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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Portland, OR

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $65,260 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,089 a month.

10th percentile
$48,650
25th percentile
$60,170
Median percentile
$65,260
75th percentile
$81,350
90th percentile
$98,810

Based on 2,580 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

$49,069 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,260
Federal income tax−$5,651
Social Security + Medicare−$4,992
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$5,547
Monthly take-home$4,089
Every two weeks$1,887

Does it go far here?

$61,904Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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