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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Salary in Puerto Rico

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Puerto Rico earned a median of $31,480 a year ($15.14 an hour) and a mean of $35,230 in May 2025. The median is 48.4% below the U.S. median of $61,010, ranking lowest of 54 states and territories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersSOC 49-9021Area Puerto RicoPeriod May 2025
Median annual
$31,480
Median hourly
$15.14
Mean annual
$35,230
Jobs on record
1,140
$24,01010th percentile$11.55 an hour
$28,84025th percentile$13.86 an hour
$31,480Median$15.14 an hour
$37,46075th percentile$18.01 an hour
$49,51090th percentile$23.80 an hour

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.

How does Puerto Rico compare on pay for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers?

Puerto Rico ranks 54th of 54 states and territories. District of Columbia is highest at $84,390, $52,910 more than the Puerto Rico median.

StateRankMedianAgainst U.S.Jobs
Virgin Islands52$45,030-26%70
Guam53$40,110-34%240
Puerto Rico54$31,480-48%1,140

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 54 states and territories with a published figure. See every state.

Which areas in Puerto Rico pay heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers the most?

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is highest at $32,380, 2.9% above the Puerto Rico median.

AreaMedianJobs
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,380920
Ponce, PR$29,97050
Mayaguez, PR$29,53070
Arecibo, PR$29,14030

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Every area BLS lists for this job in Puerto Rico is shown; an area that crosses state lines is listed under the first state in its BLS title.

How many heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers work in Puerto Rico?

BLS counts 1,140 jobs in Puerto Rico, 0.28% of the 409,670 in the U.S. That is the 47th largest count among the 54 states and territories with a published figure. That is 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in Puerto Rico, a location quotient of 0.46: the occupation's share of local jobs is 0.46 times its national share, so it is less concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025 and national file.

Related jobs in Puerto Rico

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers pay across the U.S.$61,010 medianAll jobs in Puerto Rico$28,680 median, all jobsJob outlook for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersProjected change and openings a yearControl and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$52,660 median in Puerto RicoHome Appliance Repairers$29,840 median in Puerto RicoMaintenance and Repair Workers, General$23,220 median in Puerto RicoInstallation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$26,110 median in Puerto RicoIndustrial Machinery Mechanics$37,450 median in Puerto RicoElectric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$26,340 median in Puerto Rico

Related occupations from O*NET; pay from BLS OEWS state file, May 2025.