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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in State College, PA

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in State College, PA earns $57,970 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,915 a month.

10th percentile
$45,250
25th percentile
$47,100
Median percentile
$57,970
75th percentile
$61,550
90th percentile
$73,300

Based on 190 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

$46,979 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,970
Federal income tax−$4,776
Social Security + Medicare−$4,435
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,780
Monthly take-home$3,915
Every two weeks$1,807

Does it go far here?

$59,910Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in State College, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,120
Registered Nurses$81,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,130
Construction Laborers$53,420

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