What are the main factors that influence a HVAC Apprentice's salary?

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

How does experience change A HVAC Apprentice's salary?

A HVAC Apprentice's salary grows with experience: an HVAC Apprentice (0-1 years)earns $50,922, an HVAC Mechanic II (1-3 years)earns $59,710, an HVAC Mechanic III (3-5 years)earns $66,186, an HVAC Supervisor (5+ years)earns $77,800,

What are the highest paying states for a HVAC Apprentice?

HVAC Apprentice salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for HVAC Apprentice roles are District of Columbia $56,771, California $56,556, Massachusetts $55,802. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of HVAC Apprentice roles make?

Salaries for HVAC Apprentice level roles vary by specialization: HVAC Estimator: $87,216; HVAC Supervisor: $79,396; HVAC Engineer: $77,666; Journeyman HVAC: $70,029; HVAC Mechanic: $62,557.

How do different companies affect a HVAC Apprentice's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for HVAC Apprentice 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 Apprentice Salary in the United States

How much does a HVAC Apprentice make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a HVAC Apprentice in the United States is $51,275 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,421
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,155 to $56,062
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,404

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HVAC Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,062	$4,672	$1,078	$27
Average	$51,275	$4,273	$986	$25
25th Percentile	$47,155	$3,930	$907	$23

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Key Factors That Influence HVAC Apprentice Salaries

A HVAC Apprentice'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 Apprentice 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 Apprentices. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,771.
California: $56,556.
Massachusetts: $55,802.

District of Columbia $56,771 California $56,556 Massachusetts $55,802 Washington $55,597 New Jersey $55,576 Alaska $55,505 Connecticut $54,797 New York $54,510

Hawaii $53,592 Rhode Island $53,161 Maryland $52,869 Minnesota $52,469 Colorado $52,315 Illinois $52,264 Oregon $52,069 Delaware $51,926

New Hampshire $51,835 Virginia $51,633 Pennsylvania $51,044 Nevada $50,746 North Dakota $50,649 Michigan $50,495 Wisconsin $50,439 Vermont $50,326

Texas $50,013 Maine $49,993 Arizona $49,962 Ohio $49,926 Georgia $49,454 Indiana $49,218 Wyoming $49,172 Utah $49,100

Iowa $49,070 Kansas $48,824 Louisiana $48,752 North Carolina $48,726 Missouri $48,716 Florida $48,516 Montana $48,408 Nebraska $48,306

Kentucky $48,249 South Carolina $48,044 Tennessee $47,916 Idaho $47,865 New Mexico $47,490 Oklahoma $47,408 Alabama $47,106 South Dakota $46,598

Arkansas $46,321 West Virginia $46,173 Mississippi $45,727

Top Paying Cities for HVAC Apprentices

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: $64,673
San Francisco: $64,037
Oakland: $62,616

