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

The median hourly wage is $28.47. The middle half earn between $28.27 and $31.05 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.62 an hour ($53,290 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.27.

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

The Maine median of $59,220 is 8% less than the U.S. median of $64,120. Prices in Maine run 3% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $61,020 would nationally.

Wind turbine technician salary in Maine

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Wind turbine technicians in Maine earn a median of $59,220 a year, or $28.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,980. Maine ranks 23rd of 25 states and DC for wind turbine technician pay, at 8% less than the U.S. median of $64,120.

Median yearly pay$59,220

Bottom 10% under$53,290Top 10% over$78,980

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $25.62/hr
Jobs in Maine: 50
After cost of living: $61,020
Median hourly pay: $28.47/hr
vs U.S. median: −8%
Rank among states: 23rd of 25

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 23). 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	$53,290–$58,800$25.62–$28.27/hr
Experienced technician	$59,220$28.47/hr
Lead / top earners	$64,590–$78,980$31.05–$37.97/hr

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

How Maine compares

Wind turbine technicians are more concentrated in Maine than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,980, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $53,290: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other trades in Maine

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Questions

How much do wind turbine technicians make in Maine?: Wind turbine technicians in Maine earn a median of $59,220 a year, or $28.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,980.
How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Maine?: The median hourly wage is $28.47. The middle half earn between $28.27 and $31.05 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Maine?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.62 an hour ($53,290 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.27.
Do wind turbine technicians in Maine earn more than the national average?: The Maine median of $59,220 is 8% less than the U.S. median of $64,120. Prices in Maine run 3% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $61,020 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 23. 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 (97.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures