Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary by location
National median: $61,010 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $93,820 | +53.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $85,620 | +40.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $84,570 | +38.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $84,390 | +38.3% | 400 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $82,050 | +34.5% | 1,740 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $80,100 | +31.3% | 3,940 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $79,510 | +30.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $78,710 | +29.0% | 370 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $78,640 | +28.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $78,530 | +28.7% | 6,050 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $78,490 | +28.7% | 3,980 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $78,330 | +28.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $77,990 | +27.8% | 21,820 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $77,960 | +27.8% | 7,210 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $77,770 | +27.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $77,500 | +27.0% | 190 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $77,490 | +27.0% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $77,490 | +27.0% | 2,420 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $77,430 | +26.9% | 610 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $77,410 | +26.9% | 9,740 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $77,300 | +26.7% | 8,200 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $77,010 | +26.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $76,880 | +26.0% | 550 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $76,670 | +25.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $76,610 | +25.6% | 3,800 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $76,530 | +25.4% | 460 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $76,350 | +25.1% | 4,200 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $76,260 | +25.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $76,180 | +24.9% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $75,920 | +24.4% | 370 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $75,710 | +24.1% | 390 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $75,710 | +24.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $75,660 | +24.0% | 7,370 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $75,660 | +24.0% | 520 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $75,470 | +23.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $75,240 | +23.3% | 430 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $75,220 | +23.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $75,160 | +23.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $75,070 | +23.0% | 190 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $75,000 | +22.9% | 460 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $74,990 | +22.9% | 250 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $74,880 | +22.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $74,880 | +22.7% | 3,210 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $74,720 | +22.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $74,650 | +22.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $74,490 | +22.1% | 970 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $74,450 | +22.0% | 10,330 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $74,430 | +22.0% | 24,430 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $74,420 | +22.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $73,850 | +21.0% | 2,560 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $73,830 | +21.0% | 10,720 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $73,800 | +21.0% | 800 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $73,370 | +20.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $73,330 | +20.2% | 460 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $73,090 | +19.8% | 870 | 2025 |
| Lawton, OK | metropolitan | $72,980 | +19.6% | 280 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $72,970 | +19.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $72,710 | +19.2% | 390 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $72,560 | +18.9% | 35,130 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $72,550 | +18.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $72,190 | +18.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $71,920 | +17.9% | 8,730 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $71,580 | +17.3% | 4,360 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $71,080 | +16.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $70,730 | +15.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $70,020 | +14.8% | 8,560 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $69,710 | +14.3% | 750 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $68,430 | +12.2% | 480 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $68,250 | +11.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $67,950 | +11.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $67,380 | +10.4% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $67,370 | +10.4% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $67,180 | +10.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $66,670 | +9.3% | 2,940 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $66,600 | +9.2% | 970 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $66,400 | +8.8% | 680 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $66,290 | +8.7% | 930 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $66,040 | +8.2% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $65,900 | +8.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| Dalton, GA | metropolitan | $65,560 | +7.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $65,530 | +7.4% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $65,450 | +7.3% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $65,450 | +7.3% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $65,260 | +7.0% | 2,580 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $65,200 | +6.9% | 8,940 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $65,190 | +6.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $65,050 | +6.6% | 350 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $64,990 | +6.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| Kokomo, IN | metropolitan | $64,800 | +6.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $64,770 | +6.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $64,760 | +6.1% | 470 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $64,690 | +6.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $64,580 | +5.9% | 8,610 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $64,480 | +5.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $64,440 | +5.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $64,440 | +5.6% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $64,400 | +5.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $64,300 | +5.4% | 4,820 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $64,090 | +5.0% | 920 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $64,040 | +5.0% | 190 | 2025 |