Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installer Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,690
25th Percentile Wage
$38,320
50th Percentile Wage
$50,200
75th Percentile Wage
$67,940
90th Percentile Wage
$84,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,690.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$50,200
-9.66% 3.69%
2013
$55,050
12.17% -
2012
$48,350
- -

Table 2. Compare Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installer Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,200 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 36.2 percent (36.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$78,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$74,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$69,620
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$62,810
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$62,130
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$62,000
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$61,920
Modesto
$61,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$61,310
Stockton
$61,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$61,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,760
El Centro
$60,620
Hanford-Corcoran
$60,070
Fresno
$59,880
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$59,790
Salinas
$59,600
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$59,060
Napa
$58,980
Madera-Chowchilla
$58,960
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$58,710
Bakersfield-Delano
$58,360
Yuba City
$57,830
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$57,630
Merced
$55,770
Vallejo-Fairfield
$53,800
Redding
$53,160
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$52,890
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$51,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$51,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$50,910
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$50,200
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,220
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,100
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,650
Chico
$46,900
Visalia-Porterville
$46,770
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,950