How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Indiana?

The median hourly wage is $36.87. The middle half earn between $30.30 and $37.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Indiana?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.15 an hour ($56,470 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.30.

Do wind turbine technicians in Indiana earn more than the national average?

The Indiana median of $76,680 is 20% more than the U.S. median of $64,120. Prices in Indiana run 7% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $82,160 would nationally.

Wind turbine technician salary in Indiana

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Wind turbine technicians in Indiana earn a median of $76,680 a year, or $36.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,250 a year. Nationally the median is $64,120, so Indiana pays 20% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 4th of 25.

Median yearly pay$76,680

Bottom 10% under$56,470Top 10% over$82,250

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $27.15/hr
Jobs in Indiana: 140
After cost of living: $82,160
Median hourly pay: $36.87/hr
vs U.S. median: +20%
Rank among states: 4th of 25

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 18). Excludes self-employed wind turbine technicians. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to lead wind turbine technician pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$56,470–$63,030$27.15–$30.30/hr
Experienced technician	$76,680$36.87/hr
Lead / top earners	$78,720–$82,250$37.85–$39.55/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Indiana compares

Wind turbine technicians are less concentrated in Indiana than nationally: 0.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.66 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,250, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $56,470: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Rural Indiana

Central Indiana$64,750

Other trades in Indiana

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Questions

How much do wind turbine technicians make in Indiana?: Wind turbine technicians in Indiana earn a median of $76,680 a year, or $36.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,250 a year.
How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Indiana?: The median hourly wage is $36.87. The middle half earn between $30.30 and $37.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Indiana?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.15 an hour ($56,470 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.30.
Do wind turbine technicians in Indiana earn more than the national average?: The Indiana median of $76,680 is 20% more than the U.S. median of $64,120. Prices in Indiana run 7% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $82,160 would nationally.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9081 (Wind Turbine Service Technicians), area code 18. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed wind turbine technicians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (93.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures