LED & Solar recruiters serving Wichita.
BLS counts 70 business locations of nonresidential electrical contractors across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Wichita.
BLS counts about 1,710 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Wichita metro, the largest group being electricians (about 1,610). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the LED & Solar hub.
Solar PV Installer
Wichita: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician
Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician
Wichita: 1,610 employed · $65,670 median, 44th-highest of 112 metros
Solar Electrician
Solar Project Manager
O*NET 47-1011.03 - Solar Energy Installation Managers, a Bright Outlook occupation; wage data rolls up to the parent 47-1011 group
Solar Estimator/Designer
Wichita: 570 employed · $75,090 median, 78th-highest of 111 metros
Energy Auditor/Efficiency Consultant
O*NET 47-4011.01 - Energy Auditors; building energy assessments that often lead into LED retrofit and solar scoping
Solar O&M Technician
Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)
Wichita: 2,090 employed · $76,410 median, 74th-highest of 112 metros
Low-Voltage/Controls Technician
Wichita: 100 employed · $67,040 median, 64th-highest of 107 metros
What LED & Solar roles earn in Wichita.
BLS publishes no Wichita pay for solar photovoltaic installers; nationally the median is $53,140. Electricians in Wichita earn a median $65,670, 4% over the $63,190 national figure, and 44th of 112 metros. Pay runs $38,700 at the tenth percentile to $96,830 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $67,040 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Wichita pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Wichita median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV Installer · NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician · Energy Auditor/Efficiency Consultant O*NET 47-4011.01 - Energy Auditors; building energy assessments that often lead into LED retrofit and solar scoping Solar O&M TechnicianSolar Photovoltaic Installers (47-2231) | – | – | $53,140 | – | – |
| Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician · Solar ElectricianElectricians (47-2111) | $65,670 | $38,700–$96,830 | $63,190 | +4% | 1,610 |
| Solar Project Manager O*NET 47-1011.03 - Solar Energy Installation Managers, a Bright Outlook occupation; wage data rolls up to the parent 47-1011 group Solar Estimator/DesignerCost Estimators (13-1051) | $75,090 | $47,390–$113,670 | $78,740 | −5% | 570 |
| Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,410 | $50,340–$102,870 | $79,920 | −4% | 2,090 |
| Low-Voltage/Controls TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $67,040 | $53,250–$106,500 | $74,090 | −10% | 100 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Wichita metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Wichita's LED & solar market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential electrical contractors in Wichita rose from 69 in 2018 to 70 in 2023, up 1%, behind the 6% growth nationally.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: business locations | 69 | 70 | +1% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: employment | – | 1,401 | – |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: average annual pay | – | $70,902 | – |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free LED & Solar hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to LED & Solar · 2026 LED & Solar Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for LED & Solar
How Wichita's LED and solar market compares
What this means for hiring:Local LED and solar employers in Wichita are adding headcount, which means more employers competing for the same people.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Wichita metro. Employers are counted by business location.
LED & Solar licensing in Kansas.
Kansas has no state license for electricians, electrical contractors or solar contractors. The state's official business startup guidance says cities and counties set licensing requirements for construction and contracting businesses, and that specific licenses may be required for electrical, plumbing and HVAC trades at that local level. In the Wichita metro the licensing body is the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department, which issues journeyman and master electrical trade certificates covering both the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County and which does not accept state testing in place of its own approved exams. Because Kansas credentials are local rather than statewide, confirm the specific city or county trade certificate for each job site.
Licensing authority: Licensed at municipal and county level: Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department for the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Wichita talent.
The closest metro we cover is Tulsa, about 130 miles away.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | – | – | – |
| Tulsa | 130 mi | – | – |
| Oklahoma City | 154 mi | – | – |
| Kansas City | 178 mi | – | $49,990 |
| Omaha | 257 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Wichita crews.
Not LED & solar work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Wichita in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Wichita Biomedical Campus$302MOpening spring 2027
An 8-story, 350,000 sq ft partnership between Wichita State University, the University of Kansas, and WSU Tech, bringing 3,000 students and 200 faculty/staff downtown.
- Textron Aviation Defense modernization$38M+Contingent on Beechcraft M-346N contract award
Modernizing 50,000+ sq ft of manufacturing space on the east Wichita campus, creating an estimated 100 direct manufacturing jobs.
- Boeing Wichita site investment$1B (following an $8.3B Spirit AeroSystems reacquisition)Over the next three years
Boeing finalized reacquiring Spirit AeroSystems in December 2025, bringing roughly 15,000 employees back under Boeing and committing $1B to modernize the Wichita site.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Wichita market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for LED & solar, and what kills offers in Wichita.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end an LED & solar offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: LED & Solar credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - LED & Solar hiring in Wichita.
Which LED & solar roles pay the most in Wichita?
Of the roles we recruit for, Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty) pays the most in Wichita, a $76,410 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Low-Voltage/Controls Technician at $67,040, 12% below it. Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician is the lowest-paid field role at $65,670. Relative to national pay, Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician is the strongest-paying role here (4% above). Low-Voltage/Controls Technician trails national pay the most (10% below).
How many nonresidential electrical contractors operate in Wichita?
BLS counted 70 nonresidential electrical contractors in Wichita in 2023, employing about 1,401 people between them. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (69). That averages 20 people per location. They pay an average of $70,902, 16% below the $84,633 national average for the same kind of employer. BLS counts commercial solar and LED retrofit firms under nonresidential electrical contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Wichita for solar photovoltaic installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Kansas City (178 miles, $49,990 median).
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