HVAC salary: $138K median
The median advertised HVAC salary is $138K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $108K to $205K: counted from 271 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $66 an hour or $11,458 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $375K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll HVAC jobs
$138Kmedian advertised salary
$108K – $205Kmiddle half of roles
$176Kaverage advertised salary
271roles counted
HVAC salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $222K, 37% more than senior roles ($162K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $162K | $138K–$176K | 34 |
| Lead and above | $222K | $172K–$265K | 40 |
| No level in the title | $125K | $102K–$189K | 196 |
HVAC salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $203K | 23 |
| 🇺🇸California | $162K | 89 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $148K | 22 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $138K | 257 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $133K | 24 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $128K | 30 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago, IL | $115K | 17 |
Skills that pay more for HVAC roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline management | $375K | +$238K | 47 |
| Go | $375K | +$238K | 49 |
| Contract negotiation | $375K | +$238K | 40 |
| CRM | $375K | +$238K | 46 |
| Root cause analysis | $169K | +$32K | 28 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| EquipmentShare | $375K | 45 |
| Anthropic | $362K | 6 |
| Lambda | $287K | 5 |
| Lucid Motors | $205K | 3 |
| Valar Atomics | $196K | 6 |
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 17 |
| Meade | $170K | 5 |
| CoreWeave | $167K | 11 |
| Crusoe | $164K | 12 |
| General Matter | $132K | 7 |
| Armada | $128K | 3 |
| Quilt | $128K | 5 |
| Champions Group Holdings | $125K | 3 |
| City Wide Facility Solutions | $125K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $115K | 21 |
| Renuity | $115K | 5 |
| ARCO/Murray National Construction | $112K | 6 |
| LG Electronics | $109K | 14 |
| McMaster-Carr | $106K | 3 |
| Gotion | $102K | 6 |
| CannonDesign | $90K | 13 |
| SupplyHouse.com | $74K | 23 |
Highest-paying open HVAC roles
All HVAC jobs- Future Territory Account ManagerEquipmentShare · 🇺🇸Richmond, VA$150K - $600KGoPipeline managementContract negotiation
- Future Territory Account ManagerEquipmentShare · 🇺🇸Richmond, VA$150K - $600KGoPipeline managementContract negotiation
- Staff Mechanical EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$314K - $465KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningPE licenseHigh-performance computing
- Staff Mechanical Engineer - Data Center CoolingLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$349K - $465KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningPE licenseHigh-performance computing
- Data Center Controls EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$320K - $405KRemotePythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Data Center Mechanical EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemoteFEAHVACHydraulics
- VP, Chiller SolutionsLG Electronics · 🇺🇸Alpharetta, GA$250K - $325KLead and aboveData centersPipeline managementEvent marketing
- Director of Mechanical Engineering, Numenor (Reactor)Valar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$240K - $325KLead and abovePE licenseMechatronicsHVAC
- Member of Technical Staff - Product EngineeringProbook · 🇺🇸Manhattan$250K - $300KDesign systemsHVACLast-mile delivery
- Principal Engineer, MEP & Building SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveGoComputer VisionNetwork engineering
- Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical & MechanicalOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$226K - $285KData centersFinancial modelingPerformance management
- VP, PeopleCoast · 🇺🇸New York, NY$250K - $280KLead and aboveCard paymentsHRISWorkforce planning
- Head of Technical ServicesWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$226K - $278KLead and abovePythonJavaGCP
- Director of ProductSupplyHouse.com · 🇺🇸Remote, Remote, United States$193K - $276KRemoteLead and aboveData qualityUser researchOKRs
- Staff Thermal EngineerCoreWeave · 🇺🇸New York, NY$188K - $275KLead and aboveData centersHVAC
- Principal Sustaining Engineering Manager - SparkCrusoe · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - US$225K - $255KLead and aboveData centersPRDsPreventive maintenance
- Principal Hardware Product Manager - SparkCrusoe · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - US$225K - $255KLead and aboveData centersPRDsCAD
- Director of Facilities, Arsenal-1Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Ashville, Ohio, United States$190K - $252KLead and aboveComputer VisionSlackSensor fusion
- Senior Director of Sales, Chiller SolutionsLG Electronics · 🇺🇸USA$200K - $250KLead and aboveData centersPipeline managementEvent marketing
- Technical Specialist, NVHLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$166K - $244KDSPHVAC
Questions about HVAC pay
- What is the average HVAC salary?
- $176K a year on average and $138K at the median, across 271 open HVAC postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $108K to $205K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest HVAC pay?
- EquipmentShare ($375K), Anthropic ($362K), Lambda ($287K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a hvac a high-paying job?
- The median HVAC posting advertises $138K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 21% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a hvac?
- A tenth of the postings offer $375K a year or more; the highest open HVAC role advertises up to $600K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the HVAC salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $138K a year is about $66 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,458 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $52 to $99 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for HVAC roles?
- Postings that ask for Pipeline management (+$238K, 47 postings), Go (+$238K, 49 postings), Contract negotiation (+$238K, 40 postings) advertise more than the $138K median of all HVAC postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for HVAC roles at companies is $138K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $108K to $205K. Counted from 271 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/hvac/
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