How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

The median hourly wage is $30.12. The middle half earn between $22.28 and $36.12 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.28 an hour ($46,350 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.28.

How does Sioux Falls pay compare with the rest of South Dakota?

The Sioux Falls median of $62,650 is 15% less than the South Dakota median of $73,820.

Wind turbine technician salary in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Wind turbine technicians in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN area earn a median of $62,650 a year, or $30.12 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,400. Across all of South Dakota, the median is $73,820, so Sioux Falls pays 15% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$62,650

Bottom 10% under$46,350Top 10% over$76,400

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.28/hr
Jobs in this area: 100
After cost of living: $69,130
Median hourly pay: $30.12/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs South Dakota median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43620, Sioux Falls, SD-MN). 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	$46,350–$46,350$22.28–$22.28/hr
Experienced technician	$62,650$30.12/hr
Lead / top earners	$75,130–$76,400$36.12–$36.73/hr

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

How Sioux Falls, SD-MN compares

Wind turbine technicians are more concentrated in the Sioux Falls area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 8.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,400, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,350: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do wind turbine technicians make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?: Wind turbine technicians in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN area earn a median of $62,650 a year, or $30.12 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,400.
How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?: The median hourly wage is $30.12. The middle half earn between $22.28 and $36.12 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.28 an hour ($46,350 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.28.
How does Sioux Falls pay compare with the rest of South Dakota?: The Sioux Falls median of $62,650 is 15% less than the South Dakota median of $73,820.

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 43620 (Sioux Falls, SD-MN). 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 (90.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures