{
    "question": "How much do HVAC technicians make, and is demand growing?",
    "answer": "The median annual wage for US HVAC technicians was $61,010 in May 2025, or $29.33 an hour, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lowest-paid 10% earned under $40,050 and the top 10% over $95,210. BLS projects HVAC jobs to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 40,600 openings a year.",
    "period": "May 2025",
    "key_numbers": [
        {
            "value": "$61,010",
            "label": "Median annual wage, US HVAC technicians",
            "note": "BLS OEWS, May 2025",
            "stat": "home-services-marketing/hvac-median-pay"
        },
        {
            "value": "$29.33",
            "label": "Median hourly wage",
            "note": "BLS OEWS, May 2025"
        },
        {
            "value": "11%",
            "label": "Projected job growth, 2025 to 2035",
            "note": "BLS projections; 3% for all occupations",
            "stat": "home-services-marketing/hvac-job-growth-2025-2035"
        },
        {
            "value": "40,600",
            "label": "Projected openings each year",
            "note": "BLS, average over 2025-2035",
            "stat": "home-services-marketing/hvac-annual-openings"
        },
        {
            "value": "440,900",
            "label": "HVAC technician jobs in 2025",
            "note": "BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook",
            "stat": "home-services-marketing/hvac-technician-jobs"
        }
    ],
    "tables": [
        {
            "id": "pay-2025",
            "title": "HVAC technician pay in the US, May 2025",
            "columns": [
                "Measure",
                "Annual wage",
                "Hourly wage"
            ],
            "rows": [
                [
                    "Lowest 10% earned less than",
                    "$40,050",
                    "$19.25"
                ],
                [
                    "25th percentile",
                    "$48,360",
                    "$23.25"
                ],
                [
                    "Median",
                    "$61,010",
                    "$29.33"
                ],
                [
                    "75th percentile",
                    "$77,060",
                    "$37.05"
                ],
                [
                    "Highest 10% earned more than",
                    "$95,210",
                    "$45.78"
                ],
                [
                    "Mean (average)",
                    "$64,780",
                    "$31.14"
                ]
            ],
            "row_ids": [
                "pay-p10",
                "pay-p25",
                "pay-median",
                "pay-p75",
                "pay-p90",
                "pay-mean"
            ],
            "note": "Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers (SOC 49-9021). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: wage and salary workers only, self-employed workers are not included. For comparison, the median for all US occupations was $50,980.",
            "source": "bls"
        },
        {
            "id": "outlook",
            "title": "HVAC technician jobs and outlook, 2025 to 2035",
            "columns": [
                "Measure",
                "Number"
            ],
            "rows": [
                [
                    "Jobs in 2025",
                    "440,900"
                ],
                [
                    "Projected jobs in 2035",
                    "489,100"
                ],
                [
                    "Change, 2025 to 2035",
                    "+48,200"
                ],
                [
                    "Projected growth, 2025 to 2035",
                    "11%"
                ],
                [
                    "Projected openings each year",
                    "40,600"
                ],
                [
                    "Growth, all installation, maintenance and repair jobs",
                    "5%"
                ],
                [
                    "Growth, all occupations",
                    "3%"
                ]
            ],
            "row_ids": [
                "jobs-2025",
                "jobs-2035",
                "jobs-change",
                "growth",
                "openings",
                "growth-repair-jobs",
                "growth-all-jobs"
            ],
            "note": "BLS Employment Projections 2025-35, as shown in the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Projections, not measured values. Openings include new jobs plus replacing workers who change occupations or retire.",
            "source": "bls"
        },
        {
            "id": "by-employer",
            "title": "Where HVAC technicians work, and median pay there",
            "columns": [
                "Employer",
                "Share of HVAC jobs, 2025",
                "Median annual wage, May 2025"
            ],
            "rows": [
                [
                    "Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors",
                    "68%",
                    "$60,030"
                ],
                [
                    "Self-employed workers",
                    "6%",
                    "Not published"
                ],
                [
                    "Wholesale trade",
                    "3%",
                    "$71,190"
                ]
            ],
            "row_ids": [
                "employer-contractors",
                "employer-self-employed",
                "employer-wholesale"
            ],
            "note": "The largest employers listed by BLS; the rest work across many other industries.",
            "source": "bls"
        },
        {
            "id": "top-paying-states",
            "title": "States with the highest median pay for HVAC technicians, May 2025",
            "columns": [
                "State",
                "Median annual wage"
            ],
            "rows": [
                [
                    "District of Columbia",
                    "$84,390"
                ],
                [
                    "Alaska",
                    "$77,430"
                ],
                [
                    "Illinois",
                    "$77,410"
                ],
                [
                    "Massachusetts",
                    "$77,300"
                ],
                [
                    "Connecticut",
                    "$76,610"
                ],
                [
                    "Minnesota",
                    "$76,350"
                ],
                [
                    "Washington",
                    "$75,660"
                ],
                [
                    "North Dakota",
                    "$74,490"
                ],
                [
                    "New Jersey",
                    "$74,450"
                ],
                [
                    "New York",
                    "$74,430"
                ]
            ],
            "row_ids": [
                "pay-dc",
                "pay-alaska",
                "pay-illinois",
                "pay-massachusetts",
                "pay-connecticut",
                "pay-minnesota",
                "pay-washington",
                "pay-north-dakota",
                "pay-new-jersey",
                "pay-new-york"
            ],
            "note": "Top 10 of the 50 states and DC in the BLS OEWS profile. The national median is $61,010.",
            "source": "bls"
        },
        {
            "id": "most-jobs-states",
            "title": "States with the most HVAC technicians, May 2025",
            "columns": [
                "State",
                "Employment",
                "Relative standard error"
            ],
            "rows": [
                [
                    "Florida",
                    "39,160",
                    "5.0%"
                ],
                [
                    "California",
                    "35,130",
                    "6.9%"
                ],
                [
                    "Texas",
                    "34,730",
                    "5.2%"
                ],
                [
                    "New York",
                    "24,430",
                    "6.0%"
                ],
                [
                    "Pennsylvania",
                    "15,880",
                    "6.1%"
                ],
                [
                    "North Carolina",
                    "15,230",
                    "5.9%"
                ],
                [
                    "Virginia",
                    "14,690",
                    "6.6%"
                ],
                [
                    "Ohio",
                    "14,150",
                    "6.3%"
                ],
                [
                    "Michigan",
                    "12,590",
                    "6.4%"
                ],
                [
                    "Georgia",
                    "12,290",
                    "7.3%"
                ]
            ],
            "row_ids": [
                "jobs-florida",
                "jobs-california",
                "jobs-texas",
                "jobs-new-york",
                "jobs-pennsylvania",
                "jobs-north-carolina",
                "jobs-virginia",
                "jobs-ohio",
                "jobs-michigan",
                "jobs-georgia"
            ],
            "note": "OEWS wage and salary employment (409,670 nationally), so self-employed technicians are not counted. Rounded by BLS.",
            "source": "bls"
        },
        {
            "id": "compare-trades",
            "title": "HVAC technicians compared with the other home trades",
            "columns": [
                "Occupation",
                "Jobs 2025",
                "Projected growth 2025-35",
                "Openings per year",
                "Median pay May 2025"
            ],
            "rows": [
                [
                    "HVAC mechanics and installers",
                    "440,900",
                    "11%",
                    "40,600",
                    "$61,010"
                ],
                [
                    "Electricians",
                    "821,000",
                    "9%",
                    "72,700",
                    "$63,190"
                ],
                [
                    "Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters",
                    "510,600",
                    "7%",
                    "42,000",
                    "$63,800"
                ],
                [
                    "All occupations",
                    "n/a",
                    "3%",
                    "n/a",
                    "$50,980"
                ]
            ],
            "row_ids": [
                "trade-hvac",
                "trade-electricians",
                "trade-plumbers",
                "trade-all"
            ],
            "note": "BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025-35 edition.",
            "source": "bls"
        },
        {
            "id": "history",
            "title": "HVAC technician median pay and employment, May 2021 to May 2025",
            "columns": [
                "Year",
                "Median annual wage",
                "Median hourly wage",
                "Employment (OEWS)"
            ],
            "rows": [
                [
                    "May 2021",
                    "$48,630",
                    "$23.38",
                    "356,960"
                ],
                [
                    "May 2022",
                    "$51,390",
                    "$24.71",
                    "374,770"
                ],
                [
                    "May 2023",
                    "$57,300",
                    "$27.55",
                    "397,450"
                ],
                [
                    "May 2024",
                    "$59,810",
                    "$28.75",
                    "396,870"
                ],
                [
                    "May 2025",
                    "$61,010",
                    "$29.33",
                    "409,670"
                ]
            ],
            "row_ids": [
                "hist-2021",
                "hist-2022",
                "hist-2023",
                "hist-2024",
                "hist-2025"
            ],
            "note": "BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national estimates each May. Wages are in current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Each year is a separate survey estimate, so read small changes with care.",
            "source": "bls"
        }
    ],
    "sources": [
        {
            "name": "Occupational Outlook Handbook",
            "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics",
            "type": "official",
            "url": "https://www.bls.gov/"
        }
    ],
    "content_changed_on": "2026-10-31",
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}