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

What industry pays the highest salary for HVAC Apprentice?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for HVAC Apprentice roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A HVAC Apprentice's salary?

A HVAC Apprentice's salary grows with experience: an HVAC Apprentice (0-1 years)earns $49,649, an HVAC Mechanic II (1-3 years)earns $58,216, an HVAC Mechanic III (3-5 years)earns $64,550, an HVAC Supervisor (5+ years)earns $75,883,

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 $56,769, California $56,553, Massachusetts $55,800. 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: $87,234; HVAC Supervisor: $79,425; HVAC Engineer: $77,664; Journeyman HVAC: $70,158; HVAC Mechanic: $62,557.

HVAC Apprentice Salary in Maine

How much does a HVAC Apprentice make in Maine?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a HVAC Apprentice in Maine is $49,991 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,857
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,974 to $54,631
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,318

10% $42,318

50% (Median) $49,991

90% $58,857

HVAC Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,631	$4,553	$1,051	$26
Average	$49,991	$4,166	$961	$24
25th Percentile	$45,974	$3,831	$884	$22

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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 geographic location 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: $56,769.
California: $56,553.
Massachusetts: $55,800.

District of Columbia $56,769 California $56,553 Massachusetts $55,800 Washington $55,595 New Jersey $55,574 Alaska $55,502 Connecticut $54,795 New York $54,508

Hawaii $53,590 Rhode Island $53,159 Maryland $52,867 Minnesota $52,467 Colorado $52,313 Illinois $52,262 Oregon $52,067 Delaware $51,924

New Hampshire $51,833 Virginia $51,631 Pennsylvania $51,042 Nevada $50,744 North Dakota $50,647 Michigan $50,493 Wisconsin $50,437 Vermont $50,324

Texas $50,011 Maine $49,991 Arizona $49,960 Ohio $49,924 Georgia $49,452 Indiana $49,216 Wyoming $49,170 Utah $49,098

Iowa $49,068 Kansas $48,822 Louisiana $48,750 North Carolina $48,724 Missouri $48,714 Florida $48,514 Montana $48,406 Nebraska $48,304

Kentucky $48,247 South Carolina $48,042 Tennessee $47,914 Idaho $47,863 New Mexico $47,488 Oklahoma $47,406 Alabama $47,104 South Dakota $46,596

Arkansas $46,319 West Virginia $46,171 Mississippi $45,725

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:

Freedom: $49,199
Harmony: $49,177
Hartland: $49,242

Freedom, ME $49,199

Harmony, ME $49,177

Hartland, ME $49,242

Hinckley, ME $49,288

Jackman, ME $49,050

Kingfield, ME $49,329

Liberty, ME $49,289

Madison, ME $49,395

Monroe, ME $49,128

Morrill, ME $49,213

Newport, ME $49,134

New Portland, ME $49,406

New Sharon, ME $49,346

New Vineyard, ME $49,376

Norridgewock, ME $49,377

North Anson, ME $49,406

North Vassalboro, ME $49,495

Oakland, ME $49,393

Oquossoc, ME $49,228

Palmyra, ME $49,166

Phillips, ME $49,248

Pittsfield, ME $49,246

Plymouth, ME $49,140

Rangeley, ME $49,260

Portland, ME $51,611

Falmouth, ME $51,494

South Portland, ME $51,611

Cape Elizabeth, ME $51,508

Peaks Island, ME $51,558

Cumberland Foreside, ME $51,443

Auburn, ME $50,519

Andover, ME $49,246

Bethel, ME $49,329

Bryant Pond, ME $49,513

Buckfield, ME $49,734

Canton, ME $49,422

Durham, ME $50,838

Danville, ME $50,671

Dixfield, ME $49,319

Dryden, ME $49,376

East Andover, ME $49,261

East Dixfield, ME $49,399

East Livermore, ME $49,691

East Poland, ME $50,579

Stoneham, ME $49,535

East Wilton, ME $49,492

Greene, ME $50,132

Hanover, ME $49,287

Hebron, ME $50,086

Jay, ME $49,410

Lewiston, ME $50,492

Lisbon, ME $50,651

Lisbon Falls, ME $50,574

Livermore, ME $49,610

Livermore Falls, ME $49,577

Greenwood, ME $49,578

Mechanic Falls, ME $50,428

Mexico, ME $49,368

Minot, ME $50,240

Monmouth, ME $49,972

New Gloucester, ME $50,872

Newry, ME $49,195

North Jay, ME $49,386

Leeds, ME $49,851

North Monmouth, ME $49,899

North Turner, ME $49,816

North Waterford, ME $49,765

Norway, ME $49,924

Oxford, ME $50,192

Paris, ME $50,023

Poland, ME $50,587

Roxbury, ME $49,212

Rumford, ME $49,339

Sabattus, ME $50,271

South Paris, ME $49,955

Turner, ME $49,956

Wayne, ME $49,729

Weld, ME $49,249

West Bethel, ME $49,290

Bowdoin, ME $50,264

West Minot, ME $50,168

West Paris, ME $49,756

Peru, ME $49,441

West Poland, ME $50,548

Sumner, ME $49,597

Wilton, ME $49,378

Augusta, ME $49,516

Coopers Mills, ME $49,583

Dresden, ME $49,991

East Winthrop, ME $49,670

Farmingdale, ME $49,807

Gardiner, ME $49,897

Randolph, ME $49,807

Hallowell, ME $49,744

Jefferson, ME $49,413

Kents Hill, ME $49,515

Litchfield, ME $50,045

Manchester, ME $49,612

Mount Vernon, ME $49,395

Whitefield, ME $49,612

Palermo, ME $49,331

Sebasco Estates, ME $50,789

Readfield, ME $49,598

Saint Albans, ME $49,204

South Bristol, ME $50,028

Squirrel Island, ME $50,194

Trevett, ME $50,229

Waldoboro, ME $49,404

Walpole, ME $49,948

Washington, ME $49,280

West Boothbay Harbor, ME $50,283

Southport, ME $50,395

Wiscasset, ME $50,140

Woolwich, ME $50,259

Ellsworth, ME $49,079

Addison, ME $49,019

Gouldsboro, ME $49,063

Bar Harbor, ME $49,156

Beals, ME $49,074

Bernard, ME $49,173

Birch Harbor, ME $49,110

Blue Hill, ME $49,132

Brooklin, ME $49,133

Brooksville, ME $49,132

Calais, ME $49,002

Cherryfield, ME $48,946

Columbia Falls, ME $48,943

Corea, ME $49,066

Cranberry Isles, ME $49,076

Cutler, ME $48,947

Deer Isle, ME $49,178

Dennysville, ME $48,901

East Blue Hill, ME $49,134

East Machias, ME $48,947

Eastport, ME $49,092

Franklin, ME $49,069

Frenchboro, ME $49,049

Grand Lake Stream, ME $48,871

Hancock, ME $49,142

Harborside, ME $49,123

Harrington, ME $49,052

Hulls Cove, ME $49,157

Isle Au Haut, ME $49,049

Islesford, ME $49,151

Jonesboro, ME $48,987

Jonesport, ME $49,031

Little Deer Isle, ME $49,172

Lubec, ME $48,971

Bass Harbor, ME $49,174

Machias, ME $48,996

Machiasport, ME $49,019

Meddybemps, ME $48,870

Milbridge, ME $49,072

Mount Desert, ME $49,119

Northeast Harbor, ME $49,151

Sullivan, ME $49,075

Pembroke, ME $48,946

Perry, ME $48,991

Princeton, ME $48,868

Prospect Harbor, ME $49,115

Robbinston, ME $48,936

Salsbury Cove, ME $49,163

Sargentville, ME $49,146

Seal Cove, ME $49,121

Seal Harbor, ME $49,137

Sedgwick, ME $49,140

Sorrento, ME $49,121

Southwest Harbor, ME $49,164

Steuben, ME $49,045

Stonington, ME $49,183

Sunset, ME $49,013

Surry, ME $49,131

Swans Island, ME $49,087

Wesley, ME $48,807

Whiting, ME $48,933

Winter Harbor, ME $49,073

Baileyville, ME $48,918

Houlton, ME $48,816

Ashland, ME $48,745

Benedicta, ME $48,638

Blaine, ME $48,804

Bridgewater, ME $48,688

Caribou, ME $48,904

Clayton Lake, ME $48,815

Crouseville, ME $48,847

Eagle Lake, ME $48,800

Easton, ME $48,854

Estcourt Station, ME $48,835

Fort Fairfield, ME $48,880

Fort Kent, ME $48,901

Fort Kent Mills, ME $48,860

Frenchville, ME $48,915

Grand Isle, ME $48,848

Island Falls, ME $48,643

Limestone, ME $48,866

Madawaska, ME $48,996

Mapleton, ME $48,789

Richmond, ME $50,073

South China, ME $49,381

South Gardiner, ME $49,958

Vienna, ME $49,306

Windsor, ME $49,353

Winthrop, ME $49,810

Bangor, ME $49,114

Abbot, ME $49,123

Aurora, ME $48,855

Bradford, ME $49,091

Bradley, ME $49,093

Brewer, ME $49,111

Brookton, ME $48,690

Brownville, ME $48,950

Brownville Junction, ME $49,252

Bucksport, ME $49,108

Burlington, ME $48,932

Greenbush, ME $49,045

Carmel, ME $49,115

Castine, ME $49,217

Charleston, ME $49,101

Danforth, ME $48,771

Dover Foxcroft, ME $49,129

Corinth, ME $49,109

Eddington, ME $49,098

Holden, ME $49,102

East Millinocket, ME $48,897

East Orland, ME $49,103

Etna, ME $49,126

Exeter, ME $49,118

Frankfort, ME $49,116

Greenville, ME $48,833

Greenville Junction, ME $48,993

Guilford, ME $49,109

Hampden, ME $49,114

Howland, ME $48,997

Hudson, ME $49,106

Kenduskeag, ME $49,111

Kingman, ME $48,720

Lagrange, ME $49,055

Lambert Lake, ME $48,777

Lee, ME $48,921

Levant, ME $49,113

Lincoln, ME $48,917

Mattawamkeag, ME $48,758

Medway, ME $48,771

Milford, ME $49,085

Millinocket, ME $48,698

Milo, ME $49,043

Monson, ME $49,117

Olamon, ME $49,059

Old Town, ME $49,093

Orono, ME $49,106

Orient, ME $48,724

Orland, ME $49,103

Orrington, ME $49,109

Passadumkeag, ME $49,031

Penobscot, ME $49,104

Rockwood, ME $48,909

Sangerville, ME $49,152

Sebec, ME $49,073

Shirley Mills, ME $49,087

Springfield, ME $48,793

Stetson, ME $49,121

Stillwater, ME $49,108

Topsfield, ME $48,732

Vanceboro, ME $48,774

Waite, ME $48,799

West Enfield, ME $49,019

Winn, ME $48,824

Winterport, ME $49,114

Wytopitlock, ME $48,651

Bath, ME $50,607

Alna, ME $49,801

Boothbay, ME $50,140

Boothbay Harbor, ME $50,253

Bristol, ME $49,837

Chamberlain, ME $49,922

Damariscotta, ME $49,805

East Boothbay, ME $50,176

Friendship, ME $49,517

Georgetown, ME $50,543

Isle Of Springs, ME $50,141

Bremen, ME $49,699

Newcastle, ME $49,826

New Harbor, ME $50,001

Nobleboro, ME $49,628

Edgecomb, ME $49,995

Pemaquid, ME $49,952

Phippsburg, ME $50,747

Cushing, ME $49,355

Round Pond, ME $49,828

Sandy Point, ME $49,113

Searsmont, ME $49,230

Searsport, ME $49,121

Shawmut, ME $49,440

Skowhegan, ME $49,332

Smithfield, ME $49,358

Solon, ME $49,332

Stockton Springs, ME $49,113

Stratton, ME $49,291

Strong, ME $49,334

Temple, ME $49,315

West Forks, ME $49,030

Thorndike, ME $49,164

Troy, ME $49,149

Unity, ME $49,211

Vassalboro, ME $49,362

West Farmington, ME $49,506

Berwick, ME $52,468

Cape Neddick, ME $52,868

Eliot, ME $53,568

Kittery, ME $53,724

Kittery Point, ME $53,320

North Berwick, ME $52,064

Ogunquit, ME $52,536

South Berwick, ME $52,997

York, ME $53,299

York Beach, ME $53,044

York Harbor, ME $53,313

Acton, ME $50,578

Alfred, ME $51,294

Bailey Island, ME $51,085

Bar Mills, ME $51,212

Biddeford, ME $51,229

Biddeford Pool, ME $51,230

Bowdoinham, ME $50,228

Bridgton, ME $50,143

Brownfield, ME $50,099

Brunswick, ME $50,822

Bustins Island, ME $51,181

Cape Porpoise, ME $51,459