San Jose, CA $64,673

San Francisco, CA $64,037

Oakland, CA $62,616

New York, NY $59,422

Queens Village, NY $59,037

Paramus, NJ $58,627

Passaic, NJ $58,576

Bergenfield, NJ $58,525

Stamford, CT $58,448

Huntington, NY $58,397

Newark, NJ $58,063

Bridgeport, CT $57,961

New Brunswick, NJ $57,791

Vallejo, CA $57,684

Middlesex, NJ $57,653

Somerset, NJ $57,607

Petaluma, CA $57,489

Santa Cruz, CA $57,289

Boston, MA $57,186

Monterey, CA $56,930

Fairbanks, AK $56,894

Los Angeles, CA $56,797

Washington, DC $56,771

Seattle, WA $56,679

Santa Rosa, CA $56,669

Juneau, AK $56,520

Orange, CA $56,351

Anchorage, AK $56,258

Anaheim, CA $56,222

Santa Ana, CA $56,146

Nassau, NY $56,115

Long Beach, CA $56,094

Danbury, CT $56,079

Santa Maria, CA $55,905

Everett, WA $55,894

Bremerton, WA $55,643

Trenton, NJ $55,546

Sacramento, CA $55,525

San Diego, CA $55,500

Brockton, MA $55,479

Tacoma, WA $55,458

Santa Barbara, CA $55,387

Lowell, MA $55,182

New Suffolk, NY $55,161

Nashua, NH $55,100

Lompoc, CA $55,018

Ventura, CA $54,966

Stockton, CA $54,951

New Haven, CT $54,848

Atlantic City, NJ $54,715

Hartford, CT $54,602

Modesto, CA $54,577

Poughkeepsie, NY $54,464

New Britain, CT $54,438

Olympia, WA $54,366

Kennewick, WA $54,366

New London, CT $54,356

Norwich, CT $54,341

Lawrence, MA $54,315

Bakersfield, CA $54,172

Riverside, CA $54,100

New Bedford, MA $54,100

Richland, WA $54,048

Portsmouth, NH $54,007

Vineland, NJ $53,997

San Bernardino, CA $53,956

Boulder, CO $53,813

Worcester, MA $53,772

Portland, OR $53,725

Saint Paul, MN $53,664

Minneapolis, MN $53,664

Philadelphia, PA $53,592

Honolulu, HI $53,320

Springfield, MA $53,141

Providence, RI $53,136

Chicago, IL $52,987

Bellingham, WA $52,926

Baltimore, MD $52,869

Chico, CA $52,741

Wilmington, DE $52,654

Pittsfield, MA $52,603

Manchester, NH $52,505

Spokane, WA $52,279

Denver, CO $52,274

Albany, NY $52,033

Troy, NY $52,013

Schenectady, NY $51,905

Burlington, VT $51,792

Portland, ME $51,613

Salem, OR $51,572

Yakima, WA $51,562

Ann Arbor, MI $51,546

Rochester, MN $51,403

Fresno, CA $51,377

Reno, NV $51,377

Milwaukee, WI $51,331

Detroit, MI $51,280

Allentown, PA $51,264

Carson City, NV $51,259

Houston, TX $51,182

Colorado Springs, CO $51,177

Syracuse, NY $51,151

Eugene, OR $51,054

Bismarck, ND $50,992

Gary, IN $50,992

Galveston, TX $50,992

Springfield, OR $50,951

Medford, OR $50,828

Fort Collins, CO $50,808

Austin, TX $50,767

Mesa, AZ $50,659

Phoenix, AZ $50,649

Dallas, TX $50,634

Reading, PA $50,603

Saint Cloud, MN $50,582

Concord, NH $50,536

Madison, WI $50,516

Utica, NY $50,377

Raleigh, NC $50,336

Las Vegas, NV $50,331

Rochester, NY $50,295

Des Moines, IA $50,290

Atlanta, GA $50,208

Battle Creek, MI $50,193

Salt Lake City, UT $50,177

Lancaster, PA $50,100

Champaign, IL $50,090

Harrisburg, PA $50,029

Durham, NC $49,982

Kansas City, MO $49,977

Kansas City, KS $49,967

Fort Worth, TX $49,962

Boca Raton, FL $49,941

Cleveland, OH $49,936

Columbus, OH $49,926

Pittsburgh, PA $49,921

Richmond, VA $49,900

Indianapolis, IN $49,890

Cincinnati, OH $49,823

Petersburg, VA $49,747

Billings, MT $49,634

Lansing, MI $49,634

Huntsville, AL $49,634

Lebanon, PA $49,629

Dayton, OH $49,623

Pueblo, CO $49,623

Appleton, WI $49,608

Buffalo, NY $49,588

Racine, WI $49,562

Charlotte, NC $49,557

Saint Louis, MO $49,541

Springfield, IL $49,521

Elkhart, IN $49,511

York, PA $49,511

Gastonia, NC $49,506

Benton Harbor, MI $49,506

Beaumont, TX $49,475

Lorain, OH $49,465

Toledo, OH $49,444

Binghamton, NY $49,418

Rock Hill, SC $49,413

Rockford, IL $49,388

Fargo, ND $49,362

Elyria, OH $49,362

Flagstaff, AZ $49,326

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,295

Miami, FL $49,265

Duluth, MN $49,183

Bangor, ME $49,116

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,059

Louisville, KY $49,034

Grand Rapids, MI $49,024

Hialeah, FL $49,018

Casper, WY $48,947

Scranton, PA $48,885

New Orleans, LA $48,870

Virginia Beach, VA $48,865

Akron, OH $48,839

Peoria, IL $48,772

Sarasota, FL $48,762

Green Bay, WI $48,726

Baton Rouge, LA $48,701

Charleston, SC $48,690

Nashville, TN $48,675

Jamestown, NY $48,665

Davenport, IA $48,665

Tucson, AZ $48,639

Cheyenne, WY $48,624

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,608

Tampa, FL $48,598

Omaha, NE $48,588

Port Arthur, TX $48,567

Evansville, IN $48,567

Bradenton, FL $48,547

Santa Fe, NM $48,454

Orlando, FL $48,403

Clearwater, FL $48,347

Canton, OH $48,239

La Crosse, WI $48,239

Grand Forks, ND $48,224

Albuquerque, NM $48,208

Tulsa, OK $48,208

Newport News, VA $48,203

High Point, NC $48,188

Ogden, UT $48,167

Corpus Christi, TX $48,126

Laramie, WY $48,095

Norfolk, VA $48,095

Rock Island, IL $48,065

Saginaw, MI $48,054

Jacksonville, FL $48,049

Salisbury, NC $48,039

Memphis, TN $48,029

