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

The median hourly wage is $24.06. The middle half earn between $23.70 and $28.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.66 an hour ($47,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.70.

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

The Mississippi median of $50,040 is 22% less than the U.S. median of $64,120. Prices in Mississippi run 13% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $57,550 would nationally.

Wind turbine technician salary in Mississippi

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Wind turbine technicians in Mississippi earn a median of $50,040 a year, or $24.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $62,590. That's 22% less than the national median of $64,120, 25th of 25 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$50,040

Bottom 10% under$47,130Top 10% over$62,590

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.66/hr
Jobs in Mississippi: 30
After cost of living: $57,550
Median hourly pay: $24.06/hr
vs U.S. median: −22%
Rank among states: 25th of 25

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 28). 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	$47,130–$49,300$22.66–$23.70/hr
Experienced technician	$50,040$24.06/hr
Lead / top earners	$59,870–$62,590$28.78–$30.09/hr

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

How Mississippi compares

Wind turbine technicians are less concentrated in Mississippi than nationally: 0.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.46 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,590, is 1.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,130: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do wind turbine technicians make in Mississippi?: Wind turbine technicians in Mississippi earn a median of $50,040 a year, or $24.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $62,590.
How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Mississippi?: The median hourly wage is $24.06. The middle half earn between $23.70 and $28.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Mississippi?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.66 an hour ($47,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.70.
Do wind turbine technicians in Mississippi earn more than the national average?: The Mississippi median of $50,040 is 22% less than the U.S. median of $64,120. Prices in Mississippi run 13% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $57,550 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 28. 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 (87.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures