Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installer Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,810
25th Percentile Wage
$45,760
50th Percentile Wage
$50,450
75th Percentile Wage
$61,970
90th Percentile Wage
$78,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,810.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$50,450
3.01% 13.24%
2021
$48,930
1.86% -
2020
$48,020
3.67% -
2019
$46,260
1.71% -
2018
$45,470
-1.03% -
2017
$45,940
5.18% -
2016
$43,560
1.35% -
2015
$42,970
-1.79% -
2014
$43,740
-2.01% -
2013
$44,620
1.90% -
2012
$43,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installer Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,450, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the highest paying city for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in state of Texas, followed by Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary $49,660). In comparison, the median annual salary of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$50,450
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$49,660
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$48,820
Midland
$48,780
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,510
Odessa
$48,280
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,040
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$48,010
Tyler
$48,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$47,750
Waco
$47,720
Amarillo
$47,550
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$47,370
Corpus Christi
$47,120
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$46,900
Longview
$46,630
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,530
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,480
Lubbock
$46,430
College Station-Bryan
$46,390
Texarkana-Texarkana
$46,170
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,160
San Angelo
$46,130
Wichita Falls
$45,970
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$45,910
Laredo
$45,200
Sherman-Denison
$45,100
El Paso
$45,080
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$44,890
Victoria
$44,140
Abilene
$43,900
Fort Worth-Arlington
$43,650
Brownsville-Harlingen
$37,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.