49 Series · SOC 49-9021
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $61,010
- Median / year
- +2%
- 2024→2025
- $95,210
- Top 10% earn
- +8.1%
- Growth '24–'34
- 409,670
- Estimated US jobs
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers earn a median of $61,010 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $61,010, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $40,050 (10th percentile) to $95,210 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 409,670 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($84,390).
The pay verdict
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers earn a median of $61,010, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 50% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, it ranks #25 of 51 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 8.1% by 2034.
- $61,010
- Median annual wage
- Top 50%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #25 of 51
- in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
- 2.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $84,390. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers moved from $48,730 in May 2019 to $61,010 in May 2025 (+25.2%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers sits +0.7 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (SOC 49-9021) has a national median of $61,010 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $40,050 to $95,210, and the published mean is $64,780. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 409,670 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 522 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $59,810 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $61,010 in May 2025, a rise of $1,200 (+2%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +8.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as much faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 40,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as long-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $84,390, which is +38% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Fairbanks-College, AK at $93,820. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$61,010
per year
Median Hourly
$29.33/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$64,780
average
Employment
409,670
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$61,010 Top 50% higher than 50% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$61,010 · 50th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 49-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Maintenance and Repa…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $49590
- Automotive Service T…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $50620
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $79860
- Industrial Machinery…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.1%, Median annual wage $64520
- Heating, Air Conditi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.1%, Median annual wage $61010
- Bus and Truck Mechan…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.4%, Median annual wage $61770
- Mobile Heavy Equipme…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $65510
- Installation, Mainte…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.4%, Median annual wage $49230
- Automotive Body and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.6%, Median annual wage $54890
- Telecommunications E…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $63890
- Aircraft Mechanics a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $79870
- Electrical Power-Lin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.6%, Median annual wage $95320
- Tire Repairers and C…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $37710
- Telecommunications L…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.1%, Median annual wage $74330
- Helpers--Installatio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $39630
- Security and Fire Al…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.4%, Median annual wage $60070
- Medical Equipment Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.9%, Median annual wage $61660
- Computer, Automated …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $47810
- Electrical and Elect…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.8%, Median annual wage $74090
- Maintenance Workers,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.8%, Median annual wage $60850
- Control and Valve In…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.3%, Median annual wage $74340
- Farm Equipment Mecha…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11%, Median annual wage $56550
- Outdoor Power Equipm…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $47880
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+8.1%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
40,100
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+34,500
425,200 (2024) → 459,700 (2034)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
On-the-Job Training
Long-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
8.1/100K
Injury Rate
3/100
Danger Index
16/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment.
- ▸ Comply with all applicable standards, policies, or procedures, such as safety procedures or the maintenance of a clean work area.
- ▸ Study blueprints, design specifications, or manufacturers' recommendations to ascertain the configuration of heating or cooling equipment components and to ensure the proper installation of components.
- ▸ Discuss heating or cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that repairs corrected malfunctions.
- ▸ Connect heating or air conditioning equipment to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form complete circuit.
- ▸ Adjust system controls to settings recommended by manufacturer to balance system.
- ▸ Recommend, develop, or perform preventive or general maintenance procedures, such as cleaning, power-washing, or vacuuming equipment, oiling parts, or changing filters.
- ▸ Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions.
- ▸ Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring.
- ▸ Install or repair self-contained ground source heat pumps or hybrid ground or air source heat pumps to minimize carbon-based energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $45,110 |
| 2016 | $45,910 |
| 2017 | $47,080 |
| 2018 | $47,610 |
| 2019 | $48,730 |
| 2020 | $50,590 |
| 2021 | $48,630 |
| 2022 | $51,390 |
| 2023 | $57,300 |
| 2024 | $59,810 |
| 2025 | $61,010 |
2015 median
$45,110
2025 median
$61,010
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$12,280 (+25.2%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.8%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $45,110 | First banked release | 274,680 |
| May 2016 | $45,910 | +1.8% | 294,730 |
| May 2017 | $47,080 | +2.5% | 307,060 |
| May 2018 | $47,610 | +1.1% | 324,310 |
| May 2019 | $48,730 | Classification break | 342,040 |
| May 2020 | $50,590 | +3.8% | 344,020 |
| May 2021 | $48,630 | -3.9% | 356,960 |
| May 2022 | $51,390 | +5.7% | 374,770 |
| May 2023 | $57,300 | +11.5% | 397,450 |
| May 2024 | $59,810 | +4.4% | 396,870 |
| May 2025 | $61,010 | +2.0% | 409,670 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $45,110 in May 2015 to $61,010 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.8% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 342,040 in May 2019 to 409,670 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $84,390 | +38% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $77,430 | +27% above national |
| 3 | Illinois | $77,410 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $77,300 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Connecticut | $76,610 | +26% above national |
| 6 | Minnesota | $76,350 | +25% above national |
| 7 | Washington | $75,660 | +24% above national |
| 8 | North Dakota | $74,490 | +22% above national |
| 9 | New Jersey | $74,450 | +22% above national |
| 10 | New York | $74,430 | +22% above national |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $73,850 | +21% above national |
| 12 | California | $72,560 | +19% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $70,020 | +15% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $67,370 | +10% above national |
| 15 | Hawaii | $65,450 | +7% above national |
| 16 | Colorado | $65,200 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Maine | $63,170 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Oregon | $62,940 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Ohio | $62,510 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $62,400 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Delaware | $62,320 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Vermont | $62,150 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $61,710 | +1% above national |
| 24 | South Dakota | $61,390 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Michigan | $60,850 | same as national |
| 26 | Montana | $60,850 | same as national |
| 27 | Iowa | $60,680 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Nevada | $60,510 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Kansas | $60,460 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Indiana | $60,430 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Missouri | $59,950 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Nebraska | $59,850 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Virginia | $59,730 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Arizona | $59,400 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Utah | $58,730 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Louisiana | $58,650 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Kentucky | $58,620 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $57,760 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $57,560 | 6% below national |
| 40 | North Carolina | $57,260 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Florida | $56,670 | 7% below national |
| 42 | South Carolina | $56,610 | 7% below national |
| 43 | Georgia | $56,390 | 8% below national |
| 44 | Idaho | $56,240 | 8% below national |
| 45 | Tennessee | $55,490 | 9% below national |
| 46 | Wyoming | $54,700 | 10% below national |
| 47 | New Mexico | $50,270 | 18% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $48,850 | 20% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $48,680 | 20% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $48,370 | 21% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $48,110 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $45,030 | 26% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $40,110 | 34% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $31,480 | 48% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $93,820 | +54% above national |
| 2 | Anchorage, AK | $85,620 | +40% above national |
| 3 | Napa, CA | $84,570 | +39% above national |
| 4 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $82,050 | +34% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $80,100 | +31% above national |
| 6 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $79,510 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Peoria, IL | $78,710 | +29% above national |
| 8 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $78,640 | +29% above national |
| 9 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $78,530 | +29% above national |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $78,490 | +29% above national |
| 11 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $78,330 | +28% above national |
| 12 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $77,990 | +28% above national |
| 13 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $77,960 | +28% above national |
| 14 | Decatur, IL | $77,770 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Rochester, MN | $77,500 | +27% above national |
| 16 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $77,490 | +27% above national |
| 17 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $77,490 | +27% above national |
| 18 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $77,010 | +26% above national |
| 19 | New Haven, CT | $76,880 | +26% above national |
| 20 | Mankato, MN | $76,670 | +26% above national |
| 21 | Springfield, MA | $76,530 | +25% above national |
| 22 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $76,260 | +25% above national |
| 23 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $76,180 | +25% above national |
| 24 | Fargo, ND-MN | $75,920 | +24% above national |
| 25 | Duluth, MN-WI | $75,710 | +24% above national |
| 26 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $75,710 | +24% above national |
| 27 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $75,660 | +24% above national |
| 28 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $75,470 | +24% above national |
| 29 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $75,240 | +23% above national |
| 30 | El Centro, CA | $75,220 | +23% above national |
| 31 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $75,160 | +23% above national |
| 32 | Rockford, IL | $75,070 | +23% above national |
| 33 | Ann Arbor, MI | $75,000 | +23% above national |
| 34 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $74,990 | +23% above national |
| 35 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $74,880 | +23% above national |
| 36 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $74,880 | +23% above national |
| 37 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $74,720 | +22% above national |
| 38 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $74,650 | +22% above national |
| 39 | St. Cloud, MN | $74,420 | +22% above national |
| 40 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $73,830 | +21% above national |
| 41 | Worcester, MA | $73,800 | +21% above national |
| 42 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $73,370 | +20% above national |
| 43 | Barnstable Town, MA | $73,330 | +20% above national |
| 44 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $73,090 | +20% above national |
| 45 | Lawton, OK | $72,980 | +20% above national |
| 46 | Bozeman, MT | $72,970 | +20% above national |
| 47 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $72,710 | +19% above national |
| 48 | Salinas, CA | $72,550 | +19% above national |
| 49 | Bellingham, WA | $72,190 | +18% above national |
| 50 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $71,920 | +18% above national |
| 51 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $71,580 | +17% above national |
| 52 | Boulder, CO | $71,080 | +17% above national |
| 53 | Springfield, IL | $70,730 | +16% above national |
| 54 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $69,710 | +14% above national |
| 55 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $68,430 | +12% above national |
| 56 | Vineland, NJ | $68,250 | +12% above national |
| 57 | Vallejo, CA | $67,950 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $67,380 | +10% above national |
| 59 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $67,180 | +10% above national |
| 60 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $66,670 | +9% above national |
| 61 | Syracuse, NY | $66,600 | +9% above national |
| 62 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $66,400 | +9% above national |
| 63 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $66,290 | +9% above national |
| 64 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $66,040 | +8% above national |
| 65 | Yakima, WA | $65,900 | +8% above national |
| 66 | Dalton, GA | $65,560 | +7% above national |
| 67 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $65,530 | +7% above national |
| 68 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $65,450 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $65,260 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $65,190 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Salem, OR | $65,050 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Visalia, CA | $64,990 | +7% above national |
| 73 | Kokomo, IN | $64,800 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Bismarck, ND | $64,770 | +6% above national |
| 75 | Modesto, CA | $64,760 | +6% above national |
| 76 | Ithaca, NY | $64,690 | +6% above national |
| 77 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $64,580 | +6% above national |
| 78 | Topeka, KS | $64,480 | +6% above national |
| 79 | Columbus, OH | $64,440 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Iowa City, IA | $64,440 | +6% above national |
| 81 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $64,400 | +6% above national |
| 82 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $64,300 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $64,090 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Merced, CA | $64,040 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Bloomington, IL | $64,030 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Minot, ND | $63,950 | +5% above national |
| 87 | Pittsfield, MA | $63,900 | +5% above national |
| 88 | Corvallis, OR | $63,720 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Rochester, NY | $63,570 | +4% above national |
| 90 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $63,500 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $63,180 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $63,170 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Madison, WI | $63,150 | +4% above national |
| 94 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $63,130 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Redding, CA | $63,020 | +3% above national |
| 96 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $63,000 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Baton Rouge, LA | $62,940 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,930 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Chico, CA | $62,920 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $62,850 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Yuba City, CA | $62,850 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $62,840 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Cleveland, OH | $62,790 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $62,680 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $62,670 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Helena, MT | $62,670 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Springfield, OH | $62,670 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $62,640 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Fresno, CA | $62,580 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $62,570 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Kankakee, IL | $62,570 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,570 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Walla Walla, WA | $62,530 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $62,500 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Toledo, OH | $62,460 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $62,440 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Carson City, NV | $62,400 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Elmira, NY | $62,400 | +2% above national |
