Maryland Solar jobs: 7,284 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Maryland employs 7,284 people in the solar sector — about 2% of the U.S. total. That makes Maryland the 14th-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Maryland (2024)
National share: 1.97% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Maryland ranks 14th out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 7,284 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 3,202 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 109,095 solar workers.
1.1 Maryland’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The solar sector nationwide employs roughly 370,556 workers; Maryland accounts for 7,284 of them.
1.3 Where Maryland sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 69,489 | #12 |
| Solar | 7,284 | #14 |
| Wind | 1,316 | #28 |
| Nuclear | 1,144 | #18 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,092 | #23 |
| Electric Vehicles | 993 | #29 |
| Hydropower | 252 | #31 |
| Clean Fuels | 222 | #27 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Maryland
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Maryland in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Maryland
Maryland contributes 1.97% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Maryland’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 8.9% of total clean-energy jobs (7,284 of 81,793 workers).
Cost-of-living in Maryland is roughly 8.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Maryland is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Maryland-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $66,579 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $56,061 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Maryland employers rate 17.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.7% of Maryland’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.
4.1 Employer hiring difficulty
4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 63,178 |
| Other Services | 21,086 |
| Professional Services | 17,834 |
| Trade | 10,706 |
| Utilities | 9,099 |
| Manufacturing | 6,169 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,251 |
| Mining and Extraction | 509 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 134 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Data source: U.S. Department of Energy — 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report (reflecting 2024 employment); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics; O*NET Occupation Database 29.1.
Last updated: April 2026.