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Highest-Paying States for HVAC Technician

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Top 10 highest-paying states for HVAC Technician

Annual median salary
RankStateMedian SalaryTimelineInitial FeeDetails
#1AlaskaAK$83,66010 moSee agencyView guide
#2MassachusettsMA$76,990N/ASee agencyView guide
#3ConnecticutCT$73,9109.2 yrSee agencyView guide
#4MinnesotaMN$73,3903 moSee agencyView guide
#5IllinoisIL$71,620N/ASee agencyView guide
#6New JerseyNJ$69,800N/ASee agencyView guide
#7WashingtonWA$67,630N/ASee agencyView guide
#8North DakotaND$66,770N/ASee agencyView guide
#9New YorkNY$66,670N/ASee agencyView guide
#10CaliforniaCA$65,2902-18 yearsSee agencyView guide
#11MarylandMD$65,000N/ASee agencyView guide
#12New HampshireNH$64,4102.1 yr$50View guide
#13HawaiiHI$63,7802 yearsSee agencyView guide
#14Rhode IslandRI$63,580N/ASee agencyView guide
#15ColoradoCO$63,420N/ASee agencyView guide
#16OregonOR$62,74056.8 yrSee agencyView guide
#17MaineME$62,130N/ASee agencyView guide
#18WisconsinWI$62,0304.3 yrSee agencyView guide
#19PennsylvaniaPA$61,120N/ASee agencyView guide
#20VirginiaVA$60,630N/ASee agencyView guide
#21OhioOH$60,490293.6 yrSee agencyView guide
#22MissouriMO$60,330N/ASee agencyView guide
#23IndianaIN$60,310N/ASee agencyView guide
#24VermontVT$60,170N/ASee agencyView guide
#25MichiganMI$60,090300 yrThe fee for this license: $300.00View guide
#26DelawareDE$59,940N/ASee agencyView guide
#27NebraskaNE$59,6901-17 yearsSee agencyView guide
#28IowaIA$59,490N/ASee agencyView guide
#29South DakotaSD$59,460N/ASee agencyView guide
#30NevadaNV$59,23010 yearsSee agencyView guide
#31KentuckyKY$58,880N/ASee agencyView guide
#32MontanaMT$58,600N/ASee agencyView guide
#33KansasKS$56,750N/ASee agencyView guide
#34ArizonaAZ$56,580N/ASee agencyView guide
#35UtahUT$56,200N/ASee agencyView guide
#36South CarolinaSC$55,260N/ASee agencyView guide
#37GeorgiaGA$55,0203 yearsSee agencyView guide
#38New MexicoNM$55,020N/ASee agencyView guide
#39TexasTX$54,0501.1 yrSee agencyView guide
#40LouisianaLA$53,5101 monthSee agencyView guide
#41IdahoID$52,7301.5 yrSee agencyView guide
#42North CarolinaNC$51,940N/ASee agencyView guide
#43TennesseeTN$51,4801-2 monthsSee agencyView guide
#44OklahomaOK$50,920N/ASee agencyView guide
#45WyomingWY$50,9203 monthsSee agencyView guide
#46FloridaFL$50,58040.8 yrSee agencyView guide
#47AlabamaAL$49,2901.5 yrSee agencyView guide
#48MississippiMS$47,2702.1 yrSee agencyView guide
#49ArkansasAR$47,240175 yrSee agencyView guide
#50West VirginiaWV$46,0407.0 yrSee agencyView guide

Methodology

This ranking sorts states by annual median salary for the profession, using the latest salary data available in CredentialCompass.

Ranking pages are eligible for indexing only when at least 30 states have valid data for the selected metric. This page currently has 50 valid state rows.