5 employers have 25 open solar development roles on Verde Talent right now. About 48% are advertised as entry level. Below is what those postings ask for, where they are, and what they pay.
Solar Development roles support the projects and assets on rooftop and utility-scale solar sites. Developers originate projects: finding and securing sites, running land and permitting work, interconnection queue strategy, and shepherding a project to the point where it can be financed and built. Timelines run in years, not weeks.
Employers have 25 open solar development roles listed from 5 companies, the most in Illinois, Colorado and California. Where a posting advertises pay, the median is $100,000 a year. About 48% are advertised as entry level. The skills named most often in these postings are permitting, GIS and Excel.
Backgrounds vary widely - real estate, policy, energy markets, law - and the common thread is comfort with long, uncertain processes and local stakeholders.
Counted from the skills and certifications named in current postings for this role.
Developers originate projects: finding and securing sites, running land and permitting work, interconnection queue strategy, and shepherding a project to the point where it can be financed and built. Timelines run in years, not weeks.
Across solar development postings on Verde Talent that advertise pay, the median is $100,000 a year. That is what employers advertise rather than what offers finally settle at, and postings without a published range are not counted.
Backgrounds vary widely - real estate, policy, energy markets, law - and the common thread is comfort with long, uncertain processes and local stakeholders. About 48% of current postings are advertised as entry level.
Right now the most solar development postings are in Illinois (11), Colorado (6) and California (3), counting open roles listed on Verde Talent today.
The employers with the most open solar development roles today are Invenergy (17), Clearway Energy (3) and Solar Landscape (2). The full list, with every open posting, is on the solar development jobs page.
Built from live postings on Verde Talent and updated daily. Counts reflect roles open right now, and pay figures are what employers advertise rather than offers made.
Data updated October 24, 2026