Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salaries across 51 states

$63,004

National Average (Median)

$84,390

Highest: District of Columbia

$48,110

Lowest: Arkansas

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Salary by State

Compare Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$48,110

$84,390

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $48,370 AK $77,430 AZ $59,400 AR $48,110 CA $72,560 CO $65,200 CT $76,610 DE $62,320 DC $84,390 FL $56,670 GA $56,390 HI $65,450 ID $56,240 IL $77,410 IN $60,430 IA $60,680 KS $60,460 KY $58,620 LA $58,650 ME $63,170 MD $70,020 MA $77,300 MI $60,850 MN $76,350 MS $48,680 MO $59,950 MT $60,850 NE $59,850 NV $60,510 NH $73,850 NJ $74,450 NM $50,270 NY $74,430 NC $57,260 ND $74,490 OH $62,510 OK $57,560 OR $62,940 PA $62,400 RI $67,370 SC $56,610 SD $61,390 TN $55,490 TX $57,760 UT $58,730 VT $62,150 VA $59,730 WA $75,660 WV $48,850 WI $61,710 WY $54,700

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

District of Columbia

$84,390

Alaska

$77,430

Illinois

$77,410

Massachusetts

$77,300

Connecticut

$76,610

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	District of Columbia	$84,390	$84,920	400
2	Alaska	$77,430	$80,150	610
3	Illinois	$77,410	$77,570	9,740
4	Massachusetts	$77,300	$77,760	8,200
5	Connecticut	$76,610	$73,590	3,800
6	Minnesota	$76,350	$73,990	4,200
7	Washington	$75,660	$78,860	7,370
8	North Dakota	$74,490	$70,010	970
9	New Jersey	$74,450	$77,580	10,330
10	New York	$74,430	$74,760	24,430
11	New Hampshire	$73,850	$71,490	2,560
12	California	$72,560	$75,370	35,130
13	Maryland	$70,020	$73,820	8,560
14	Rhode Island	$67,370	$69,780	1,450
15	Hawaii	$65,450	$67,070	1,300
16	Colorado	$65,200	$71,330	8,940
17	Maine	$63,170	$65,300	2,250
18	Oregon	$62,940	$68,430	3,980
19	Ohio	$62,510	$66,000	14,150
20	Pennsylvania	$62,400	$64,880	15,880
21	Delaware	$62,320	$66,140	1,730
22	Vermont	$62,150	$67,070	970
23	Wisconsin	$61,710	$67,410	6,630
24	South Dakota	$61,390	$61,100	1,610
25	Michigan	$60,850	$64,490	12,590
26	Montana	$60,850	$62,260	1,230
27	Iowa	$60,680	$63,120	3,840
28	Nevada	$60,510	$63,350	4,170
29	Kansas	$60,460	$61,470	3,770
30	Indiana	$60,430	$65,110	8,530
31	Missouri	$59,950	$62,410	7,220
32	Nebraska	$59,850	$61,050	3,020
33	Virginia	$59,730	$61,190	14,690
34	Arizona	$59,400	$60,900	10,860
35	Utah	$58,730	$60,000	5,580
36	Louisiana	$58,650	$56,880	5,380
37	Kentucky	$58,620	$58,870	5,100
38	Texas	$57,760	$59,130	34,730
39	Oklahoma	$57,560	$57,640	5,650
40	North Carolina	$57,260	$57,400	15,230
41	Florida	$56,670	$57,310	39,160
42	South Carolina	$56,610	$56,460	6,920
43	Georgia	$56,390	$57,080	12,290
44	Idaho	$56,240	$60,010	4,550
45	Tennessee	$55,490	$57,810	9,740
46	Wyoming	$54,700	$55,760	690
47	New Mexico	$50,270	$55,330	1,950
48	West Virginia	$48,850	$51,700	1,690
49	Mississippi	$48,680	$53,020	2,700
50	Alabama	$48,370	$51,320	8,260
51	Arkansas	$48,110	$51,150	4,960

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS