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

The median hourly wage is $29.98. The middle half earn between $29.98 and $38.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.41 an hour ($61,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.98.

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

The Montana median of $62,360 is 3% less than the U.S. median of $64,120. Prices in Montana run 5% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $65,890 would nationally.

Wind turbine technician salary in Montana

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Wind turbine technicians in Montana earn a median of $62,360 a year, or $29.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $93,430 a year. Nationally the median is $64,120, so Montana pays 3% less than the U.S. overall and ranks 17th of 25.

Median yearly pay$62,360

Bottom 10% under$61,160Top 10% over$93,430

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $29.41/hr
Jobs in Montana: 40
After cost of living: $65,890
Median hourly pay: $29.98/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
Rank among states: 17th of 25

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30). 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	$61,160–$62,350$29.41–$29.98/hr
Experienced technician	$62,360$29.98/hr
Lead / top earners	$79,590–$93,430$38.26–$44.92/hr

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

How Montana compares

Wind turbine technicians are more concentrated in Montana than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $93,430, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $61,160: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Rural Montana

East-Central Montana$62,360

Other trades in Montana

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Questions

How much do wind turbine technicians make in Montana?: Wind turbine technicians in Montana earn a median of $62,360 a year, or $29.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $93,430 a year.
How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Montana?: The median hourly wage is $29.98. The middle half earn between $29.98 and $38.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Montana?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.41 an hour ($61,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.98.
Do wind turbine technicians in Montana earn more than the national average?: The Montana median of $62,360 is 3% less than the U.S. median of $64,120. Prices in Montana run 5% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $65,890 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 30. 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 (94.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures