Weekly · Updated every Monday
What HVAC employers are actually offering right now, computed every Monday from every pay-transparent listing live on our board and measured against the latest federal data.
Live listings · Aug 27 – Aug 27, 2026
Advertised pay vs. government data
BLS median, HVAC mechanics and installers May 2025 · SOC 49-9021
$62,940
Live median advertised pay This board · trailing 30 days
$74,880
+19.0%
Employers hiring today are advertising pay 19.0% above the most recent BLS median.
This week's dials
Every number below is computed from live listings, not surveys or estimates. Changes are measured against the report from four weeks ago.
Median advertised pay
$74,880
— building baseline
Pay transparency rate
50%
— building baseline
Share of listings that post pay
Six-figure listings
36%
— building baseline
Pay ceiling of $100k or more
Entry-level pay floor
$47,596
— building baseline
Median for apprentice and helper roles
The pay ladder, live
Federal data lumps most of the trade into one occupation code. Our classifier splits live listings into the real career ladder, with annual pay, hourly equivalent, and listing counts per role.
Apprentice
$47,840
$23.00/hr
211 live listings
Helper
$46,800
$22.50/hr
43 live listings
Installer
$68,640
$33.00/hr
311 live listings
Technician
$74,880
$36.00/hr
2,221 live listings
Foreman
$87,950
$42.28/hr
46 live listings
Foreman-to-apprentice spread this week: 1.8×
Where the money is
Ranked by median advertised pay across live listings. Tap a state for the full salary and licensing guide.
How this is computed
Sources and definitions
Computed every Monday from all listings observed on findHVACJobs.com over the trailing 30 days. Hourly pay is annualized at 2,080 hours and hourly figures shown are annualized equivalents; pay points use the midpoint of any advertised range. Any statistic with fewer than 15 pay-transparent listings is suppressed rather than shown. Changes are measured against the report from four weeks earlier.
This week's sample:
3,500
listings observed,
1,767
with pay disclosed.
Government benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 49-9021 (HVAC mechanics and installers), national median $62,940.
Looking for career-stage and state-by-state breakdowns? See the full HVAC Salary Guide.
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