How much do Solar Photovoltaic Installers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Percentile spread

For Solar Photovoltaic Installers, the published 10th percentile is $50,440 and the 90th percentile is $61,640. The difference is $11,200, which is 18.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,450 to the 75th at $61,630, covers $11,180.

The mean annual wage is $58,790, which sits below the median of $61,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 16% higher than the national median of $53,140 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,456, which is 4.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Washington median of $61,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Solar Photovoltaic Installers at $55,456 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $66,320 and employment of 210. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,910, against $55,456 here.