Salaries / HVAC Technician
Skilled Trades · SOC 49-9021
HVAC Technician salary
HVAC technicians install and service heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems.
Median annual
$57,000
Median hourly
$27.40
Typical range
$37,000 to $86,000
Source: National estimate (to be replaced by live BLS data). Figures are gross pay and vary by location, employer, and experience.
The pay range, visually.
Low end (about the 10th percentile), median, and high end (about the 90th percentile).
By state
State figures are estimates derived from the national median and a state wage index, shown to give a rough sense of local differences.
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Ideas we have for people in skilled trades.
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Start a Skilled Trades Business
Run a licensed HVAC, plumbing, or electrical company where demand is constant, tickets are high, and good operators are scarce.
Start a Handyman Business
Small repairs nobody else wants to schedule: fixtures, drywall, assembly, fences. Homeowners wait weeks for someone reliable.
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Mow, trim, and maintain yards on weekly routes, then add higher ticket landscaping projects as the customer base grows.
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Install grab bars, ramps, stair lifts, and bathroom conversions so seniors can stay in their homes, paid per project or through care partnerships.
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