National HVAC technician wage benchmark, 2019–2025

Median and mean hourly wages for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers (SOC 49-9021), nominal dollars.

Line chart showing the national median hourly wage for HVAC mechanics and installers increasing from $23.43 in 2019 to $29.33 in 2025, while the mean hourly wage increased from $24.72 to $31.14.

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OEWS covers wage and salary employees in SOC 49-9021 and excludes self-employed workers. Values are nominal dollars. Annual estimates use pooled survey data, so small year-to-year changes should not be treated as precise trend measurements.

Chart: GetWorklySource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWSGet the data