Refrigeration Tech Salary in Colorado

How much does a Refrigeration Tech make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Refrigeration Tech in Colorado is $62,260 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Refrigeration Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,719
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,465 to $67,734
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,278

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Refrigeration Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,734	$5,645	$1,303	$33
Average	$62,260	$5,188	$1,197	$30
25th Percentile	$55,465	$4,622	$1,067	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Refrigeration Tech Salaries

A Refrigeration Tech's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Refrigeration Tech Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Refrigeration Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,563.
California: $67,306.
Massachusetts: $66,409.

District of Columbia $67,563 California $67,306 Massachusetts $66,409 Washington $66,165 New Jersey $66,141 Alaska $66,055 Connecticut $65,213 New York $64,872

Hawaii $63,779 Rhode Island $63,267 Maryland $62,919 Minnesota $62,443 Colorado $62,260 Illinois $62,199 Oregon $61,967 Delaware $61,796

New Hampshire $61,689 Virginia $61,448 Pennsylvania $60,747 Nevada $60,393 North Dakota $60,277 Michigan $60,094 Wisconsin $60,026 Vermont $59,892

Texas $59,520 Maine $59,496 Arizona $59,459 Ohio $59,416 Georgia $58,855 Indiana $58,574 Wyoming $58,519 Utah $58,434

Iowa $58,397 Kansas $58,104 Louisiana $58,019 North Carolina $57,988 Missouri $57,976 Florida $57,738 Montana $57,610 Nebraska $57,488

Kentucky $57,421 South Carolina $57,177 Tennessee $57,024 Idaho $56,963 New Mexico $56,518 Oklahoma $56,420 Alabama $56,060 South Dakota $55,456

Arkansas $55,126 West Virginia $54,950 Mississippi $54,419

Top Paying Cities for Refrigeration Teches

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $61,041
Hygiene: $63,162
Johnstown: $61,177

Glen Haven, CO $61,041 Hygiene, CO $63,162 Johnstown, CO $61,177 Laporte, CO $60,499 Livermore, CO $60,302 Loveland, CO $60,986 Lyons, CO $63,051 Masonville, CO $60,537

Mead, CO $61,872 Milliken, CO $61,092 Niwot, CO $63,658 Red Feather Lakes, CO $60,468 Severance, CO $60,585 Timnath, CO $60,507 Wellington, CO $60,169 Windsor, CO $60,595

Brighton, CO $62,096 Ault, CO $60,479 Briggsdale, CO $60,496 Carr, CO $59,455 Eastlake, CO $62,258 Eaton, CO $60,670 Evans, CO $60,979 Fort Lupton, CO $61,919

Galeton, CO $60,676 Gilcrest, CO $61,312 Gill, CO $60,776 Greeley, CO $60,829 Henderson, CO $62,193 Hudson, CO $61,716 Keenesburg, CO $61,418 Kersey, CO $60,783

La Salle, CO $61,207 Lucerne, CO $60,764 Nunn, CO $60,287 Orchard, CO $60,488 Pierce, CO $60,518 Ohio City, CO $61,140 Parlin, CO $60,853 Penrose, CO $60,321

Pitkin, CO $61,064 Poncha Springs, CO $60,651 Powderhorn, CO $60,726 Rockvale, CO $60,047 Sargents, CO $60,548 Twin Lakes, CO $62,548 Westcliffe, CO $60,081 Wetmore, CO $59,695

Durango, CO $60,896 Cahone, CO $60,746 Cortez, CO $60,700 Dolores, CO $60,845 Dove Creek, CO $60,685 Egnar, CO $60,719 Hesperus, CO $60,364 Lewis, CO $60,853

Mancos, CO $60,699 Marvel, CO $60,362 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $60,385 Pleasant View, CO $60,571 Rico, CO $60,859 Towaoc, CO $60,447 Yellow Jacket, CO $60,781 Montrose, CO $61,087

Austin, CO $61,166 Bedrock, CO $60,704 Cedaredge, CO $61,229 Cory, CO $61,152 Crawford, CO $60,978 Delta, CO $61,086 Eckert, CO $61,182 Hotchkiss, CO $61,144

Lazear, CO $61,098 Naturita, CO $60,827 Norwood, CO $60,851 Nucla, CO $60,920 Olathe, CO $61,019 Ophir, CO $60,917 Ouray, CO $60,907 Paonia, CO $61,424

Paradox, CO $60,737 Placerville, CO $60,861 Redvale, CO $60,880 Ridgway, CO $60,898 Silverton, CO $60,796 Somerset, CO $61,611 Telluride, CO $60,928 Grand Junction, CO $61,463

Platteville, CO $61,448 Roggen, CO $60,814 Weldona, CO $60,345 Wiggins, CO $60,668 Fort Morgan, CO $60,369 Log Lane Village, CO $60,567 Akron, CO $59,932 Amherst, CO $59,740

Atwood, CO $60,142 Brush, CO $60,138 Crook, CO $59,971 Eckley, CO $59,782 Fleming, CO $60,086 Grover, CO $60,038 Haxtun, CO $60,073 Hereford, CO $59,655

Hillrose, CO $60,197 Holyoke, CO $59,892 Idalia, CO $59,591 Iliff, CO $60,128 Julesburg, CO $59,886 Lindon, CO $59,675 Merino, CO $60,194 New Raymer, CO $60,181

Otis, CO $59,986 Ovid, CO $59,907 Padroni, CO $59,976 Paoli, CO $60,074 Peetz, CO $59,959 Sedgwick, CO $59,929 Snyder, CO $60,149 Sterling, CO $60,245

Stoneham, CO $60,184 Vernon, CO $59,648 Woodrow, CO $59,799 Wray, CO $59,767 Yuma, CO $59,967 Anton, CO $59,690 Arapahoe, CO $59,220 Arriba, CO $59,435

Bethune, CO $59,522 Burlington, CO $59,467 Calhan, CO $60,408 Cascade, CO $60,905 Cheyenne Wells, CO $59,306 Cope, CO $59,662 Cripple Creek, CO $60,790 Divide, CO $60,822

Flagler, CO $59,496 Florissant, CO $60,773 Fountain, CO $60,402 Genoa, CO $59,475 Green Mountain Falls, CO $60,889 Guffey, CO $60,707 Hugo, CO $59,111 Joes, CO $59,721

Karval, CO $58,768 Kirk, CO $59,672 Kit Carson, CO $59,232 Limon, CO $59,834 Lake George, CO $60,864 Manitou Springs, CO $60,905 Matheson, CO $59,790 Peyton, CO $60,693

Ramah, CO $59,403 Rush, CO $59,545 Seibert, CO $59,471 Simla, CO $60,062 Stratton, CO $59,530 U S A F Academy, CO $60,901 Victor, CO $60,762 Vona, CO $59,505

Wild Horse, CO $59,118 Woodland Park, CO $60,855 Yoder, CO $59,774 Colorado Springs, CO $60,905 Clifton, CO $61,424 Fruita, CO $61,272 Gateway, CO $60,840 Glade Park, CO $61,051

Loma, CO $61,294 Mack, CO $61,131 Palisade, CO $61,313 Whitewater, CO $61,047 Glenwood Springs, CO $62,055 Dinosaur, CO $61,030 Aspen, CO $63,218 Snowmass Village, CO $63,215

Avon, CO $62,648 Basalt, CO $63,016 Carbondale, CO $62,782 Collbran, CO $61,253 Craig, CO $61,703 De Beque, CO $61,246 Eagle, CO $62,392 Edwards, CO $62,525

Parachute, CO $61,565 Battlement Mesa, CO $61,508 Gypsum, CO $62,081 Hamilton, CO $61,966 Hayden, CO $61,791 Maybell, CO $61,107 Meeker, CO $61,971 Meredith, CO $62,810

Mesa, CO $61,223 Minturn, CO $62,457 Molina, CO $61,186 New Castle, CO $61,841 Rangely, CO $61,279 Red Cliff, CO $62,449 Rifle, CO $61,688 Silt, CO $61,663

Slater, CO $61,409 Snowmass, CO $63,088 Wolcott, CO $62,429 Woody Creek, CO $63,214 Vail, CO $62,725 Pueblo, CO $59,056 Colorado City, CO $59,460 Aguilar, CO $59,720

Arlington, CO $58,668 Avondale, CO $59,214 Beulah, CO $59,464 Boncarbo, CO $59,749 Boone, CO $59,406 Branson, CO $59,260 Campo, CO $59,040 Cheraw, CO $59,154

Crowley, CO $59,280 Eads, CO $59,196 Fort Lyon, CO $59,131 Fowler, CO $59,300 Gardner, CO $59,881 Granada, CO $59,329 Hartman, CO $59,442 Hasty, CO $59,261

Haswell, CO $58,910 Hoehne, CO $59,652 Holly, CO $59,255 Kim, CO $59,199 La Junta, CO $59,237 Lamar, CO $59,418 Las Animas, CO $59,205 La Veta, CO $59,985

Mc Clave, CO $59,270 Manzanola, CO $59,192 Model, CO $59,282 Olney Springs, CO $59,090 Ordway, CO $58,796 Pritchett, CO $59,202 Rocky Ford, CO $59,106 Rye, CO $59,551

Sheridan Lake, CO $59,219 Springfield, CO $59,323 Sugar City, CO $58,639 Swink, CO $59,178 Trinchera, CO $59,397 Trinidad, CO $59,654 Two Buttes, CO $59,320 Vilas, CO $59,311

Walsenburg, CO $59,669 Walsh, CO $59,249 Weston, CO $59,862 Wiley, CO $59,215 Alamosa, CO $60,441 Antonito, CO $60,402 Arboles, CO $60,524 Arvada, CO $62,260

Aurora, CO $62,218 Bayfield, CO $60,695 Broomfield, CO $62,534 Commerce City, CO $62,114 Dupont, CO $62,233 Eldorado Springs, CO $63,715 Lafayette, CO $63,150 Louisville, CO $63,228

Westminster, CO $62,232 Wheat Ridge, CO $62,229 Agate, CO $60,024 Bennett, CO $61,584 Byers, CO $60,849 Castle Rock, CO $61,119 Deer Trail, CO $60,448 Elbert, CO $60,732

Elizabeth, CO $61,244 Englewood, CO $62,218 Franktown, CO $61,078 Kiowa, CO $60,804 Larkspur, CO $60,920 Littleton, CO $62,156 Lone Tree, CO $61,992 Louviers, CO $61,906

Monument, CO $60,861 Palmer Lake, CO $60,867 Parker, CO $61,765 Sedalia, CO $61,150 Strasburg, CO $61,388 Watkins, CO $61,849 Denver, CO $62,211 Thornton, CO $62,260

Boulder, CO $64,022 Golden, CO $62,224 Alma, CO $61,874 Bailey, CO $61,733 Black Hawk, CO $62,846 Bond, CO $62,423 Breckenridge, CO $62,006 Buffalo Creek, CO $61,520

Burns, CO $62,022 Central City, CO $62,492 Clark, CO $61,434 Climax, CO $62,077 Coalmont, CO $61,328 Como, CO $61,119 Conifer, CO $61,894 Cowdrey, CO $61,080

Dillon, CO $61,969 Dumont, CO $62,270 Evergreen, CO $62,116 Empire, CO $61,985 Fairplay, CO $61,175 Fraser, CO $62,055 Frisco, CO $62,351 Georgetown, CO $61,939

Granby, CO $61,890 Grand Lake, CO $61,856 Grant, CO $61,416 Hartsel, CO $60,850 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $61,807 Idaho Springs, CO $62,164 Idledale, CO $62,160 Indian Hills, CO $62,128

Jamestown, CO $63,919 Jefferson, CO $61,287 Kittredge, CO $62,134 Kremmling, CO $61,801 Leadville, CO $62,002 Mc Coy, CO $62,012 Morrison, CO $62,115 Nederland, CO $63,337

Oak Creek, CO $61,902 Parshall, CO $62,168 Phippsburg, CO $61,963 Pine, CO $61,594 Pinecliffe, CO $63,635 Rand, CO $61,332 Rollinsville, CO $63,042 Shawnee, CO $61,579

Silver Plume, CO $61,676 Steamboat Springs, CO $61,786 Tabernash, CO $62,200 Toponas, CO $61,939 Walden, CO $61,241 Ward, CO $63,171 Winter Park, CO $62,280 Yampa, CO $62,024

Silverthorne, CO $62,298 Longmont, CO $62,916 Allenspark, CO $62,630 Estes Park, CO $61,690 Bellvue, CO $60,900 Berthoud, CO $61,647 Dacono, CO $62,365 Drake, CO $60,922

Erie, CO $62,645 Firestone, CO $62,210 Fort Collins, CO $60,466 Frederick, CO $62,213 Blanca, CO $60,227 Capulin, CO $60,536 Center, CO $60,487 Chama, CO $60,020

Chimney Rock, CO $60,550 Chromo, CO $60,144 Conejos, CO $60,365 Creede, CO $60,682 Crestone, CO $60,255 Del Norte, CO $60,550 Fort Garland, CO $60,091 San Luis, CO $59,847

Homelake, CO $60,493 Hooper, CO $60,293 Ignacio, CO $60,433 Jaroso, CO $59,979 La Jara, CO $60,462 Manassa, CO $60,401 Moffat, CO $60,334 Monte Vista, CO $60,529

Mosca, CO $60,216 Pagosa Springs, CO $60,545 Romeo, CO $60,579 Saguache, CO $60,542 Sanford, CO $60,239 San Pablo, CO $59,930 South Fork, CO $60,610 Villa Grove, CO $60,415

Salida, CO $60,653 Almont, CO $62,214 Buena Vista, CO $62,119 Canon City, CO $60,382 Cimarron, CO $60,790 Coal Creek, CO $60,024 Coaldale, CO $60,504 Cotopaxi, CO $60,335

Crested Butte, CO $62,541 Florence, CO $59,929 Monarch, CO $60,779 Granite, CO $61,692 Gunnison, CO $60,837 Hillside, CO $60,312 Howard, CO $60,613 Lake City, CO $60,786

Nathrop, CO $60,835

Refrigeration Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Refrigeration Tech roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 67% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Refrigeration Tech positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Refrigeration Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Refrigeration Tech

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$77,825	$37.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$74,712	$36.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$73,467	$35.0	18%
Insurance	$68,486	$33.0	10%
Healthcare	$67,241	$32.0	8%

Refrigeration Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Refrigeration Tech's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$55,465

Average $62,260/year

$67,734

$4,622

Average $5,188/month

$5,645

$1,067

Average $1,197/week

$1,303

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,734	$5,645	$1,303	$33
Average	$62,260	$5,188	$1,197	$30
25th Percentile	$55,465	$4,622	$1,067	$27

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