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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $73,830 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,633 a month.

10th percentile
$46,590
25th percentile
$58,220
Median percentile
$73,830
75th percentile
$83,490
90th percentile
$109,010

Based on 10,720 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

$55,601 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,830
Federal income tax−$7,413
Social Security + Medicare−$5,648
California income tax (approx.)−$5,168
Monthly take-home$4,633
Every two weeks$2,139

Does it go far here?

$65,011Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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