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Average Solar Photovoltaic Installers Salary in Ohio

Solar Photovoltaic Installers in Ohio earn a median annual salary of $62,400, which is +17.4% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Ohio (state).

$62,400
Ohio median annual wage
$30/hour median
+17.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $53,140
70
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.06
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$48,270
25th
$51,200
Median
$62,400
75th
$66,030
90th
$70,150

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Ohio, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
92.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,260
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 95.8%
Rents: 73.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
New Jersey $78,950 Compare 1,880
Hawaii $70,370 Compare 420
Nevada $67,810 Compare 100
Oregon $66,320 Compare 360
Washington $61,630 Compare N/A
Maine $61,210 Compare 60

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Ohio

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Surgeons, All Other $554,220 1.10
Cardiologists $504,260 1.24
Anesthesiologists $490,530 0.56
Pediatric Surgeons $488,160 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $377,480 0.99
Dermatologists $373,640 N/A
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $323,480 0.99
Physicians, Pathologists $309,480 1.52

Ohio has salary data for 785 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Surgeons, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in Ohio

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Solar Photovoltaic Installers are projected to change by +42.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.