HVAC Technician salary
What a hvac technician actually earns, from 266 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see hvac technician pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A hvac technician earns a blended US median near 69,431 dollars, with the typical middle running from 59,948 dollars to 80,774 dollars. The official OEWS median is 59,810 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 23 percent since 2019. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is maintenance technician, at 38 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open hvac technician roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
HVAC Service Technician - Entry Level at Able Heating & AirCulpeper, VA1d agoApply- HVAC Service Technician at Ace Hardware CorporationPittsgrove, NJ1d agoApply
Planer:in Gebäudeautomation 80 - 100% at Amstein + Walthert AGHorw, Luzern, Switzerland1d agoApply
Licensed HVAC Technician at ABM IndustriesKilgore, TX2d agoApply- Heizungsinstallateur/in at Vogt Bad und Heizung AGReichenburg, Schwyz, Switzerland2d agoApply
- Heizungsinstallateur/in 100% at Hans Ziegler AGLachen SZ, Schwyz, Switzerland2d agoApply
By country
- United States$59,948$69,431$80,774
- Canada$57,701$60,649$74,501
Switzerland · official wage bands
median CHF 6'172/month
Swiss postings do not state pay, so these are not posted salaries: they are the federal wage survey (Lohnstrukturerhebung 2024) for the ISCO group 71 Bau- und Ausbaufachkräfte sowie verwandte Berufe, ausgenommen Elektriker: standardized gross monthly, full-time, 13th salary included pro rata. The band covers the whole occupation group, which is coarser than this occupation alone.
Annual ≈ CHF 74'064 at the median. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, LSE 2024.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washington$67,630
- New York$66,670
- Pennsylvania$61,120
- Indiana$60,310
- Utah$56,200
- North Carolina$51,940
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a hvac technician profile already covers.
- 74 open facilities manager roles$92,230 median · +$22,799 · 17% readiness
- 600 open executive assistant roles$73,542 median · +$4,111 · 13% readiness
- 600 open automotive technician roles$73,492 median · +$4,061 · 38% readiness
- 600 open plumber roles$70,905 median · +$1,474 · 27% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for a hvac technician.
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Related salaries
- Maintenance Technician salary$54,777 median
- Plumber salary$70,905 median
- Automotive Technician salary$73,492 median
Quick answers
How much does a hvac technician make?
The blended US median is about 69,431 dollars, with a typical range from 59,948 dollars to 80,774 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 59,810 dollars.
What can a hvac technician move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is maintenance technician, at 38 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 49-9021. Live corpus 266 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.