Casco, ME $50,739

Center Lovell, ME $49,773

Chebeague Island, ME $51,293

Cliff Island, ME $51,405

Cornish, ME $50,676

Cumberland Center, ME $51,346

Denmark, ME $50,091

East Baldwin, ME $50,805

Lebanon, ME $51,651

East Parsonsfield, ME $50,409

Sebago, ME $50,676

East Waterboro, ME $51,062

Freeport, ME $51,087

Fryeburg, ME $49,840

Gorham, ME $51,301

Gray, ME $50,989

Harrison, ME $49,868

Hiram, ME $50,519

Hollis Center, ME $51,125

Kennebunk, ME $51,497

Kennebunkport, ME $51,303

Parsonsfield, ME $50,407

Limerick, ME $50,875

Limington, ME $50,861

Long Island, ME $51,492

Lovell, ME $49,701

Moody, ME $52,130

Naples, ME $50,528

Newfield, ME $50,791

North Bridgton, ME $50,169

North Waterboro, ME $50,972

Windham, ME $51,250

Ocean Park, ME $51,269

Old Orchard Beach, ME $51,304

Orrs Island, ME $51,041

Porter, ME $50,238

Pownal, ME $51,008

Scarborough, ME $51,476

Raymond, ME $50,900

Saco, ME $51,272

Sanford, ME $51,533

Sebago Lake, ME $50,861

Shapleigh, ME $51,056

South Casco, ME $50,929

South Freeport, ME $51,062

Harpswell, ME $51,031

South Windham, ME $51,345

Springvale, ME $51,233

Standish, ME $51,073

Steep Falls, ME $50,964

Topsham, ME $50,647

Waterboro, ME $51,157

Waterford, ME $49,814

Wells, ME $52,029

West Baldwin, ME $50,715

Westbrook, ME $51,490

Buxton, ME $51,215

West Kennebunk, ME $51,471

West Newfield, ME $50,542

Yarmouth, ME $51,299

North Yarmouth, ME $51,191

Mars Hill, ME $48,852

Monticello, ME $48,753

New Limerick, ME $48,785

New Sweden, ME $48,851

Oakfield, ME $48,734

Oxbow, ME $48,536

Patten, ME $48,567

Perham, ME $48,817

Portage, ME $48,791

Presque Isle, ME $48,916

Saint Agatha, ME $48,892

Saint David, ME $48,882

Saint Francis, ME $48,816

Sheridan, ME $48,759

Sherman, ME $48,686

Stacyville, ME $48,625

Sinclair, ME $48,801

Smyrna Mills, ME $48,655

Wallagrass, ME $48,855

Stockholm, ME $48,808

Van Buren, ME $48,868

Washburn, ME $48,849

Westfield, ME $48,782

Rockland, ME $49,328

Camden, ME $49,323

Glen Cove, ME $49,307

Hope, ME $49,305

Islesboro, ME $49,178

Lincolnville, ME $49,218

Lincolnville Center, ME $49,220

Matinicus, ME $49,137

Monhegan, ME $49,661

North Haven, ME $49,171

Owls Head, ME $49,237

Port Clyde, ME $49,513

Rockport, ME $49,311

South Thomaston, ME $49,238

Spruce Head, ME $49,267

Tenants Harbor, ME $49,410

Thomaston, ME $49,274

Union, ME $49,302

Vinalhaven, ME $49,171

Warren, ME $49,250

West Rockport, ME $49,317

Waterville, ME $49,426

Albion, ME $49,347

Anson, ME $49,381

Athens, ME $49,244

Belfast, ME $49,219

Belgrade, ME $49,332

Belgrade Lakes, ME $49,281

Bingham, ME $49,239

Brooks, ME $49,138

Burnham, ME $49,187

Cambridge, ME $49,176

Canaan, ME $49,257

Caratunk, ME $49,146

China Village, ME $49,482

Clinton, ME $49,274

Corinna, ME $49,138

Detroit, ME $49,154

Dexter, ME $49,203

Dixmont, ME $49,131

East Newport, ME $49,136

East Vassalboro, ME $49,391

Eustis, ME $49,092

Fairfield, ME $49,357

Farmington, ME $49,397

Garland, ME $49,112

Farmington Falls, ME $49,477

HVAC Apprentice Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For HVAC Apprentice roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, HVAC Apprentice positions in Retail & Wholesale or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view HVAC Apprentice as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a HVAC Apprentice

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$59,989	$29.0	20%

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.

$45,974

Average $49,991/year

$54,631

$3,831

Average $4,166/month

$4,553

$884

Average $961/week

$1,051

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,631	$4,553	$1,051	$26
Average	$49,991	$4,166	$961	$24
25th Percentile	$45,974	$3,831	$884	$22

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