The highest-paying states for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $75,840, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $71,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $75,840 |
$58,800 | 360 |
| 2 | Alaska | $71,800 |
$39,490 | 500 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $69,260 |
$37,600 | 9,300 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $67,070 |
$44,930 | 4,890 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $67,010 |
$40,970 | 4,490 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $66,920 |
$45,760 | 6,400 |
| 7 | Hawaii | $65,250 |
$47,000 | 1,260 |
| 8 | New York | $64,690 |
$38,900 | 20,150 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $62,040 |
$41,840 | 1,790 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $62,010 |
$46,920 | 1,240 |
| 11 | Washington | $61,520 |
$44,030 | 7,390 |
| 12 | Oregon | $61,480 |
$39,790 | 3,620 |
| 13 | Maryland | $61,430 |
$38,800 | 7,760 |
| 14 | California | $60,830 |
$38,900 | 38,370 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $60,800 |
$40,230 | 830 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $60,700 |
$41,600 | 5,930 |
| 17 | Illinois | $58,080 |
$34,970 | 11,250 |
| 18 | Colorado | $57,450 |
$37,810 | 6,990 |
| 19 | Nevada | $57,120 |
$35,830 | 3,670 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $57,010 |
$39,350 | 420 |
| 21 | Iowa | $54,910 |
$36,120 | 3,860 |
| 22 | Vermont | $54,090 |
$42,050 | 1,340 |
| 23 | Virginia | $53,460 |
$36,750 | 12,640 |
| 24 | Delaware | $53,240 |
$37,840 | 1,430 |
| 25 | Indiana | $52,000 |
$36,670 | 7,390 |
| 26 | Maine | $51,360 |
$41,630 | 1,930 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $50,860 |
$36,620 | 17,730 |
| 28 | Ohio | $50,570 |
$35,650 | 13,710 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $50,520 |
$37,860 | 1,060 |
| 30 | Missouri | $50,150 |
$31,680 | 7,580 |
| 31 | Michigan | $50,040 |
$37,200 | 9,480 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $49,510 |
$37,250 | 3,330 |
| 33 | Utah | $49,440 |
$35,670 | 5,140 |
| 34 | Montana | $49,150 |
$38,460 | 1,230 |
| 35 | Kansas | $49,020 |
$34,240 | 3,440 |
| 36 | Arizona | $48,980 |
$35,250 | 8,210 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $48,750 |
$35,220 | 3,920 |
| 38 | Texas | $48,720 |
$34,940 | 30,670 |
| 39 | Georgia | $48,580 |
$30,960 | 12,210 |
| 40 | Idaho | $48,320 |
$34,910 | 3,110 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $48,080 |
$30,660 | 5,240 |
| 42 | North Carolina | $48,000 |
$32,910 | 14,160 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $47,750 |
$30,230 | 5,370 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $47,530 |
$34,790 | 9,940 |
| 45 | Florida | $47,260 |
$32,120 | 33,560 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $46,580 |
$30,570 | 1,240 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $46,490 |
$30,160 | 5,470 |
| 48 | Alabama | $46,460 |
$29,740 | 5,920 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $45,750 |
$30,830 | 3,610 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $44,630 |
$29,310 | 2,570 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $43,680 |
$29,560 | 1,660 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $40,240 |
$30,520 | 70 |
| 53 | Guam | $40,080 |
$27,040 | 300 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,690 |
$18,220 | 1,470 |