🔧HVAC Mechanics & Installers
National Median Wage
$57,300
National Employment
394K
Best Value: Top Metros by Cost-Adjusted Wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. Higher = your salary goes further.
All Metro Areas
78 metro areas
| # | Metro Area | State | Median Wage | Cost-Adj. Wage▼ | Employment | Emp / 1K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 have wage and employment data for hvac mechanics & installers across 78 metro areas in the United States.
Data Sources
📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (Dec 2025)📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024📎FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024📎America's Health Rankings, 2025📎WalletHub/NAEP, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024📎Cook Political Report, PVI 2024📎Tax Foundation, Facts & Figures 2025📎ALEC Rich States Poor States, 2025📎WalletHub Tax Burden Study, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau / FHFA, 2025📎BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023📎EPA AirData, Median AQI by County 2024📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, 2025📎U.S. Census Bureau, Net Domestic Migration 2024📎FCC / BroadbandNow, Broadband Access 2025📎National Park Service API, 2024📎USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US), 2024📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 (Commuting)📎FHWA Highway Statistics, 2023📎U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022📎EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024📎EIA Natural Gas Prices, 2024📎DOL National Database of Childcare Prices, 2023📎BEA Regional Price Parities (Food), 2023📎NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), 2023-24📎EDFacts ACGR Graduation Rates, 2021-22📎NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), 2022-23📎BEA GDP by State (SAGDP9), 2023📎NASBO Fiscal Survey of States, FY2023📎Census Bureau State Government Finances, FY2022📎Pew Charitable Trusts Fiscal 50, FY2023📎Pew Charitable Trusts, FY2022📎S&P/Moody's via Ballotpedia, 2025📎Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES (May 2023)📎IRS Statistics of Income, Migration Data 2021-2022