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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Washington, DC

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $71,920 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,443 a month.

10th percentile
$46,920
25th percentile
$57,670
Median percentile
$71,920
75th percentile
$89,240
90th percentile
$105,180

Based on 8,730 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

$53,313 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,920
Federal income tax−$6,992
Social Security + Medicare−$5,502
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$6,113
Monthly take-home$4,443
Every two weeks$2,050

Does it go far here?

$66,052Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

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