| 119 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $62,400 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Lebanon, PA | $62,370 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $62,350 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Billings, MT | $62,240 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $62,240 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $62,180 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $62,160 | +2% above national |
| 126 | Pittsburgh, PA | $62,140 | +2% above national |
| 127 | Chambersburg, PA | $62,090 | +2% above national |
| 128 | Binghamton, NY | $62,020 | +2% above national |
| 129 | Greeley, CO | $62,020 | +2% above national |
| 130 | York-Hanover, PA | $61,970 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Reno, NV | $61,940 | +2% above national |
| 132 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $61,910 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Utica-Rome, NY | $61,880 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Lexington Park, MD | $61,840 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,750 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $61,740 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Reading, PA | $61,740 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $61,630 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Appleton, WI | $61,600 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Sheboygan, WI | $61,580 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Kingston, NY | $61,470 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Colorado Springs, CO | $61,460 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Bangor, ME | $61,430 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $61,430 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Rapid City, SD | $61,430 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Dubuque, IA | $61,410 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Green Bay, WI | $61,340 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Eau Claire, WI | $61,280 | same as national |
| 149 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,270 | same as national |
| 150 | Kenosha, WI | $61,260 | same as national |
| 151 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $61,260 | same as national |
| 152 | Jackson, MI | $61,220 | same as national |
| 153 | Salisbury, MD | $61,220 | same as national |
| 154 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,170 | same as national |
| 155 | Bend, OR | $61,150 | same as national |
| 156 | Akron, OH | $61,090 | same as national |
| 157 | Sandusky, OH | $61,040 | same as national |
| 158 | Lima, OH | $60,950 | same as national |
| 159 | Bloomington, IN | $60,920 | same as national |
| 160 | Fort Wayne, IN | $60,830 | same as national |
| 161 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $60,820 | same as national |
| 162 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $60,810 | same as national |
| 163 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $60,790 | same as national |
| 164 | Glens Falls, NY | $60,780 | same as national |
| 165 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $60,680 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Great Falls, MT | $60,670 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $60,640 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Traverse City, MI | $60,590 | 1% below national |
| 169 | Grand Junction, CO | $60,540 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Gettysburg, PA | $60,530 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Lancaster, PA | $60,530 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $60,530 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $60,440 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Ames, IA | $60,430 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $60,400 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $60,280 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $60,270 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $60,240 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Missoula, MT | $60,240 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Harrisonburg, VA | $60,210 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $60,190 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Bay City, MI | $60,170 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Oklahoma City, OK | $60,120 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Battle Creek, MI | $60,100 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Owensboro, KY | $60,060 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Saginaw, MI | $60,060 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $60,050 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Hinesville, GA | $59,910 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Flint, MI | $59,870 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $59,840 | 2% below national |
| 191 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $59,840 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Dover, DE | $59,810 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $59,770 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Medford, OR | $59,750 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $59,590 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $59,560 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Charlottesville, VA | $59,540 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $59,540 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Wichita, KS | $59,520 | 2% below national |
| 200 | Fond du Lac, WI | $59,510 | 2% below national |
| 201 | Evansville, IN | $59,500 | 2% below national |
| 202 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $59,470 | 3% below national |
| 203 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $59,460 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Lawrence, KS | $59,390 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Lincoln, NE | $59,350 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Monroe, MI | $59,340 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Williamsport, PA | $59,260 | 3% below national |
| 208 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $59,180 | 3% below national |
| 209 | Ogden, UT | $59,150 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Richmond, VA | $59,130 | 3% below national |
| 211 | Pueblo, CO | $59,110 | 3% below national |
| 212 | Wausau, WI | $59,110 | 3% below national |
| 213 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $59,070 | 3% below national |
| 214 | Mansfield, OH | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 215 | Erie, PA | $58,990 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $58,970 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $58,940 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $58,930 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $58,900 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Albany, OR | $58,890 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Columbia, MO | $58,880 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $58,800 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Florence, SC | $58,790 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $58,760 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Tulsa, OK | $58,750 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $58,620 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Jacksonville, FL | $58,590 | 4% below national |
| 229 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $58,590 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Odessa, TX | $58,580 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Altoona, PA | $58,550 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $58,520 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Lynchburg, VA | $58,500 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $58,470 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $58,410 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $58,410 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Flagstaff, AZ | $58,360 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $58,280 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $58,280 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Jefferson City, MO | $58,180 | 5% below national |
| 241 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $58,170 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Casper, WY | $58,150 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Niles, MI | $58,130 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Asheville, NC | $58,120 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Grand Island, NE | $58,070 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $58,040 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $58,030 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Manhattan, KS | $58,000 | 5% below national |
| 249 | State College, PA | $57,970 | 5% below national |
| 250 | Cheyenne, WY | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 251 | Midland, TX | $57,800 | 5% below national |
| 252 | Spartanburg, SC | $57,790 | 5% below national |
| 253 | Columbia, SC | $57,610 | 6% below national |
| 254 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $57,320 | 6% below national |
| 255 | Yuma, AZ | $57,290 | 6% below national |
| 256 | Boise City, ID | $57,270 | 6% below national |
| 257 | Monroe, LA | $57,270 | 6% below national |
| 258 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $57,240 | 6% below national |
| 259 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $57,210 | 6% below national |
| 260 | Hammond, LA | $57,140 | 6% below national |
| 261 | Albuquerque, NM | $57,110 | 6% below national |
| 262 | Punta Gorda, FL | $57,090 | 6% below national |
| 263 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $57,000 | 7% below national |
| 264 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $56,810 | 7% below national |
| 265 | Knoxville, TN | $56,780 | 7% below national |
| 266 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $56,780 | 7% below national |
| 267 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $56,720 | 7% below national |
| 268 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,680 | 7% below national |
| 269 | Paducah, KY-IL | $56,610 | 7% below national |
| 270 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $56,550 | 7% below national |
| 271 | Midland, MI | $56,490 | 7% below national |
| 272 | Springfield, MO | $56,410 | 8% below national |
| 273 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $56,330 | 8% below national |
| 274 | Winchester, VA-WV | $56,250 | 8% below national |
| 275 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $56,240 | 8% below national |
| 276 | Fayetteville, NC | $56,220 | 8% below national |
| 277 | Tucson, AZ | $56,070 | 8% below national |
| 278 | Waco, TX | $55,860 | 8% below national |
| 279 | Muncie, IN | $55,850 | 8% below national |
| 280 | Elizabethtown, KY | $55,740 | 9% below national |
| 281 | Rocky Mount, NC | $55,690 | 9% below national |
| 282 | Gainesville, FL | $55,670 | 9% below national |
| 283 | Logan, UT-ID | $55,420 | 9% below national |
| 284 | Joplin, MO-KS | $55,360 | 9% below national |
| 285 | Winston-Salem, NC | $55,360 | 9% below national |
| 286 | Bowling Green, KY | $55,230 | 9% below national |
| 287 | Longview, TX | $55,050 | 10% below national |
| 288 | Columbus, IN | $54,490 | 11% below national |
| 289 | Abilene, TX | $54,330 | 11% below national |
| 290 | Terre Haute, IN | $54,300 | 11% below national |
| 291 | Enid, OK | $54,290 | 11% below national |
| 292 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $54,230 | 11% below national |
| 293 | Jackson, TN | $54,150 | 11% below national |
| 294 | Johnstown, PA | $54,050 | 11% below national |
| 295 | Tallahassee, FL | $53,690 | 12% below national |
| 296 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $53,620 | 12% below national |
| 297 | Gainesville, GA | $53,310 | 13% below national |
| 298 | Greenville, NC | $53,160 | 13% below national |
| 299 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $52,580 | 14% below national |
| 300 | Burlington, NC | $52,450 | 14% below national |
| 301 | Jackson, MS | $52,060 | 15% below national |
| 302 | Farmington, NM | $52,040 | 15% below national |
| 303 | Rome, GA | $52,040 | 15% below national |
| 304 | Lafayette, LA | $51,970 | 15% below national |
| 305 | Savannah, GA | $51,770 | 15% below national |
| 306 | Corpus Christi, TX | $51,760 | 15% below national |
