Skilled Wages

Solar installer salary in Kansas

Median $24.04 an hour for — solar photovoltaic installers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 2024.

$24.04/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$49,990/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$20.16 – $29.6310th 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 Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40/hrKansas: 10th $20.16 · 25th $20.81 · median $24.04 · 75th $27.10 · 90th $29.63Kansas$24.04$20.16$29.63United 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: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 17th of 32 states for median solar installer pay, and 11th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $26.68). — solar photovoltaic installers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$20.16 – $20.81$41,920 – $43,280roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$20.81 – $27.10$43,280 – $56,370the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$27.10 – $29.63$56,370 – $61,630the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Solar installer pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrKansas City: $24.04Kansas City$24.04
Median hourly wage for solar photovoltaic installers by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Kansas City$22.75$24.04$29.63—about the same as

Union scale and prevailing wage for solar installers in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay solar installers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 23 of the 105 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $64.30 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $38.59). 82 of the 105 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Allen County at $38.59). The market median for the state is $24.04.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: $38.59 (survey)Anderson: $38.59 (survey)Atchison: $38.59 (survey)Barber: $38.59 (survey)Barton: $38.59 (survey)Bourbon: $38.59 (survey)Brown: $38.59 (survey)Butler: $58.93 (union)Chase: $53.75 (union)Chautauqua: $38.59 (survey)Cherokee: $38.59 (survey)Cheyenne: $38.59 (survey)Clark: $38.59 (survey)Clay: $38.59 (survey)Cloud: $38.59 (survey)Coffey: $38.59 (survey)Comanche: $38.59 (survey)Cowley: $38.59 (survey)Crawford: $38.59 (survey)Decatur: $38.59 (survey)Dickinson: $38.59 (survey)Doniphan: $45.07 (survey)Douglas: $64.30 (union)Edwards: $38.59 (survey)Elk: $38.59 (survey)Ellis: $38.59 (survey)Ellsworth: $38.59 (survey)Finney: $38.56 (survey)Ford: $38.59 (survey)Franklin: $77.26 (union)Geary: $39.29 (survey)Gove: $38.59 (survey)Graham: $38.59 (survey)Grant: $38.59 (survey)Gray: $38.59 (survey)Greeley: $38.59 (survey)Greenwood: $38.59 (survey)Hamilton: $38.59 (survey)Harper: $38.59 (survey)Harvey: $58.93 (union)Haskell: $38.59 (survey)Hodgeman: $38.59 (survey)Jackson: $64.30 (union)Jefferson: $64.30 (union)Jewell: $38.59 (survey)Johnson: $77.26 (union)Kearny: $38.56 (survey)Kingman: $38.59 (survey)Kiowa: $38.59 (survey)Labette: $38.59 (survey)Lane: $38.59 (survey)Leavenworth: $77.26 (union)Lincoln: $38.59 (survey)Linn: $77.26 (union)Logan: $38.59 (survey)Lyon: $53.75 (union)McPherson: $38.59 (survey)Marion: $38.59 (survey)Marshall: $38.59 (survey)Meade: $38.59 (survey)Miami: $77.26 (union)Mitchell: $38.59 (survey)Montgomery: $64.30 (union)Morris: $38.59 (survey)Morton: $38.59 (survey)Nemaha: $38.59 (survey)Neosho: $38.59 (survey)Ness: $38.59 (survey)Norton: $38.59 (survey)Osage: $64.30 (union)Osborne: $38.59 (survey)Ottawa: $53.75 (union)Pawnee: $38.59 (survey)Phillips: $38.59 (survey)Pottawatomie: $64.30 (union)Pratt: $38.59 (survey)Rawlins: $38.59 (survey)Reno: $38.59 (survey)Republic: $38.59 (survey)Rice: $38.59 (survey)Riley: $64.30 (union)Rooks: $38.59 (survey)Rush: $38.59 (survey)Russell: $38.59 (survey)Saline: $53.75 (union)Scott: $38.59 (survey)Sedgwick: $58.93 (union)Seward: $38.59 (survey)Shawnee: $64.30 (union)Sheridan: $38.59 (survey)Sherman: $38.59 (survey)Smith: $38.59 (survey)Stafford: $38.59 (survey)Stanton: $38.59 (survey)Stevens: $38.59 (survey)Sumner: $58.93 (union)Thomas: $38.59 (survey)Trego: $38.59 (survey)Wabaunsee: $64.30 (union)Wallace: $38.59 (survey)Washington: $38.59 (survey)Wichita: $38.59 (survey)Wilson: $38.59 (survey)Woodson: $38.59 (survey)Wyandotte: $77.26 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$38.59$53.75survey 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
FranklinUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260060
JohnsonUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260052
LeavenworthUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260053
LinnUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260054
MiamiUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260060
WyandotteUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260060
DouglasUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260048
JacksonUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260061
JeffersonUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260051
MontgomeryUnion ELEC0226-002 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260038
OsageUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260061
PottawatomieUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260055
RileyUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260056
ShawneeUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260058
WabaunseeUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260061

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

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

79.3kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-08
+4.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202579kAug 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (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
Reno County177$110,436$2,124
Wyandotte County834$110,402$2,123
Johnson County2,140$90,236$1,735
Shawnee County768$86,078$1,655
Ellis County59$84,806$1,631
McPherson County85$78,813$1,516
Crawford County253$71,372$1,373
Harvey County120$70,518$1,356
Sedgwick County1,722$69,734$1,341
Finney County111$68,374$1,315
Miami County113$65,552$1,261
Barton County81$58,625$1,127

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Questions this page answers

How much do solar installers make in Kansas?

The median solar installer in Kansas earned $24.04 an hour ($49,990 a year) in May 2025, 6% below the national median of $25.55. The middle half earn $20.81–$27.10; the top 10% earn more than $29.63.

Where does Kansas rank for solar installer pay?

Kansas ranks 17th of 32 states for solar installer pay, with a median of $24.04 an hour, and 11th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union solar installer rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for solar installers in 23 counties, with a typical package of $64.30 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many solar installers work in Kansas?

BLS counted — solar photovoltaic installers in Kansas 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, Kansas 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.