What is the average Wind Energy Project Manager salary in the US?

The national median Wind Energy Project Manager salary is $108,000 per year. Entry-level positions start around $80,000, while senior professionals earn $168,000 or more.

Which city pays Wind Energy Project Managers the most?

New York City offers the highest median Wind Energy Project Manager salary at $202K per year among the cities we track. However, high-cost cities like San Francisco and New York often have lower purchasing power once cost of living is factored in.

How fast are Wind Energy Project Manager salaries growing?

Wind Energy Project Manager salaries are growing at 7% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

Energy35% remote-eligible+7% YoY growth

Wind Energy Project Manager Salary
by City (2026)

Manage development and construction of wind energy projects from permitting to commissioning. National median: $108K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$108K

Top 10% earn

$168K

Entry level

$80K

Salary growth

+7%/yr

Wind Energy Project Manager salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
New York City, NY	$150K	$202K	$258K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$148K	$200K	$255K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$148K	$200K	$255K	185	11%
Bellevue, WA	$140K	$189K	$242K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$138K	$186K	$237K	172	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$132K	$178K	$228K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$132K	$178K	$228K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$130K	$175K	$224K	162	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$126K	$171K	$218K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$124K	$167K	$214K	155	11%
Santa Ana, CA	$120K	$162K	$207K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$118K	$160K	$204K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$118K	$160K	$204K	148	5.75%
Alexandria, VA	$116K	$157K	$200K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$116K	$157K	$200K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$112K	$151K	$193K	140	10.75%
Chula Vista, CA	$110K	$149K	$190K	138	9.3%
Edison, NJ	$110K	$149K	$190K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$110K	$149K	$190K	138	None ✓
San Francisco, CA	$104K	$140K	$179K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$102K	$138K	$177K	210	9.3%
Oakland, CA	$98K	$132K	$168K	185	9.3%
New Haven, CT	$98K	$132K	$168K	122	6.99%
Houston, TX	$96K	$130K	$166K	91	None ✓
Washington, DC	$96K	$130K	$166K	152	8.5%
Nashua, NH	$96K	$130K	$166K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	4.95%
Seattle, WA	$94K	$127K	$163K	150	None ✓
Vancouver, WA	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	None ✓
Boston, MA	$94K	$127K	$163K	162	5%
Lowell, MA	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	5%
Gresham, OR	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$94K	$127K	$163K	118	5.99%
Anchorage, AK	$94K	$127K	$163K	128	None ✓
Los Angeles, CA	$92K	$124K	$159K	163	9.3%
San Diego, CA	$92K	$124K	$159K	148	9.3%
Hialeah, FL	$92K	$124K	$159K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$92K	$124K	$159K	115	None ✓
Denver, CO	$92K	$124K	$159K	118	4.55%
Lakewood, CO	$92K	$124K	$159K	115	4.55%
Arlington, VA	$92K	$124K	$159K	148	5.75%
Ann Arbor, MI	$92K	$124K	$159K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$92K	$124K	$159K	115	5.75%
Jersey City, NJ	$92K	$124K	$159K	162	10.75%
Portland, ME	$92K	$124K	$159K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$92K	$124K	$159K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$92K	$124K	$159K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$90K	$121K	$155K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$90K	$121K	$155K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$90K	$121K	$155K	112	4.75%
Newark, NJ	$90K	$121K	$155K	155	10.75%
Sacramento, CA	$88K	$119K	$152K	128	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$88K	$119K	$152K	155	9.3%
Portland, OR	$88K	$119K	$152K	130	9.9%
Eugene, OR	$88K	$119K	$152K	110	9.9%
Honolulu, HI	$88K	$119K	$152K	192	11%
Dallas, TX	$86K	$117K	$149K	96	None ✓
Austin, TX	$86K	$117K	$149K	110	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$86K	$117K	$149K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$86K	$117K	$149K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$86K	$117K	$149K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$86K	$117K	$149K	108	4.55%
Worcester, MA	$86K	$117K	$149K	120	5%
Salt Lake City, UT	$86K	$117K	$149K	105	4.85%
Boise, ID	$86K	$117K	$149K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$86K	$117K	$149K	108	6.6%
Fort Worth, TX	$84K	$113K	$145K	93	None ✓
Plano, TX	$84K	$113K	$145K	105	None ✓
Irving, TX	$84K	$113K	$145K	97	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$84K	$113K	$145K	105	9.3%
Chicago, IL	$84K	$113K	$145K	107	4.95%
Tacoma, WA	$84K	$113K	$145K	128	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$84K	$113K	$145K	112	4.55%
Springfield, MA	$84K	$113K	$145K	105	5%
Philadelphia, PA	$84K	$113K	$145K	110	3.07%
Minneapolis, MN	$84K	$113K	$145K	106	6.8%
Salem, OR	$84K	$113K	$145K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$84K	$113K	$145K	105	None ✓
Provo, UT	$84K	$113K	$145K	100	4.85%
Huntsville, AL	$84K	$113K	$145K	88	5%
Baltimore, MD	$84K	$113K	$145K	115	5.75%
Hartford, CT	$84K	$113K	$145K	118	6.99%
Meridian, ID	$84K	$113K	$145K	105	5.8%
Arlington, TX	$82K	$110K	$141K	94	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$82K	$110K	$141K	108	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$82K	$110K	$141K	102	None ✓
Miami, FL	$82K	$110K	$141K	123	None ✓
Scottsdale, AZ	$82K	$110K	$141K	118	2.5%
Atlanta, GA	$82K	$110K	$141K	99	5.75%
Raleigh, NC	$82K	$110K	$141K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$82K	$110K	$141K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$82K	$110K	$141K	104	6.8%