| 307 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $51,600 | 15% below national |
| 308 | Goldsboro, NC | $51,540 | 16% below national |
| 309 | Charleston, WV | $51,510 | 16% below national |
| 310 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $51,460 | 16% below national |
| 311 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $51,220 | 16% below national |
| 312 | Twin Falls, ID | $51,080 | 16% below national |
| 313 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $50,950 | 16% below national |
| 314 | Pocatello, ID | $50,940 | 17% below national |
| 315 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,540 | 17% below national |
| 316 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $50,480 | 17% below national |
| 317 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $50,470 | 17% below national |
| 318 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $50,300 | 18% below national |
| 319 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $50,030 | 18% below national |
| 320 | Huntsville, AL | $49,940 | 18% below national |
| 321 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $49,920 | 18% below national |
| 322 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $49,880 | 18% below national |
| 323 | Sumter, SC | $49,880 | 18% below national |
| 324 | Wilmington, NC | $49,860 | 18% below national |
| 325 | Lubbock, TX | $49,850 | 18% below national |
| 326 | Amarillo, TX | $49,840 | 18% below national |
| 327 | Las Cruces, NM | $49,650 | 19% below national |
| 328 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $49,630 | 19% below national |
| 329 | Santa Fe, NM | $49,360 | 19% below national |
| 330 | San Angelo, TX | $49,330 | 19% below national |
| 331 | Gadsden, AL | $49,300 | 19% below national |
| 332 | Tyler, TX | $49,300 | 19% below national |
| 333 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $49,290 | 19% below national |
| 334 | Wichita Falls, TX | $49,240 | 19% below national |
| 335 | Roanoke, VA | $49,230 | 19% below national |
| 336 | Idaho Falls, ID | $49,190 | 19% below national |
| 337 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $49,080 | 20% below national |
| 338 | Ocala, FL | $49,020 | 20% below national |
| 339 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $48,980 | 20% below national |
| 340 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,950 | 20% below national |
| 341 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $48,930 | 20% below national |
| 342 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $48,900 | 20% below national |
| 343 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $48,890 | 20% below national |
| 344 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $48,860 | 20% below national |
| 345 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $48,810 | 20% below national |
| 346 | Decatur, AL | $48,750 | 20% below national |
| 347 | Birmingham, AL | $48,740 | 20% below national |
| 348 | Montgomery, AL | $48,680 | 20% below national |
| 349 | Warner Robins, GA | $48,670 | 20% below national |
| 350 | Morristown, TN | $48,650 | 20% below national |
| 351 | Jacksonville, NC | $48,570 | 20% below national |
| 352 | Victoria, TX | $48,550 | 20% below national |
| 353 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $48,530 | 20% below national |
| 354 | Laredo, TX | $48,450 | 21% below national |
| 355 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $48,430 | 21% below national |
| 356 | Albany, GA | $48,320 | 21% below national |
| 357 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $48,230 | 21% below national |
| 358 | Grants Pass, OR | $48,190 | 21% below national |
| 359 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $48,170 | 21% below national |
| 360 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $48,160 | 21% below national |
| 361 | Johnson City, TN | $48,010 | 21% below national |
| 362 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,000 | 21% below national |
| 363 | Morgantown, WV | $47,970 | 21% below national |
| 364 | Mobile, AL | $47,960 | 21% below national |
| 365 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $47,910 | 21% below national |
| 366 | St. George, UT | $47,790 | 22% below national |
| 367 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $47,780 | 22% below national |
| 368 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $47,760 | 22% below national |
| 369 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $47,470 | 22% below national |
| 370 | Lake Charles, LA | $47,360 | 22% below national |
| 371 | Alexandria, LA | $47,330 | 22% below national |
| 372 | El Paso, TX | $47,270 | 23% below national |
| 373 | Jonesboro, AR | $47,230 | 23% below national |
| 374 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $47,170 | 23% below national |
| 375 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $47,150 | 23% below national |
| 376 | Valdosta, GA | $47,020 | 23% below national |
| 377 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $46,870 | 23% below national |
| 378 | Columbus, GA-AL | $46,780 | 23% below national |
| 379 | Hot Springs, AR | $46,630 | 24% below national |
| 380 | Hattiesburg, MS | $46,590 | 24% below national |
| 381 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $46,560 | 24% below national |
| 382 | Dothan, AL | $46,210 | 24% below national |
| 383 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $45,600 | 25% below national |
| 384 | Sebring, FL | $44,720 | 27% below national |
| 385 | Beckley, WV | $44,600 | 27% below national |
| 386 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,380 | 47% below national |
| 387 | Ponce, PR | $29,970 | 51% below national |
| 388 | Mayaguez, PR | $29,530 | 52% below national |
| 389 | Arecibo, PR | $29,140 | 52% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 49 (Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
SOC 49-3011
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
SOC 49-2097
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
SOC 49-3021
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
SOC 49-3022
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
SOC 49-3023
Showing 5 of 50 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($61,010 here) and reported employment (409,670 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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