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APAC Renewable Energy Compensation Survey Report 2025
Discover how over 230 renewable energy professionals across APAC are paid, motivated, and working today – providing both employers and professionals with clear benchmarks to guide hiring and career strategies.
What's inside the report?
- Benchmark compensation: detailed data on base salaries, salary increases, and bonuses across APAC’s renewable energy sector.
- Understand benefits: insights into the most common perks, including pensions, travel allowances, and medical cover.
- Leave policies: analysis of annual and parental leave entitlements, highlighting gaps between local firms and global employers.
- Flexible working: how hybrid and remote policies are influencing talent attraction and retention.
- Career drivers: what motivates APAC’s renewable energy professionals to leave or join a company, from salary and benefits to culture and leadership.
- Market context: commentary on local solar, wind, and storage developments and their impact on workforce needs.
- Practical guidance: actionable intelligence for hiring managers to build competitive packages and for professionals to plan their careers.
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of surveyed professionals received a pay rise in the last 12 months
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have flexibility to work remotely in their current role
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would accept a lower base salary for more equity
FAQ: Renewable energy career & compensation trends in APAC
Base salary trends in the APAC renewable energy sector show that 69% of professionals received a pay rise in 2025. The most common increase was between 1–5%, while 18% received increases of 6–10%, and 14% secured raises above 11%. These larger increases were often linked to promotions or project-driven pay adjustments.
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Bonuses are common in APAC renewable energy roles, with 68% of surveyed professionals receiving one in the past year. The most frequent bonus range was worth 6–10% of respondents’ base salaries, while 18% were awarded a bonus worth more than 21%, showing that performance-based pay is a significant part of compensation.
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The most frequently reported benefits for renewable energy professionals in APAC are travel allowances (37%), medical cover (36%), and additional pension contributions (26%). Despite these figures, 21% of surveyed professionals said they did not receive any benefits at all.
Annual and parental leave policies in APAC vary widely. Nearly half of surveyed renewable energy professionals in APAC (46%) receive 14–20 days of annual leave, while 23% receive fewer than 14 days.
A third of respondents (33%) said their employer does not provide paid maternity or paternity leave, although international developers often offer more generous entitlements.
Flexible working is highly valued in APAC’s renewable energy sector. Survey results show that 72% of professionals have flexible hours and 74% can work remotely at least part of the week. While 78% consider flexible working important when evaluating a new role, 80% would still accept a full-time office or site-based role if other factors such as salary and career growth were attractive.
The main reasons renewable energy professionals in APAC change jobs are lack of career progression (44%), low base salary (43%), and poor work-life balance (37%). Professionals are attracted to new roles by higher base salaries (72%), better work-life balance (69%), and stronger benefits (52%).
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A typical compensation package for renewable energy professionals in APAC includes a base salary, performance-related bonuses, travel or housing allowances, pension or superannuation contributions, medical insurance, and paid annual leave. Some companies also provide shares, equity, or long-term incentives to retain senior talent.
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The renewable energy sector in APAC is growing rapidly, adding more than 400 GW of new capacity in 2024, which is more than Europe and North America combined. This growth has created intense competition for skilled professionals, making talent retention as critical as project delivery for companies.
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