $68.36 (union)Delaware: $68.36 (union)Dubois: $68.04 (union)Elkhart: $84.85 (union)Fayette: $60.37 (union)Floyd: $60.37 (union)Fountain: $68.36 (union)Franklin: $60.37 (union)Fulton: $68.36 (union)Gibson: $67.36 (union)Grant: $68.36 (union)Greene: $67.36 (union)Hamilton: $68.36 (union)Hancock: $68.36 (union)Harrison: $60.37 (union)Hendricks: $68.36 (union)Henry: $60.37 (union)Howard: $68.36 (union)Huntington: $68.36 (union)Jackson: n/aJasper: $84.85 (union)Jay: $68.36 (union)Jefferson: $10.58 (survey)Jennings: $60.37 (union)Johnson: $68.36 (union)Knox: $68.62 (union)Kosciusko: $84.85 (union)LaGrange: $84.85 (union)Lake: $75.23 (union)LaPorte: $75.23 (union)Lawrence: $68.04 (union)Madison: $68.36 (union)Marion: $68.36 (union)Marshall: $84.85 (union)Martin: $68.04 (union)Miami: $68.36 (union)Monroe: $68.36 (union)Montgomery: $68.36 (union)Morgan: $68.36 (union)Newton: $84.85 (union)Noble: $68.36 (union)Ohio: $60.37 (union)Orange: $63.40 (union)Owen: $67.36 (union)Parke: $67.36 (union)Perry: $68.04 (union)Pike: $68.04 (union)Porter: $75.23 (union)Posey: $67.36 (union)Pulaski: $84.85 (union)Putnam: $67.36 (union)Randolph: $60.37 (union)Ripley: $60.37 (union)Rush: $60.37 (union)St. Joseph: $75.23 (union)Scott: $10.58 (survey)Shelby: $68.36 (union)Spencer: $13.92 (survey)Starke: $84.85 (union)Steuben: $68.36 (union)Sullivan: $67.36 (union)Switzerland: $60.37 (union)Tippecanoe: $68.36 (union)Tipton: $68.36 (union)Union: $60.37 (union)Vanderburgh: $67.36 (union)Vermillion: $67.36 (union)Vigo: $67.36 (union)Wabash: $68.36 (union)Warren: $68.36 (union)Warrick: $67.36 (union)Washington: $63.40 (union)Wayne: $60.37 (union)Wells: $68.36 (union)White: $68.36 (union)Whitley: $68.36 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$60.37$68.04$68.36n/asurvey 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
ElkhartUnion ELEC0697-002 2025-06-01$52.00$32.85$84.85IN20260005
JasperUnion ELEC0697-002 2025-06-01$52.00$32.85$84.85IN20260005
KosciuskoUnion ELEC0697-002 2025-06-01$52.00$32.85$84.85IN20260005
LaGrangeUnion ELEC0697-002 2025-06-01$52.00$32.85$84.85IN20260005
MarshallUnion ELEC0697-002 2025-06-01$52.00$32.85$84.85IN20260005
NewtonUnion ELEC0697-002 2025-06-01$52.00$32.85$84.85IN20260005
PulaskiUnion ELEC0697-002 2025-06-01$52.00$32.85$84.85IN20260005
StarkeUnion ELEC0697-002 2025-06-01$52.00$32.85$84.85IN20260005
LakeUnion ELEC0153-001 2025-06-03$46.00$29.23$75.23IN20260001
LaPorteUnion ELEC0153-001 2025-06-03$46.00$29.23$75.23IN20260001
PorterUnion ELEC0153-001 2025-06-03$46.00$29.23$75.23IN20260001
St. JosephUnion ELEC0153-001 2025-06-03$46.00$29.23$75.23IN20260001
KnoxUnion ELEC0725-002 2024-10-01$43.30$25.32$68.62IN20260009
AdamsUnion ELEC0538-006 2025-06-01$41.00$27.36$68.36IN20260002
AllenUnion ELEC0538-006 2025-06-01$41.00$27.36$68.36IN20260002

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

Is construction work growing in Indiana?

185.6kConstruction jobsIndiana, 2026-09
+2.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025186kSep 2026
Construction employment in Indiana (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 87 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 77,698 in 2015 to 107,611 in 2025, +38.5%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Lake County891,905$110,419$2,123
St. Joseph County521,491$107,785$2,073
Warrick County11128$106,252$2,043
Jackson County1179$89,567$1,722
LaPorte County22150$89,304$1,717
Hendricks County621,228$86,023$1,654
Porter County34281$84,422$1,623
Allen County1061,170$84,339$1,622
Marion County2145,148$84,216$1,620
Vanderburgh County501,145$79,844$1,535
Tippecanoe County27754$78,865$1,517
Marshall County10103$76,699$1,475

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Questions this page answers

How much do solar installers make in Indiana?

The median solar installer in Indiana earned $22.18 an hour ($46,140 a year) in May 2025, 13% below the national median of $25.55. The middle half earn $19.07–$23.02; the top 10% earn more than $34.15.

Where does Indiana rank for solar installer pay?

Indiana ranks 28th of 32 states for solar installer pay, with a median of $22.18 an hour, and 24th after adjusting for Indiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 93.3, US = 100).

What is the union solar installer rate in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for solar installers in 88 counties, with a typical package of $68.36 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many solar installers work in Indiana?

BLS counted 490 solar installers in Indiana in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.76; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is solar installer work growing in Indiana?

Indiana's labor market agency projects +8.9% growth for solar installers between 2024 and 2034, from 700 to 760 jobs.

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

Indiana projects about 70 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, Indiana 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: Indiana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.