Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary
The median pay for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in the United States is $61,010 a year. About 409,670 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,050
- 25th percentile
- $48,360
- Median percentile
- $61,010
- 75th percentile
- $77,060
- 90th percentile
- $95,210
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $84,390
- Alaska $77,430
- Illinois $77,410
- Massachusetts $77,300
- Connecticut $76,610
- Minnesota $76,350
- Washington $75,660
- North Dakota $74,490
- New Jersey $74,450
- New York $74,430
- New Hampshire $73,850
- California $72,560
- Maryland $70,020
- Rhode Island $67,370
- Hawaii $65,450
- Colorado $65,200
- Maine $63,170
- Oregon $62,940
- Ohio $62,510
- Pennsylvania $62,400
- Delaware $62,320
- Vermont $62,150
- Wisconsin $61,710
- South Dakota $61,390
- Michigan $60,850
- Montana $60,850
- Iowa $60,680
- Nevada $60,510
- Kansas $60,460
- Indiana $60,430
- Missouri $59,950
- Nebraska $59,850
- Virginia $59,730
- Arizona $59,400
- Utah $58,730
- Louisiana $58,650
- Kentucky $58,620
- Texas $57,760
- Oklahoma $57,560
- North Carolina $57,260
- Florida $56,670
- South Carolina $56,610
- Georgia $56,390
- Idaho $56,240
- Tennessee $55,490
- Wyoming $54,700
- New Mexico $50,270
- West Virginia $48,850
- Mississippi $48,680
- Alabama $48,370
- Arkansas $48,110
By metro area
- Fairbanks, AK $93,820
- Anchorage, AK $85,620
- Napa, CA $84,570
- San Jose, CA $82,050
- Seattle, WA $80,100
- Santa Rosa, CA $79,510
- Peoria, IL $78,710
- Santa Maria, CA $78,640
- Boston, MA $78,530
- San Francisco, CA $78,490
- Santa Cruz, CA $78,330
- New York, NY $77,990
- Chicago, IL $77,960
- Decatur, IL $77,770
- Rochester, MN $77,500
- Bridgeport, CT $77,490
- Minneapolis, MN $77,490
- Mount Vernon, WA $77,010
- New Haven, CT $76,880
- Mankato, MN $76,670
- Springfield, MA $76,530
- Olympia, WA $76,260
- Hartford, CT $76,180
- Fargo, ND $75,920
- Duluth, MN $75,710
- Stockton, CA $75,710
- Kennewick, WA $75,660
- Grand Forks, ND $75,470
- Trenton, NJ $75,240
- El Centro, CA $75,220
- San Luis Obispo, CA $75,160
- Rockford, IL $75,070
- Ann Arbor, MI $75,000
- Norwich, CT $74,990
- Champaign, IL $74,880
- San Diego, CA $74,880
- Kahului, HI $74,720
- Bremerton, WA $74,650
- St. Cloud, MN $74,420
- Los Angeles, CA $73,830
- Worcester, MA $73,800
- Amherst Town, MA $73,370
- Barnstable Town, MA $73,330
- Manchester, NH $73,090
- Lawton, OK $72,980
- Bozeman, MT $72,970
- Waterbury, CT $72,710
- Salinas, CA $72,550
- Bellingham, WA $72,190
- Washington, DC $71,920
- Denver, CO $71,580
- Boulder, CO $71,080
- Springfield, IL $70,730
- Oxnard, CA $69,710
- Burlington, VT $68,430
- Vineland, NJ $68,250
- Vallejo, CA $67,950
- Providence, RI $67,380
- Lewiston, ME $67,180
- Sacramento, CA $66,670
- Syracuse, NY $66,600
- Bakersfield, CA $66,400
- Fort Collins, CO $66,290
- Albany, NY $66,040
- Yakima, WA $65,900
- Dalton, GA $65,560
- Kiryas Joel, NY $65,530
- Urban Honolulu, HI $65,450
- Portland, OR $65,260
- Davenport, IA $65,190
- Salem, OR $65,050
- Visalia, CA $64,990
- Kokomo, IN $64,800
- Bismarck, ND $64,770
- Modesto, CA $64,760
- Ithaca, NY $64,690
- Philadelphia, PA $64,580
- Topeka, KS $64,480
- Columbus, OH $64,440
- Iowa City, IA $64,440
- Longview, WA $64,400
- Riverside, CA $64,300
- Portland, ME $64,090
- Merced, CA $64,040
- Bloomington, IL $64,030
- Minot, ND $63,950
- Pittsfield, MA $63,900
- Corvallis, OR $63,720
- Rochester, NY $63,570
- New Orleans, LA $63,500
- Baltimore, MD $63,180
- Detroit, MI $63,170
- Madison, WI $63,150
- Allentown, PA $63,130
- Redding, CA $63,020
- St. Louis, MO $63,000
- Baton Rouge, LA $62,940
- Milwaukee, WI $62,930
- Chico, CA $62,920
- Watertown, NY $62,850
- Yuba City, CA $62,850
- Spokane, WA $62,840
- Cleveland, OH $62,790
- Kansas City, MO $62,680
- Hanford, CA $62,670
- Helena, MT $62,670
- Springfield, OH $62,670
- Des Moines, IA $62,640
- Fresno, CA $62,580
- Harrisburg, PA $62,570
- Kankakee, IL $62,570
- Omaha, NE $62,570
- Walla Walla, WA $62,530
- Dayton, OH $62,500
- Toledo, OH $62,460
- Sioux Falls, SD $62,440
- Carson City, NV $62,400
- Elmira, NY $62,400
- La Crosse, WI $62,400
- Lebanon, PA $62,370