# HVAC technician salary by state

Canonical citation: Wages.fyi — https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanics-and-installers-49-9021-00

Period: May 2025. Native unit: USD/year. Source occupation group: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers.

United States median: $61,010. 51 retained state/DC markets.

These are occupational wage distributions across experience levels, not employer base salaries, individual packages or complete total compensation. Rankings exclude bounded/unavailable medians. Ties share a rank. No cost-of-living adjustment or 2026 projection.

| State / DC | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| District of Columbia | $84,390 | $77,730 | $101,940 |
| Alaska | $77,430 | $58,700 | $102,170 |
| Illinois | $77,410 | $60,200 | $96,030 |
| Massachusetts | $77,300 | $61,070 | $95,070 |
| Connecticut | $76,610 | $60,360 | $86,650 |
| Minnesota | $76,350 | $58,860 | $87,190 |
| Washington | $75,660 | $60,170 | $93,970 |
| North Dakota | $74,490 | $56,770 | $78,920 |
| New Jersey | $74,450 | $56,700 | $96,910 |
| New York | $74,430 | $59,720 | $88,130 |
| New Hampshire | $73,850 | $59,540 | $80,090 |
| California | $72,560 | $58,280 | $90,780 |
| Maryland | $70,020 | $56,280 | $95,790 |
| Rhode Island | $67,370 | $48,760 | $81,610 |
| Hawaii | $65,450 | $55,630 | $77,190 |
| Colorado | $65,200 | $58,050 | $82,010 |
| Maine | $63,170 | $57,240 | $76,920 |
| Oregon | $62,940 | $56,340 | $78,890 |
| Ohio | $62,510 | $48,410 | $78,190 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,400 | $50,840 | $74,620 |
| Delaware | $62,320 | $53,060 | $76,740 |
| Vermont | $62,150 | $58,800 | $75,140 |
| Wisconsin | $61,710 | $50,840 | $79,100 |
| South Dakota | $61,390 | $51,480 | $65,940 |
| Michigan | $60,850 | $48,040 | $77,780 |
| Montana | $60,850 | $48,150 | $75,790 |
| Iowa | $60,680 | $48,540 | $75,950 |
| Nevada | $60,510 | $48,390 | $76,590 |
| Kansas | $60,460 | $49,030 | $72,830 |
| Indiana | $60,430 | $48,530 | $79,220 |
| Missouri | $59,950 | $47,040 | $74,610 |
| Nebraska | $59,850 | $47,760 | $74,160 |
| Virginia | $59,730 | $47,910 | $73,440 |
| Arizona | $59,400 | $47,170 | $73,810 |
| Utah | $58,730 | $47,320 | $71,960 |
| Louisiana | $58,650 | $44,980 | $65,990 |
| Kentucky | $58,620 | $47,780 | $67,540 |
| Texas | $57,760 | $46,800 | $69,860 |
| Oklahoma | $57,560 | $44,190 | $72,110 |
| North Carolina | $57,260 | $46,830 | $64,310 |
| Florida | $56,670 | $46,830 | $63,620 |
| South Carolina | $56,610 | $46,560 | $62,990 |
| Georgia | $56,390 | $46,250 | $66,180 |
| Idaho | $56,240 | $47,250 | $67,030 |
| Tennessee | $55,490 | $46,990 | $65,590 |
| Wyoming | $54,700 | $44,550 | $60,550 |
| New Mexico | $50,270 | $45,160 | $62,900 |
| West Virginia | $48,850 | $38,400 | $60,790 |
| Mississippi | $48,680 | $39,630 | $61,390 |
| Alabama | $48,370 | $40,340 | $60,020 |
| Arkansas | $48,110 | $42,830 | $59,760 |

Full native-unit data with qualifiers and source URLs: https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanics-and-installers-49-9021-00/data.csv

Official reference: https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/49-9021.00. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, distributed through O*NET OnLine.