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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Columbus, IN

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Columbus, IN earns $54,490 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,694 a month.

10th percentile
$41,590
25th percentile
$46,810
Median percentile
$54,490
75th percentile
$66,080
90th percentile
$95,380

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,328 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,490
Federal income tax−$4,359
Social Security + Medicare−$4,168
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,635
Monthly take-home$3,694
Every two weeks$1,705

Does it go far here?

$58,590Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

All heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana