What are the main factors that influence an HVAC Mechanic's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An HVAC Mechanic's salary?

An HVAC Mechanic's salary grows with experience: an HVAC Mechanic I (0-1 years)earns $53,006, an HVAC Mechanic (1-3 years)earns $62,154, an HVAC Mechanic III (3-5 years)earns $68,895, an HVAC Supervisor (5+ years)earns $80,984,

What are the highest paying states for an HVAC Mechanic?

HVAC Mechanic salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for HVAC Mechanic roles are District of Columbia $69,264, California $69,001, Massachusetts $68,081. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of HVAC Mechanic roles make?

Salaries for HVAC Mechanic level roles vary by specialization: Mechanic Technician, Lead: $75,700; Mechanic Technician IV: $75,643; Senior HVAC Mechanic: $67,590; HVAC Mechanic III: $67,544; Mechanic Technician III: $65,833.

How do different companies affect an HVAC Mechanic's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for HVAC Mechanic roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

HVAC Mechanic Salary in the United States

How much does an HVAC Mechanic make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an HVAC Mechanic in the United States is $62,557 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an HVAC Mechanic's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,047
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,525 to $68,048
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,033

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HVAC Mechanic Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,048	$5,671	$1,309	$33
Average	$62,557	$5,213	$1,203	$30
25th Percentile	$56,525	$4,710	$1,087	$27

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Key Factors That Influence HVAC Mechanic Salaries

An HVAC Mechanic'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do HVAC Mechanic 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 HVAC Mechanics. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,264.
California: $69,001.
Massachusetts: $68,081.

District of Columbia $69,264 California $69,001 Massachusetts $68,081 Washington $67,831 New Jersey $67,806 Alaska $67,718 Connecticut $66,855 New York $66,505

Hawaii $65,385 Rhode Island $64,860 Maryland $64,503 Minnesota $64,015 Colorado $63,827 Illinois $63,765 Oregon $63,527 Delaware $63,352

New Hampshire $63,242 Virginia $62,995 Pennsylvania $62,276 Nevada $61,913 North Dakota $61,794 Michigan $61,607 Wisconsin $61,538 Vermont $61,400

Texas $61,018 Maine $60,993 Arizona $60,956 Ohio $60,912 Georgia $60,337 Indiana $60,049 Wyoming $59,993 Utah $59,905

Iowa $59,867 Kansas $59,567 Louisiana $59,480 North Carolina $59,448 Missouri $59,436 Florida $59,192 Montana $59,060 Nebraska $58,935

Kentucky $58,867 South Carolina $58,616 Tennessee $58,460 Idaho $58,397 New Mexico $57,941 Oklahoma $57,841 Alabama $57,471 South Dakota $56,852

Arkansas $56,514 West Virginia $56,333 Mississippi $55,789

Top Paying Cities for HVAC Mechanics

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:

