HVAC Mechanics & Installers
The national median wage for hvac mechanics & installers is $57,300 across 394K jobs. After cost of living, Washington goes furthest at $71,708, and 38 of 78 metros beat the national median once prices are counted.
What the job pays, metro to metro
Each line runs from the lowest metro to the highest. The mark is the national median.
BLS OES, latest release
78 metro areas tracked
Best value: top metros by cost-adjusted wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. A longer blue bar means the salary goes further there.
All metro areas
Sorted by cost-adjusted wage. Tap a column head to re-sort; metro names link to the city page where we track one.
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| 1 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | VA | $72,425 | $71,708 | 4,095 | 6.8 |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $71,909 | $65,972 | 2,680 | 6.7 |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | CA | $74,007 | $65,493 | 4,082 | 9.1 |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | NY | $70,664 | $65,430 | 11,743 | 9.4 |
| 5 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | GA | $63,095 | $65,046 | 4,161 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $60,989 | $64,882 | 1,125 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | TX | $62,492 | $64,425 | 1,510 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | MA | $69,098 | $63,980 | 3,254 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Anchorage, AK | AK | $64,601 | $63,334 | 473 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Columbus, OH | OH | $58,260 | $63,326 | 1,314 | 6.6 |
| 11 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | CT | $65,553 | $63,032 | 650 | 8.7 |
| 12 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $61,191 | $62,440 | 5,440 | 9.9 |
| 13 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | CT | $64,696 | $62,208 | 817 | 8.2 |
| 14 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | TX | $60,301 | $62,166 | 6,153 | 9.5 |
| 15 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | TN | $57,786 | $62,135 | 1,321 | 6.6 |
| 16 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $58,201 | $61,916 | 2,536 | 10.1 |
| 17 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | CO | $62,531 | $61,912 | 2,855 | 9.5 |
| 18 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $60,049 | $61,906 | 6,380 | 9.1 |
| 19 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $69,809 | $61,778 | 9,603 | 9.6 |
| 20 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | $57,482 | $61,151 | 3,569 | 8.9 |
| 21 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR | $64,146 | $61,091 | 1,882 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Madison, WI | WI | $56,723 | $60,992 | 612 | 8.2 |
| 23 | Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $56,105 | $60,984 | 1,514 | 7.6 |
| 24 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN | $59,508 | $60,722 | 2,821 | 8.1 |
| 25 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | IL | $60,004 | $60,610 | 6,350 | 7.9 |
| 26 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $62,381 | $59,982 | 2,357 | 9.4 |
| 27 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | OH | $55,148 | $59,943 | 1,223 | 8.2 |
| 28 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | IN | $54,689 | $59,445 | 1,581 | 7.9 |
| 29 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | $52,296 | $59,427 | 779 | 7.8 |
| 30 | St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $54,666 | $59,420 | 2,269 | 9.1 |
| 31 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $53,248 | $59,164 | 888 | 5.9 |
| 32 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | NE | $52,933 | $58,814 | 893 | 8.9 |
| 33 | Salt Lake City, UT | UT | $55,668 | $58,598 | 1,498 | 10.0 |
| 34 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | $52,018 | $58,447 | 590 | 7.9 |
| 35 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | DE | $57,859 | $58,443 | 480 | 9.6 |
| 36 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | FL | $59,922 | $58,177 | 4,515 | 8.2 |
| 37 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $53,939 | $57,999 | 992 | 6.6 |
| 38 | Tulsa, OK | OK | $50,680 | $57,591 | 837 | 8.4 |
| 39 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | MI | $53,810 | $57,245 | 616 | 6.2 |
| 40 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $57,772 | $57,200 | 929 | 6.2 |
| 41 | Honolulu, HI | HI | $62,239 | $57,100 | 654 | 8.7 |
| 42 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | NV | $55,340 | $57,052 | 1,535 | 7.7 |
| 43 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $50,141 | $56,978 | 931 | 6.2 |
| 44 | Boise City, ID | ID | $51,568 | $56,668 | 618 | 8.2 |
| 45 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $52,048 | $56,574 | 1,737 | 8.7 |
| 46 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $63,298 | $56,016 | 1,918 | 6.4 |
| 47 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | $50,294 | $55,882 | 964 | 9.6 |
| 48 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | NH | $58,603 | $55,812 | 469 | 9.4 |
| 49 | Sioux Falls, SD | SD | $49,042 | $55,730 | 371 | 9.3 |
| 50 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $56,155 | $55,599 | 3,605 | 8.0 |
| 51 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $53,594 | $55,252 | 1,703 | 6.8 |
| 52 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | AL | $49,621 | $55,134 | 902 | 9.0 |
| 53 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | $53,015 | $54,655 | 229 | 5.7 |
| 54 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | VT | $52,853 | $54,488 | 167 | 6.7 |
| 55 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | $50,655 | $54,468 | 632 | 8.4 |
| 56 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $47,760 | $54,273 | 710 | 9.5 |
| 57 | Richmond, VA | VA | $54,317 | $53,779 | 1,403 | 9.3 |
| 58 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $49,266 | $52,974 | 743 | 7.4 |
| 59 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $54,496 | $52,909 | 2,765 | 9.2 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $51,846 | $52,904 | 1,794 | 9.0 |
| 61 | Jackson, MS | MS | $45,891 | $52,748 | 452 | 9.0 |
| 62 | Cheyenne, WY | WY | $47,963 | $52,707 | 114 | 7.6 |
| 63 | Columbia, SC | SC | $48,909 | $52,590 | 479 | 6.4 |
| 64 | Fargo, ND-MN | ND | $46,774 | $52,555 | 313 | 7.8 |
| 65 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | $45,631 | $52,449 | 731 | 9.8 |
| 66 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $58,869 | $52,096 | 1,924 | 9.6 |
| 67 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | VA | $52,498 | $51,978 | 1,271 | 8.5 |
| 68 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $53,514 | $51,955 | 1,059 | 7.1 |
| 69 | Billings, MT | MT | $46,397 | $51,552 | 173 | 6.9 |
| 70 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $52,566 | $51,035 | 2,029 | 8.1 |
| 71 | Knoxville, TN | TN | $47,355 | $50,919 | 554 | 5.5 |
| 72 | Wichita, KS | KS | $45,355 | $50,394 | 467 | 9.3 |
| 73 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | $53,484 | $49,522 | 977 | 9.8 |
| 74 | Charleston, WV | WV | $44,036 | $48,929 | 226 | 9.0 |
| 75 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | $49,160 | $48,673 | 930 | 9.3 |
| 76 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | $54,786 | $48,483 | 3,151 | 7.9 |
| 77 | Rochester, NY | NY | $51,097 | $47,312 | 698 | 7.0 |
| 78 | El Paso, TX | TX | $44,139 | $45,504 | 416 | 5.5 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the median salary for HVAC Mechanics & Installers?
The national median annual wage for hvac mechanics & installers is $57,300, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) data.
Where do hvac mechanics & installers earn the most after adjusting for cost of living?
After adjusting for local cost of living, the top-paying metro areas for hvac mechanics & installers are Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($71,708), Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($65,972), San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA ($65,493).
How many metro areas have data for hvac mechanics & installers?
We show wage and employment estimates for hvac mechanics & installers across 78 metro areas in the United States. The national median wage is the latest BLS OES figure; individual metro values are modeled from it using local cost of living and regional labor-market patterns rather than taken from the published metro-level OES tables.