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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary

U.S. median base pay
$61,010
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 409,670 jobs
10th pct
$40,050
Middle 50%
$48,360–$77,060
90th pct
$95,210

The BLS estimates 409,670 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $61,010 (May 2025, SOC 49-9021). Across 355 metros with published figures, medians range from $32,380 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $85,620 in Anchorage, AK.

HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS AND INSTALLERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$40,050P25$48,360MEDIAN$61,010P75$77,060P90$95,210
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Anchorage, AK$85,620 · 330 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$82,050 · 1,740 jobs
  3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,100 · 3,940 jobs
  4. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$79,510 · 560 jobs
  5. Peoria, IL$78,710 · 370 jobs
  6. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,640 · 260 jobs
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78,530 · 6,050 jobs
  8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$78,490 · 3,980 jobs
  9. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$78,330 · 210 jobs
  10. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$77,990 · 21,820 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$77,990 · 21,820 jobs
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$59,560 · 10,910 jobs
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$73,830 · 10,720 jobs
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$58,040 · 9,140 jobs
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$71,920 · 8,730 jobs
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$64,580 · 8,610 jobs
  7. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,170 · 8,070 jobs
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$58,940 · 7,680 jobs
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,960 · 7,210 jobs
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$58,970 · 7,060 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Albuquerque, NM · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Baton Rouge, LA · Birmingham, AL · Boise City, ID · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbia, SC · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · Fresno, CA · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Greensboro-High Point, NC · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · Knoxville, TN · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Madison, WI · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · Ogden, UT · Oklahoma City, OK · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Tucson, AZ · Tulsa, OK · Urban Honolulu, HI · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in the U.S.?

$61,010 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $48,360–$77,060.

Where do Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Anchorage, AK ($85,620), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050), Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($80,100). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.