The Essential HVAC Salary Guide for 2022
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If you’re looking to hire an HVAC professional to join your team, you probably have some questions about what to pay them. To help you, we’ve put together the essential HVAC salary guide with up-to-date, crowdsourced data courtesy of Payscale. Below, you will find HVAC salary information based on national averages, years of experience, job title, and geographic location.
How much do HVAC techs and managers make in the United States?
There are a few factors that will affect the salary you pay your HVAC technicians. Things to ask yourself include:
- How much do HVAC technicians make in the state where they live?
- How much experience does the HVAC technician you’re looking to hire have?
- How much does an HVAC technician or manager earn on average in the U.S.?
- HVAC technicians earn $49,535 per year on average
- An HVAC tech’s hourly rate is $20.29 on average
- HVAC service managers earn $72,899 per year on average
- HVAC technicians start at $36,614 per year on average
HVAC Average Salary in the U.S.
| Detailed BreakdownTo help you better understand how to determine what you pay your employees, we have provided a detailed breakdown of HVAC salaries by state and by years of experience.
Use this information to ensure you are paying fair wages in your state to help attract and retain top performers.
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State-by-state average HVAC technician salaries
Where your HVAC technician or manager works will affect their average income. To illustrate, HVAC technicians working in California earn $55,706 on average, whereas HVAC technicians earn $48,189 in Texas and $43,865 in Florida.
Average Salary by State (USD)
- $56,000-$59,000
- $52,000-$55,999
- $48,000-$51,999
- $44,000-$47,999
- $40,000-$43,999
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