How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Austin, TX?

The median hourly wage is $29.77. The middle half earn between $24.61 and $30.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Austin, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.82 an hour ($49,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.61.

Do wind turbine technicians make more in Austin or Houston?

Houston pays more: the median is $61,930 in Austin and $64,050 in Houston, a 3% difference.

How does Austin pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Austin median of $61,930 is about the same as the Texas median of $61,950.

Wind turbine technician salary in Austin, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Wind turbine technicians in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX area earn a median of $61,930 a year, or $29.77 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,210. Across all of Texas, the median is $61,950, so Austin pays about the same as the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$61,930

Bottom 10% under$49,540Top 10% over$79,210

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $23.82/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $63,150
Median hourly pay: $29.77/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Texas median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12420, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX). 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	$49,540–$51,190$23.82–$24.61/hr
Experienced technician	$61,930$29.77/hr
Lead / top earners	$64,150–$79,210$30.84–$38.08/hr

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

How Austin, TX compares

Austin ranks 2nd of 3 Texas metro areas for wind turbine technician pay.
Wind turbine technicians are more concentrated in the Austin area than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,210, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $49,540: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

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Questions

How much do wind turbine technicians make in Austin, TX?: Wind turbine technicians in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX area earn a median of $61,930 a year, or $29.77 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,210.
How much do wind turbine technicians make an hour in Austin, TX?: The median hourly wage is $29.77. The middle half earn between $24.61 and $30.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level wind turbine technicians make in Austin, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.82 an hour ($49,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.61.
Do wind turbine technicians make more in Austin or Houston?: Houston pays more: the median is $61,930 in Austin and $64,050 in Houston, a 3% difference.
How does Austin pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Austin median of $61,930 is about the same as the Texas median of $61,950.

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 12420 (Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX). 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 (98.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures