Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Salary in Virginia

Find out how your pay in Virginia:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for HVAC Techs in Virginia vs. surrounding states

Virginia:Avg Hourly: $24.68Avg Yearly: $51,330# Employed: 10,720

Blue areas make more money than Virginia.

Red areas make less money than Virginia.

Virginia pays less than most surrounding states.

Salary for HVAC techs in Virginia relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Washington, D.C.$22,130 more/yr$10.64 more/hr
Maryland$12,660 more/yr$6.09 more/hr
New Jersey$12,130 more/yr$5.83 more/hr
Pennsylvania$3,410 more/yr$1.64 more/hr
Delaware$2,620 more/yr$1.26 more/hr
Virginia$51,330.00/yr$24.68/hr
North Carolina$5,030 less/yr$2.42 less/hr
Kentucky$6,730 less/yr$3.24 less/hr
West Virginia$7,290 less/yr$3.51 less/hr
Tennessee$7,330 less/yr$3.52 less/hr

How salary for HVAC techs in Virginia ranks in the US

VirginiaHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORHVAC Techsmore than Arkansasless than Alaska

The average pay for HVAC techs in Virginia is $51,330 per year, or $24.68 per hour.

Virginia pays HVAC techs $9,580 (22.9%) more per year than Arkansas, the lowest paid state ($41,750) in the US.

Virginia pays HVAC techs $28,300 (35.5%) less per year than Alaska, the highest paid state ($79,630) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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