Moline, IL $48,003

Fort Myers, FL $47,988

Waterloo, IA $47,921

Spartanburg, SC $47,870

Lincoln, NE $47,844

Fort Wayne, IN $47,834

Birmingham, AL $47,778

Cedar Falls, IA $47,767

Provo, UT $47,762

Springfield, OH $47,757

San Antonio, TX $47,747

Greensboro, NC $47,726

South Bend, IN $47,721

Winston Salem, NC $47,716

Boise, ID $47,701

Savannah, GA $47,665

Muskegon, MI $47,572

Lima, OH $47,511

Lake Charles, LA $47,490

Anderson, IN $47,480

Lexington, KY $47,465

Augusta, GA $47,449

Greenville, SC $47,449

Wichita, KS $47,403

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,403

Columbia, SC $47,357

Bloomington, IN $47,229

Roanoke, VA $47,198

Asheville, NC $47,132

Knoxville, TN $47,044

Shreveport, LA $47,039

Wilmington, NC $46,973

Frankfort, KY $46,875

Oklahoma City, OK $46,839

Chillicothe, OH $46,819

Longview, TX $46,814

Topeka, KS $46,798

Mobile, AL $46,721

Terre Haute, IN $46,701

Erie, PA $46,696

Altoona, PA $46,670

Melbourne, FL $46,655

Amarillo, TX $46,634

Killeen, TX $46,619

Fayetteville, AR $46,578

Sioux Falls, SD $46,542

Chattanooga, TN $46,511

Idaho Falls, ID $46,506

Gainesville, FL $46,398

Portsmouth, OH $46,373

Little Rock, AR $46,362

Lynchburg, VA $46,362

Lafayette, LA $46,342

Youngstown, OH $46,342

Temple, TX $46,321

Daytona Beach, FL $46,311

Clarksville, TN $46,306

Pensacola, FL $46,301

Hopkinsville, KY $46,147

Charleston, WV $46,142

Florence, SC $46,116

Sioux City, IA $46,086

Macon, GA $45,937

Tallahassee, FL $45,932

Fayetteville, NC $45,921

Waco, TX $45,911

Wichita Falls, TX $45,911

Pine Bluff, AR $45,891

Vincennes, IN $45,793

Lubbock, TX $45,773

Great Falls, MT $45,742

Alamogordo, NM $45,737

Abilene, TX $45,696

Rapid City, SD $45,629

Monroe, LA $45,629

Albany, GA $45,598

Huntington, WV $45,593

Jackson, MS $45,588

Greenville, MS $45,583

Parkersburg, WV $45,532

Montgomery, AL $45,522

Johnstown, PA $45,511

Springfield, MO $45,470

Biloxi, MS $45,445

Sumter, SC $45,337

Columbus, GA $45,332

Twin Falls, ID $45,301

Pascagoula, MS $45,234

Kingsport, TN $45,101

Gulfport, MS $45,086

Alexandria, LA $44,916

Fort Smith, AR $44,788

El Paso, TX $44,650

Helena, MT $44,583

Las Cruces, NM $44,419

Harlingen, TX $44,276

Pocatello, ID $44,229

Florence, AL $44,214

Brownsville, TX $44,204

Dothan, AL $44,122

Mcallen, TX $44,096

Columbus, MS $43,717

Altus, OK $43,481

Lawton, OK $43,383

Pierre, SD $43,199

What Skills Can Increase a HVAC Apprentice's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 7.58% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Electrical Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 4.54% Job Postings): Electrical troubleshooting is the process of analyzing the behavior or operation of a faulty electrical circuit to determine what is wrong with the electrical circuit.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.86% 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
Troubleshooting	7.58%
Electrical Troubleshooting	4.54%
Preventive Maintenance	1.86%

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 HVAC Apprentice's salary.

Hydraulics: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Hydraulics	$59,991	17%
Analysis	$58,453	14%
Products and Services	$55,376	8%
Commitment	$54,864	7%
Emergency Services	$54,351	6%
Alignment	$54,351	6%

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How Education impacts a HVAC Apprentice's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many HVAC Apprentices 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 a HVAC Apprentice with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $46,526 and $50,315).

HVAC Apprentice Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for HVAC Apprentice

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 69.3%

Associates 25.5%

Bachelors 3.1%

Masters 0.9%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	69.3%
Associates	25.5%
Bachelors	3.1%
Masters	0.9%
Doctorate	0.3%

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

Understanding how a HVAC Apprentice'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

$47,155

Average $51,275/year

$56,062

$3,930

Average $4,273/month

$4,672

$907

Average $986/week

$1,078

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,062	$4,672	$1,078	$27
Average	$51,275	$4,273	$986	$25
25th Percentile	$47,155	$3,930	$907	$23

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Salary Trends for HVAC Apprentice

Salaries for a HVAC Apprentice can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $46,087 in 2023 to around $46,120 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of HVAC Apprentice salary trends, .

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2023

$46,087

2024

$46,295

2025

$46,120

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2024	$46,295
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