What are the main factors that influence a Chiller Tech's salary?

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

How does experience change A Chiller Tech's salary?

A Chiller Tech's salary grows with experience: a Credit Card Operations Clerk (0-1 years)earns $38,940, a Chiller Tech (3-5 years)earns $45,885, a Credit Card Operations Supervisor (5+ years)earns $54,212, a Credit Card Operations Manager (5+ years)earns $91,696,

What are the highest paying states for a Chiller Tech?

Chiller Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chiller Tech roles are District of Columbia $52,183, California $51,985, Massachusetts $51,292. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chiller Tech roles make?

Salaries for Chiller Tech level roles vary by specialization: Electrophysiology Tech: $115,900; Chiller Mechanic: $68,456; Radiology Tech: $61,601; Chiller Technician: $59,176; Chiller Operator: $59,074.

How do different companies affect a Chiller Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Chiller Tech roles. Large, established industry leaders like PayPal Inc ($125,704) and MUFG Americas Holding Corp ($121,485) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $94,129.

Chiller Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Chiller Tech make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chiller Tech in the United States is $47,131 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,555
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,084 to $53,111
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,490

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Chiller Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,111	$4,426	$1,021	$26
Average	$47,131	$3,928	$906	$23
25th Percentile	$42,084	$3,507	$809	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Chiller Tech Salaries

A Chiller 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Chiller 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 Chiller Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,183.
California: $51,985.
Massachusetts: $51,292.

District of Columbia $52,183 California $51,985 Massachusetts $51,292 Washington $51,104 New Jersey $51,085 Alaska $51,019 Connecticut $50,369 New York $50,105

Hawaii $49,261 Rhode Island $48,865 Maryland $48,597 Minnesota $48,229 Colorado $48,088 Illinois $48,040 Oregon $47,861 Delaware $47,729

New Hampshire $47,646 Virginia $47,461 Pennsylvania $46,919 Nevada $46,645 North Dakota $46,556 Michigan $46,414 Wisconsin $46,363 Vermont $46,259

Texas $45,971 Maine $45,953 Arizona $45,924 Ohio $45,891 Georgia $45,458 Indiana $45,241 Wyoming $45,198 Utah $45,132

Iowa $45,104 Kansas $44,878 Louisiana $44,812 North Carolina $44,788 Missouri $44,779 Florida $44,595 Montana $44,496 Nebraska $44,402

Kentucky $44,350 South Carolina $44,162 Tennessee $44,044 Idaho $43,997 New Mexico $43,653 Oklahoma $43,577 Alabama $43,299 South Dakota $42,832

Arkansas $42,578 West Virginia $42,441 Mississippi $42,031

Top Paying Cities for Chiller 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:

San Jose: $59,446
San Francisco: $58,795
Oakland: $57,556

San Jose, CA $59,446

San Francisco, CA $58,795

Oakland, CA $57,556

New York, NY $54,266

Paramus, NJ $53,606

Queens Village, NY $53,604

Passaic, NJ $53,559

Bergenfield, NJ $53,555

Stamford, CT $53,451

Huntington, NY $53,432

Newark, NJ $53,083

Bridgeport, CT $52,984

Vallejo, CA $52,890

New Brunswick, NJ $52,871

Petaluma, CA $52,843

Middlesex, NJ $52,754

Somerset, NJ $52,721

Santa Cruz, CA $52,659

Boston, MA $52,372

Monterey, CA $52,206

Seattle, WA $52,098

Santa Rosa, CA $52,089

Los Angeles, CA $52,075

Juneau, AK $51,952

Washington, DC $51,900

Orange, CA $51,733

Santa Ana, CA $51,608

Long Beach, CA $51,561

Anaheim, CA $51,552

Anchorage, AK $51,528

Santa Maria, CA $51,387

Everett, WA $51,377

Danbury, CT $51,211

Bremerton, WA $51,146

Tacoma, WA $50,977

New Suffolk, NY $50,976

Sacramento, CA $50,963

Santa Barbara, CA $50,911

Trenton, NJ $50,859

San Diego, CA $50,859

Brockton, MA $50,807

Fairbanks, AK $50,692

Lompoc, CA $50,571

Lowell, MA $50,533

Ventura, CA $50,524

Nashua, NH $50,515

Stockton, CA $50,510

Modesto, CA $50,166

Poughkeepsie, NY $50,062

Olympia, WA $49,973

Kennewick, WA $49,973

New Haven, CT $49,954

Lawrence, MA $49,784

Hartford, CT $49,737

Riverside, CA $49,728

New Bedford, MA $49,681

Richland, WA $49,681

Bakersfield, CA $49,615

San Bernardino, CA $49,596

New Britain, CT $49,591

Atlantic City, NJ $49,591

New London, CT $49,572

Norwich, CT $49,558

Portsmouth, NH $49,549

Boulder, CO $49,449

Portland, OR $49,384

Worcester, MA $49,379

Minneapolis, MN $49,233

Philadelphia, PA $49,167

Honolulu, HI $49,011

Saint Paul, MN $48,989

Vineland, NJ $48,978

Providence, RI $48,842

Chicago, IL $48,705

Bellingham, WA $48,648

Springfield, MA $48,611

Baltimore, MD $48,597

Chico, CA $48,479

Pittsfield, MA $48,351

Manchester, NH $48,262

Spokane, WA $48,055

Denver, CO $48,050

Albany, NY $47,828

Troy, NY $47,809

Nassau, NY $47,759

Schenectady, NY $47,711

Wilmington, DE $47,673

Burlington, VT $47,607

Salem, OR $47,588

Portland, ME $47,442

Yakima, WA $47,395

Rochester, MN $47,249

Reno, NV $47,225

Fresno, CA $47,225

Milwaukee, WI $47,183

Detroit, MI $47,136

Ann Arbor, MI $47,128

Allentown, PA $47,121

Colorado Springs, CO $47,041

Syracuse, NY $47,018

Carson City, NV $47,018

Houston, TX $46,952

Eugene, OR $46,928

Gary, IN $46,872

Springfield, OR $46,834

Bismarck, ND $46,824

Galveston, TX $46,791

Medford, OR $46,721

Fort Collins, CO $46,702

Concord, NH $46,678

Austin, TX $46,664

Mesa, AZ $46,565

Reading, PA $46,561

Phoenix, AZ $46,556

Dallas, TX $46,542

Saint Cloud, MN $46,496

Madison, WI $46,433

Utica, NY $46,306

Rochester, NY $46,231

Des Moines, IA $46,226

Raleigh, NC $46,221

Atlanta, GA $46,150

Battle Creek, MI $46,136

Salt Lake City, UT $46,122

Lancaster, PA $46,052

Harrisburg, PA $45,986

Kansas City, MO $45,938

Champaign, IL $45,929

Kansas City, KS $45,929

Fort Worth, TX $45,924

Columbus, OH $45,916

Boca Raton, FL $45,905

Pittsburgh, PA $45,887

Richmond, VA $45,868

Indianapolis, IN $45,858

Cleveland, OH $45,854

Las Vegas, NV $45,797

Cincinnati, OH $45,797

Petersburg, VA $45,726

Huntsville, AL $45,656

Lansing, MI $45,624

Lebanon, PA $45,618

Pueblo, CO $45,613

Appleton, WI $45,599

Buffalo, NY $45,580

Dayton, OH $45,566

Racine, WI $45,557

Charlotte, NC $45,552

Saint Louis, MO $45,538

York, PA $45,510

Elkhart, IN $45,510

Gastonia, NC $45,501

Billings, MT $45,489

Beaumont, TX $45,477

Lorain, OH $45,467

Benton Harbor, MI $45,458

Toledo, OH $45,448

Binghamton, NY $45,425

Rock Hill, SC $45,420

Rockford, IL $45,396

Springfield, IL $45,378

Elyria, OH $45,373

Fargo, ND $45,373

Flagstaff, AZ $45,340

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,312

Duluth, MN $45,283

Miami, FL $45,283

Cheyenne, WY $45,250

Grand Forks, ND $45,250

Bangor, ME $45,147

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,095

Durham, NC $45,075

Louisville, KY $45,071

Grand Rapids, MI $45,062

Hialeah, FL $45,057

Casper, WY $44,991

Scranton, PA $44,935

New Orleans, LA $44,920

Virginia Beach, VA $44,916

Akron, OH $44,892

Peoria, IL $44,831

Sarasota, FL $44,821

Nashville, TN $44,788

Omaha, NE $44,788

Green Bay, WI $44,788

Baton Rouge, LA $44,765

Charleston, SC $44,755

Jamestown, NY $44,732

Davenport, IA $44,732

Tucson, AZ $44,708

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,680

Tampa, FL $44,671

Evansville, IN $44,642

Port Arthur, TX $44,642

Bradenton, FL $44,623

Santa Fe, NM $44,539

Orlando, FL $44,454

Clearwater, FL $44,440

Canton, OH $44,341

La Crosse, WI $44,341

Albuquerque, NM $44,312

Newport News, VA $44,308

High Point, NC $44,294

Ogden, UT $44,275

Corpus Christi, TX $44,237

Norfolk, VA $44,209

Laramie, WY $44,209