San Jose: $78,904
San Francisco: $78,128
Oakland: $76,395

San Jose, CA $78,904

San Francisco, CA $78,128

Oakland, CA $76,395

New York, NY $72,498

Queens Village, NY $72,029

Paramus, NJ $71,528

Passaic, NJ $71,466

Bergenfield, NJ $71,403

Stamford, CT $71,309

Huntington, NY $71,247

Newark, NJ $70,840

Bridgeport, CT $70,715

New Brunswick, NJ $70,508

Vallejo, CA $70,377

Middlesex, NJ $70,340

Somerset, NJ $70,283

Petaluma, CA $70,139

Santa Cruz, CA $69,895

Boston, MA $69,770

Monterey, CA $69,457

Fairbanks, AK $69,414

Los Angeles, CA $69,295

Washington, DC $69,264

Seattle, WA $69,151

Santa Rosa, CA $69,138

Juneau, AK $68,957

Orange, CA $68,751

Anchorage, AK $68,638

Anaheim, CA $68,594

Santa Ana, CA $68,500

Nassau, NY $68,463

Long Beach, CA $68,438

Danbury, CT $68,419

Santa Maria, CA $68,206

Everett, WA $68,194

Bremerton, WA $67,887

Trenton, NJ $67,768

Sacramento, CA $67,743

San Diego, CA $67,712

Brockton, MA $67,687

Tacoma, WA $67,662

Santa Barbara, CA $67,575

Lowell, MA $67,324

New Suffolk, NY $67,299

Nashua, NH $67,224

Lompoc, CA $67,124

Ventura, CA $67,062

Stockton, CA $67,043

New Haven, CT $66,918

Atlantic City, NJ $66,755

Hartford, CT $66,617

Modesto, CA $66,586

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,448

New Britain, CT $66,417

Olympia, WA $66,330

Kennewick, WA $66,330

New London, CT $66,317

Norwich, CT $66,298

Lawrence, MA $66,267

Bakersfield, CA $66,092

Riverside, CA $66,004

New Bedford, MA $66,004

Richland, WA $65,942

Portsmouth, NH $65,892

Vineland, NJ $65,879

San Bernardino, CA $65,829

Boulder, CO $65,654

Worcester, MA $65,604

Portland, OR $65,548

Saint Paul, MN $65,473

Minneapolis, MN $65,473

Philadelphia, PA $65,385

Honolulu, HI $65,053

Springfield, MA $64,834

Providence, RI $64,828

Chicago, IL $64,647

Bellingham, WA $64,572

Baltimore, MD $64,503

Chico, CA $64,347

Wilmington, DE $64,240

Pittsfield, MA $64,178

Manchester, NH $64,059

Spokane, WA $63,784

Denver, CO $63,777

Albany, NY $63,483

Troy, NY $63,458

Schenectady, NY $63,327

Burlington, VT $63,189

Portland, ME $62,970

Salem, OR $62,920

Yakima, WA $62,908

Ann Arbor, MI $62,889

Rochester, MN $62,714

Fresno, CA $62,683

Reno, NV $62,683

Milwaukee, WI $62,626

Detroit, MI $62,564

Allentown, PA $62,545

Carson City, NV $62,539

Houston, TX $62,445

Colorado Springs, CO $62,439

Syracuse, NY $62,407

Eugene, OR $62,288

Bismarck, ND $62,213

Gary, IN $62,213

Galveston, TX $62,213

Springfield, OR $62,163

Medford, OR $62,013

Fort Collins, CO $61,988

Austin, TX $61,938

Mesa, AZ $61,807

Phoenix, AZ $61,794

Dallas, TX $61,775

Reading, PA $61,738

Saint Cloud, MN $61,713

Concord, NH $61,657

Madison, WI $61,632

Utica, NY $61,463

Raleigh, NC $61,413

Las Vegas, NV $61,406

Rochester, NY $61,363

Des Moines, IA $61,356

Atlanta, GA $61,256

Battle Creek, MI $61,237

Salt Lake City, UT $61,219

Lancaster, PA $61,125

Champaign, IL $61,112

Harrisburg, PA $61,037

Durham, NC $60,981

Kansas City, MO $60,975

Kansas City, KS $60,962

Fort Worth, TX $60,956

Boca Raton, FL $60,931

Cleveland, OH $60,925

Columbus, OH $60,912

Pittsburgh, PA $60,906

Richmond, VA $60,881

Indianapolis, IN $60,868

Cincinnati, OH $60,787

Petersburg, VA $60,693

Billings, MT $60,556

Lansing, MI $60,556

Huntsville, AL $60,556

Lebanon, PA $60,549

Dayton, OH $60,543

Pueblo, CO $60,543

Appleton, WI $60,524

Buffalo, NY $60,499

Racine, WI $60,468

Charlotte, NC $60,462

Saint Louis, MO $60,443

Springfield, IL $60,418

Elkhart, IN $60,405

York, PA $60,405

Gastonia, NC $60,399

Benton Harbor, MI $60,399

Beaumont, TX $60,362

Lorain, OH $60,349

Toledo, OH $60,324

Binghamton, NY $60,293

Rock Hill, SC $60,287

Rockford, IL $60,255

Fargo, ND $60,224

Elyria, OH $60,224

Flagstaff, AZ $60,180

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,143

Miami, FL $60,105

Duluth, MN $60,005

Bangor, ME $59,924

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,855

Louisville, KY $59,824

Grand Rapids, MI $59,811

Hialeah, FL $59,805

Casper, WY $59,717

Scranton, PA $59,642

New Orleans, LA $59,623

Virginia Beach, VA $59,617

Akron, OH $59,586

Peoria, IL $59,505

Sarasota, FL $59,492

Green Bay, WI $59,448

Baton Rouge, LA $59,417

Charleston, SC $59,405

Nashville, TN $59,386

Jamestown, NY $59,373

Davenport, IA $59,373

Tucson, AZ $59,342

Cheyenne, WY $59,323

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,304

Tampa, FL $59,292

Omaha, NE $59,279

Port Arthur, TX $59,254

Evansville, IN $59,254

Bradenton, FL $59,229

Santa Fe, NM $59,117

Orlando, FL $59,054

Clearwater, FL $58,985

Canton, OH $58,854

La Crosse, WI $58,854

Grand Forks, ND $58,835

Albuquerque, NM $58,816

Tulsa, OK $58,816

Newport News, VA $58,810

High Point, NC $58,791