Oklahoma City, OK	$82K	$110K	$141K	82	4.75%
Missoula, MT	$82K	$110K	$141K	102	6.75%
Garland, TX	$80K	$108K	$138K	91	None ✓
Denton, TX	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$80K	$108K	$138K	105	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	2.5%
Colorado Springs, CO	$80K	$108K	$138K	102	4.55%
Charlotte, NC	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	4.75%
Pittsburgh, PA	$80K	$108K	$138K	90	3.07%
Rochester, MN	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	6.8%
Reno, NV	$80K	$108K	$138K	108	None ✓
West Jordan, UT	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	4.85%
Tulsa, OK	$80K	$108K	$138K	80	4.75%
New Orleans, LA	$80K	$108K	$138K	92	6%
Baton Rouge, LA	$80K	$108K	$138K	88	6%
Overland Park, KS	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$80K	$108K	$138K	100	6.6%
San Antonio, TX	$78K	$106K	$135K	87	None ✓
Corpus Christi, TX	$78K	$106K	$135K	84	None ✓
Albany, NY	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	6.85%
Tampa, FL	$78K	$106K	$135K	102	None ✓
Port St. Lucie, FL	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$78K	$106K	$135K	118	None ✓
Virginia Beach, VA	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	5.75%
Chesapeake, VA	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	5.75%
Richmond, VA	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	5.75%
Nashville, TN	$78K	$106K	$135K	102	None ✓
North Las Vegas, NV	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$78K	$106K	$135K	105	6.5%
Nampa, ID	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$78K	$106K	$135K	98	7.15%
Orlando, FL	$77K	$104K	$132K	100	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$77K	$104K	$132K	98	2.5%
Columbus, OH	$77K	$104K	$132K	90	3.99%
Madison, WI	$77K	$104K	$132K	102	5.3%
Las Vegas, NV	$77K	$104K	$132K	102	None ✓
Bakersfield, CA	$76K	$103K	$131K	95	9.3%
Jacksonville, FL	$76K	$103K	$131K	93	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$76K	$103K	$131K	105	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$76K	$103K	$131K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$76K	$103K	$131K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$76K	$103K	$131K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$76K	$103K	$131K	95	5.75%
Detroit, MI	$76K	$103K	$131K	82	4.25%
Allentown, PA	$76K	$103K	$131K	95	3.07%
Kansas City, MO	$76K	$103K	$131K	90	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$76K	$103K	$131K	88	3.23%
North Charleston, SC	$76K	$103K	$131K	95	6.5%
Cincinnati, OH	$75K	$102K	$130K	88	3.99%
St. Louis, MO	$75K	$102K	$130K	86	5.3%
Milwaukee, WI	$75K	$102K	$130K	90	5.3%
Midland, TX	$74K	$99K	$127K	92	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$74K	$99K	$127K	102	9.3%
Spokane, WA	$74K	$99K	$127K	95	None ✓
Savannah, GA	$74K	$99K	$127K	92	5.75%
Athens, GA	$74K	$99K	$127K	92	5.75%
Knoxville, TN	$74K	$99K	$127K	85	None ✓
Duluth, MN	$74K	$99K	$127K	92	6.8%
Louisville, KY	$74K	$99K	$127K	85	5%
Birmingham, AL	$74K	$99K	$127K	82	5%
Greenville, SC	$74K	$99K	$127K	92	6.5%
Albuquerque, NM	$74K	$99K	$127K	88	5.9%
Cheyenne, WY	$74K	$99K	$127K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$72K	$97K	$124K	90	None ✓
Rochester, NY	$72K	$97K	$124K	90	6.85%
Tallahassee, FL	$72K	$97K	$124K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$72K	$97K	$124K	90	4.95%
Memphis, TN	$72K	$97K	$124K	82	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$72K	$97K	$124K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$72K	$97K	$124K	90	4.25%
Sterling Heights, MI	$72K	$97K	$124K	90	4.25%
Kenosha, WI	$72K	$97K	$124K	90	5.3%
Des Moines, IA	$72K	$97K	$124K	88	4.82%
Wichita, KS	$72K	$97K	$124K	82	5.7%
Omaha, NE	$72K	$97K	$124K	88	5.84%
Fargo, ND	$72K	$97K	$124K	90	2.5%
El Paso, TX	$70K	$95K	$121K	82	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	6.85%
Syracuse, NY	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$70K	$95K	$121K	90	2.5%
Greensboro, NC	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	5%
Columbia, SC	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	6.5%
Great Falls, MT	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$70K	$95K	$121K	88	None ✓
Lubbock, TX	$68K	$92K	$117K	78	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	5.9%
Little Rock, AR	$68K	$92K	$117K	82	4.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$68K	$92K	$117K	85	4.9%
Laredo, TX	$66K	$89K	$113K	76	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$66K	$89K	$113K	82	4.82%
Killeen, TX	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$64K	$86K	$110K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$62K	$84K	$108K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$62K	$84K	$108K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$62K	$84K	$108K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$62K	$84K	$108K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$62K	$84K	$108K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$62K	$84K	$108K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$60K	$81K	$104K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$60K	$81K	$104K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$60K	$81K	$104K	75	6.5%

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Wind Energy Project Manager Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Wind Energy Project Manager is $108,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $80,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $138,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Wind Energy Project Managers nationally earn $168,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's degree. This role is 35% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Wind Energy Project Manager compensation is growing at 7% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Wind Energy Project Managers significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Wind Energy Project Manager Salaryby City (2026)