Rock Island, IL $44,180

Saginaw, MI $44,171

Jacksonville, FL $44,166

Salisbury, NC $44,157

Boise, ID $44,147

Moline, IL $44,124

Fort Myers, FL $44,110

Memphis, TN $44,100

Tulsa, OK $44,077

Waterloo, IA $44,048

Spartanburg, SC $44,001

Lincoln, NE $43,978

Fort Wayne, IN $43,968

Provo, UT $43,964

Cedar Falls, IA $43,907

San Antonio, TX $43,888

Greensboro, NC $43,869

South Bend, IN $43,865

Savannah, GA $43,813

Muskegon, MI $43,794

Birmingham, AL $43,789

Winston Salem, NC $43,766

Lake Charles, LA $43,653

Anderson, IN $43,643

Lexington, KY $43,629

Augusta, GA $43,615

Greenville, SC $43,615

Lima, OH $43,577

Wichita, KS $43,572

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,572

Columbia, SC $43,530

Springfield, OH $43,521

Asheville, NC $43,445

Bloomington, IN $43,412

Knoxville, TN $43,243

Shreveport, LA $43,238

Wilmington, NC $43,177

Roanoke, VA $43,177

Topeka, KS $43,092

Frankfort, KY $43,087

Oklahoma City, OK $43,054

Chillicothe, OH $43,035

Longview, TX $43,030

Melbourne, FL $43,026

Sioux Falls, SD $42,950

Mobile, AL $42,946

Terre Haute, IN $42,927

Altoona, PA $42,898

Amarillo, TX $42,865

Killeen, TX $42,851

Fayetteville, AR $42,814

Chattanooga, TN $42,799

Sioux City, IA $42,757

Idaho Falls, ID $42,748

Lynchburg, VA $42,710

Gainesville, FL $42,649

Portsmouth, OH $42,625

Little Rock, AR $42,616

Lafayette, LA $42,597

Youngstown, OH $42,597

Daytona Beach, FL $42,569

Clarksville, TN $42,564

Pensacola, FL $42,559

Temple, TX $42,556

Hopkinsville, KY $42,418

Erie, PA $42,408

Florence, SC $42,389

Charleston, WV $42,314

Great Falls, MT $42,290

Macon, GA $42,224

Tallahassee, FL $42,220

Fayetteville, NC $42,210

Waco, TX $42,201

Helena, MT $42,168

Pine Bluff, AR $42,150

Vincennes, IN $42,093

Lubbock, TX $42,074

Alamogordo, NM $42,045

Twin Falls, ID $42,003

Rapid City, SD $41,989

Jackson, MS $41,904

Huntington, WV $41,901

Greenville, MS $41,899

Parkersburg, WV $41,851

Montgomery, AL $41,843

Wichita Falls, TX $41,796

Springfield, MO $41,796

Biloxi, MS $41,772

Monroe, LA $41,725

Johnstown, PA $41,692

Sumter, SC $41,673

Columbus, GA $41,668

Pascagoula, MS $41,579

Abilene, TX $41,579

Kingsport, TN $41,456

Albany, GA $41,456

Gulfport, MS $41,442

Alexandria, LA $41,287

Fort Smith, AR $41,169

El Paso, TX $41,042

Las Cruces, NM $40,829

Harlingen, TX $40,710

Pocatello, ID $40,702

Florence, AL $40,641

Brownsville, TX $40,631

Mcallen, TX $40,532

Dothan, AL $40,467

Columbus, MS $40,187

Altus, OK $39,967

Lawton, OK $39,877

Pierre, SD $39,708

What Skills Can Increase a Chiller Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 13.04% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Credit Card (Mentioned in 39.13% Job Postings): A credit card is a type of credit facility, provided by banks that allow customers to borrow funds within a pre-approved credit limit.
Data Entry (Mentioned in 21.74% Job Postings): Transcribing information into an electronic medium such as a computer or other electronic device.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	13.04%
Credit Card	39.13%
Data Entry	21.74%

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 a Chiller Tech's salary.

Card Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Card Operations	$52,786	12%
Initiative	$52,315	11%
Attention to Detail	$47,602	1%
Credit Card	$47,131	0%

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How Education impacts a Chiller Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Chiller Teches enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Chiller Tech with a Bachelor's Degree is between $44,880 and $48,101).

Chiller Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Chiller Tech

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High School 0.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 100.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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High School	0.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	100.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Chiller 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

$42,084

Average $47,131/year

$53,111

$3,507

Average $3,928/month

$4,426

$809

Average $906/week

$1,021

$20

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,111	$4,426	$1,021	$26
Average	$47,131	$3,928	$906	$23
25th Percentile	$42,084	$3,507	$809	$20

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Salary Trends for Chiller Tech

Salaries for a Chiller Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,403 in 2023 to around $45,201 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chiller Tech salary trends, .

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2024

$45,872

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