Ogden, UT $58,766

Corpus Christi, TX $58,716

Laramie, WY $58,679

Norfolk, VA $58,679

Rock Island, IL $58,641

Saginaw, MI $58,629

Jacksonville, FL $58,623

Salisbury, NC $58,610

Memphis, TN $58,598

Moline, IL $58,566

Fort Myers, FL $58,547

Waterloo, IA $58,466

Spartanburg, SC $58,404

Lincoln, NE $58,372

Fort Wayne, IN $58,360

Birmingham, AL $58,291

Cedar Falls, IA $58,278

Provo, UT $58,272

Springfield, OH $58,266

San Antonio, TX $58,253

Greensboro, NC $58,228

South Bend, IN $58,222

Winston Salem, NC $58,216

Boise, ID $58,197

Savannah, GA $58,153

Muskegon, MI $58,041

Lima, OH $57,966

Lake Charles, LA $57,941

Anderson, IN $57,928

Lexington, KY $57,909

Augusta, GA $57,891

Greenville, SC $57,891

Wichita, KS $57,834

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,834

Columbia, SC $57,778

Bloomington, IN $57,622

Roanoke, VA $57,584

Asheville, NC $57,503

Knoxville, TN $57,396

Shreveport, LA $57,390

Wilmington, NC $57,309

Frankfort, KY $57,190

Oklahoma City, OK $57,146

Chillicothe, OH $57,121

Longview, TX $57,115

Topeka, KS $57,096

Mobile, AL $57,002

Terre Haute, IN $56,977

Erie, PA $56,971

Altoona, PA $56,940

Melbourne, FL $56,921

Amarillo, TX $56,896

Killeen, TX $56,877

Fayetteville, AR $56,827

Sioux Falls, SD $56,783

Chattanooga, TN $56,746

Idaho Falls, ID $56,740

Gainesville, FL $56,608

Portsmouth, OH $56,577

Little Rock, AR $56,564

Lynchburg, VA $56,564

Lafayette, LA $56,539

Youngstown, OH $56,539

Temple, TX $56,514

Daytona Beach, FL $56,502

Clarksville, TN $56,496

Pensacola, FL $56,489

Hopkinsville, KY $56,302

Charleston, WV $56,295

Florence, SC $56,264

Sioux City, IA $56,227

Macon, GA $56,045

Tallahassee, FL $56,039

Fayetteville, NC $56,026

Waco, TX $56,014

Wichita Falls, TX $56,014

Pine Bluff, AR $55,989

Vincennes, IN $55,870

Lubbock, TX $55,845

Great Falls, MT $55,807

Alamogordo, NM $55,801

Abilene, TX $55,751

Rapid City, SD $55,670

Monroe, LA $55,670

Albany, GA $55,632

Huntington, WV $55,626

Jackson, MS $55,620

Greenville, MS $55,614

Parkersburg, WV $55,551

Montgomery, AL $55,538

Johnstown, PA $55,526

Springfield, MO $55,476

Biloxi, MS $55,445

Sumter, SC $55,313

Columbus, GA $55,307

Twin Falls, ID $55,269

Pascagoula, MS $55,188

Kingsport, TN $55,025

Gulfport, MS $55,007

Alexandria, LA $54,800

Fort Smith, AR $54,644

El Paso, TX $54,475

Helena, MT $54,394

Las Cruces, NM $54,193

Harlingen, TX $54,018

Pocatello, ID $53,962

Florence, AL $53,943

Brownsville, TX $53,931

Dothan, AL $53,831

Mcallen, TX $53,799

Columbus, MS $53,336

Altus, OK $53,049

Lawton, OK $52,930

Pierre, SD $52,705

What Skills Can Increase an HVAC Mechanic's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 12.17% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.99% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.56% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	12.17%
Hydraulics	2.99%
Preventive Maintenance	1.56%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an HVAC Mechanic's salary.

Networking: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Access Control: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Networking	$68,188	9%
Access Control	$66,936	7%
Alignment	$65,685	5%
Goal Oriented	$65,060	4%
Analysis	$64,434	3%
Decision Making	$64,434	3%

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How Education impacts an HVAC Mechanic's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many HVAC Mechanics enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an HVAC Mechanic with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $60,083 and $64,138).

HVAC Mechanic Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for HVAC Mechanic

No Diploma 3.4%

High School 62.2%

Associates 26.9%

Bachelors 6.7%

Masters 0.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.4%
High School	62.2%
Associates	26.9%
Bachelors	6.7%
Masters	0.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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HVAC Mechanic Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an HVAC Mechanic'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 April 01, 2026

$56,525

Average $62,557/year

$68,048

$4,710

Average $5,213/month

$5,671

$1,087

Average $1,203/week

$1,309

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,048	$5,671	$1,309	$33
Average	$62,557	$5,213	$1,203	$30
25th Percentile	$56,525	$4,710	$1,087	$27

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Salary Trends for HVAC Mechanic

Salaries for an HVAC Mechanic can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $51,701 in 2023 to around $51,600 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of HVAC Mechanic salary trends, .

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