Pay varies with the worker's level of education, responsibility, and experience. Salaries vary greatly by employer and plant size. Pay also varies depending on the employer and the area of the country.
Geothermal technicians who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, health insurance, and a retirement plan.
Wage information is not available specifically for geothermal technicians. However, they are part of the larger group of "all other installation, maintenance, and repair workers."
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other (SOC 49-9099)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $16.84 | $23.20 | $30.96 |
| Yearly | $35,020 | $48,255 | $64,406 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $15.55 | $20.62 | $23.64 |
| Yearly | $32,349 | $42,885 | $49,177 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $14.53 | $19.67 | $22.80 |
| Yearly | $30,229 | $40,919 | $47,433 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $18.18 | $25.10 | $35.55 |
| Yearly | $37,807 | $52,210 | $73,945 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $9.72 | $19.05 | $26.29 |
| Yearly | $20,216 | $39,621 | $54,689 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $15.50 | $19.80 | $32.46 |
| Yearly | $32,233 | $41,175 | $67,521 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $25.16 | $28.89 | $32.70 |
| Yearly | $52,323 | $60,082 | $68,022 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $30.91 | $32.27 | $35.38 |
| Yearly | $64,293 | $67,118 | $73,599 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $15.04 | $18.12 | $23.61 |
| Yearly | $31,278 | $37,681 | $49,111 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $17.53 | $26.41 | $36.35 |
| Yearly | $36,460 | $54,936 | $75,604 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.58 | $23.29 | $34.44 |
| Yearly | $30,322 | $48,438 | $71,641 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $12.79 | $23.08 | $33.20 |
| Yearly | $26,609 | $48,001 | $69,059 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $13.33 | $16.14 | $26.05 |
| Yearly | $27,732 | $33,573 | $54,188 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.64 | $23.79 | $28.40 |
| Yearly | $32,527 | $49,474 | $59,071 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.58 | $19.31 | $26.94 |
| Yearly | $28,256 | $40,161 | $56,037 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $16.84 | $18.94 | $22.00 |
| Yearly | $35,035 | $39,389 | $45,766 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $20.42 | $24.87 | $27.84 |
| Yearly | $42,466 | $51,738 | $57,906 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.94 | $18.13 | $26.30 |
| Yearly | $33,156 | $37,717 | $54,711 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $14.94 | $17.67 | $22.16 |
| Yearly | $31,071 | $36,750 | $46,097 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $16.04 | $20.38 | $25.44 |
| Yearly | $33,361 | $42,389 | $52,912 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $14.82 | $18.61 | $25.11 |
| Yearly | $30,828 | $38,713 | $52,227 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $17.08 | $19.14 | $22.29 |
| Yearly | $35,520 | $39,809 | $46,365 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $17.28 | $29.96 | $42.71 |
| Yearly | $35,945 | $62,315 | $88,834 | |
| United States | Hourly | $15.09 | $19.15 | $25.80 |
| Yearly | $31,380 | $39,830 | $53,670 | |