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Compare Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanic and Installer Salaries (2026)

Compare heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanic and installer salaries between cities side-by-side. See how median pay, hourly rates, and employment levels differ across 200 city pairs using official BLS data.

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States

AZ Comparisons (9)

Phoenix, AZvsTucson, AZPhoenix, AZvsYuma, AZPhoenix, AZvsLake Havasu City, AZPhoenix, AZvsPrescott Valley, AZPhoenix, AZvsFlagstaff, AZPhoenix, AZvsSierra Vista, AZPhoenix, AZvsMesa, AZPhoenix, AZvsGlendale, AZPhoenix, AZvsChandler, AZ

CA Comparisons (32)

Los Angeles, CAvsRiverside, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Diego, CALos Angeles, CAvsSacramento, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Jose, CALos Angeles, CAvsFresno, CALos Angeles, CAvsOxnard, CALos Angeles, CAvsBakersfield, CALos Angeles, CAvsSanta Rosa, CARiverside, CAvsSan Francisco, CARiverside, CAvsSan Diego, CARiverside, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CAvsSacramento, CARiverside, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Diego, CAvsSacramento, CARiverside, CAvsFresno, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Jose, CARiverside, CAvsOxnard, CARiverside, CAvsBakersfield, CARiverside, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Francisco, CAvsFresno, CASan Diego, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsOxnard, CASacramento, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Francisco, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Diego, CAvsFresno, CASacramento, CAvsFresno, CASan Diego, CAvsOxnard, CASan Diego, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Diego, CAvsSanta Rosa, CA

CO Comparisons (9)

Denver, COvsColorado Springs, CODenver, COvsFort Collins, CODenver, COvsGreeley, CODenver, COvsBoulder, CODenver, COvsGrand Junction, CODenver, COvsPueblo, CODenver, COvsAurora, CODenver, COvsThornton, CODenver, COvsArvada, CO

FL Comparisons (31)

Miami, FLvsTampa, FLMiami, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsJacksonville, FLMiami, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsNorth Port, FLMiami, FLvsPalm Bay, FLMiami, FLvsLakeland, FLMiami, FLvsPensacola, FLMiami, FLvsNaples, FLTampa, FLvsJacksonville, FLOrlando, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsPalm Bay, FLTampa, FLvsLakeland, FLTampa, FLvsPensacola, FLOrlando, FLvsNorth Port, FLTampa, FLvsNaples, FLOrlando, FLvsPalm Bay, FLOrlando, FLvsLakeland, FLOrlando, FLvsPensacola, FLOrlando, FLvsNaples, FLJacksonville, FLvsCape Coral, FLJacksonville, FLvsNorth Port, FLJacksonville, FLvsPalm Bay, FLJacksonville, FLvsLakeland, FLJacksonville, FLvsPensacola, FLJacksonville, FLvsNaples, FLCape Coral, FLvsNorth Port, FL

GA Comparisons (9)

Atlanta, GAvsAugusta, GAAtlanta, GAvsSavannah, GAAtlanta, GAvsGainesville, GAAtlanta, GAvsColumbus, GAAtlanta, GAvsAthens, GAAtlanta, GAvsWarner Robins, GAAtlanta, GAvsMacon, GAAtlanta, GAvsDalton, GAAtlanta, GAvsBrunswick, GA

IL Comparisons (9)

Chicago, ILvsPeoria, ILChicago, ILvsChampaign, ILChicago, ILvsRockford, ILChicago, ILvsBloomington, ILChicago, ILvsSpringfield, ILChicago, ILvsDecatur, ILChicago, ILvsKankakee, ILChicago, ILvsAurora, ILChicago, ILvsJoliet, IL

IN Comparisons (1)

Indianapolis, INvsFort Wayne, IN

MA Comparisons (9)

Boston, MAvsWorcester, MABoston, MAvsSpringfield, MABoston, MAvsBarnstable Town, MABoston, MAvsPittsfield, MABoston, MAvsAmherst Town, MABoston, MAvsLowell, MABoston, MAvsBrockton, MABoston, MAvsLynn, MABoston, MAvsNew Bedford, MA

MD Comparisons (9)

Baltimore, MDvsLexington Park, MDBaltimore, MDvsHagerstown, MDBaltimore, MDvsSalisbury, MDBaltimore, MDvsColumbia, MDBaltimore, MDvsGermantown, MDBaltimore, MDvsBethesda, MDBaltimore, MDvsEllicott City, MDBaltimore, MDvsWaldorf, MDBaltimore, MDvsFrederick, MD

MI Comparisons (9)

Detroit, MIvsGrand Rapids, MIDetroit, MIvsLansing, MIDetroit, MIvsAnn Arbor, MIDetroit, MIvsKalamazoo, MIDetroit, MIvsFlint, MIDetroit, MIvsNiles, MIDetroit, MIvsTraverse City, MIDetroit, MIvsSaginaw, MIDetroit, MIvsMuskegon, MI

MO Comparisons (1)

Kansas City, MOvsSt Louis, MO

NC Comparisons (9)

Charlotte, NCvsRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCvsGreensboro, NCCharlotte, NCvsDurham, NCCharlotte, NCvsWilmington, NCCharlotte, NCvsWinston, NCCharlotte, NCvsAsheville, NCCharlotte, NCvsFayetteville, NCCharlotte, NCvsHickory, NCCharlotte, NCvsBurlington, NC

NV Comparisons (1)

Las Vegas, NVvsReno, NV

NY Comparisons (9)

New York, NYvsRochester, NYNew York, NYvsAlbany, NYNew York, NYvsBuffalo, NYNew York, NYvsKiryas Joel, NYNew York, NYvsSyracuse, NYNew York, NYvsBinghamton, NYNew York, NYvsUtica, NYNew York, NYvsKingston, NYNew York, NYvsGlens Falls, NY

OH Comparisons (7)

Columbus, OHvsCincinnati, OHColumbus, OHvsCleveland, OHCincinnati, OHvsCleveland, OHColumbus, OHvsDayton, OHCincinnati, OHvsDayton, OHColumbus, OHvsAkron, OHCincinnati, OHvsAkron, OH

PA Comparisons (9)

Philadelphia, PAvsPittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAllentown, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsLancaster, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsScranton, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsYork, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsReading, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsChambersburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsErie, PA

TN Comparisons (5)

Nashville, TNvsMemphis, TNNashville, TNvsKnoxville, TNNashville, TNvsChattanooga, TNNashville, TNvsClarksville, TNNashville, TNvsKingsport, TN

TX Comparisons (22)

Dallas, TXvsHouston, TXDallas, TXvsSan Antonio, TXDallas, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXDallas, TXvsMcallen, TXDallas, TXvsWaco, TXDallas, TXvsLubbock, TXDallas, TXvsKilleen, TXHouston, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsAustin, TXHouston, TXvsEl Paso, TXHouston, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXHouston, TXvsMcallen, TXHouston, TXvsWaco, TXHouston, TXvsLubbock, TXHouston, TXvsKilleen, TXSan Antonio, TXvsAustin, TXSan Antonio, TXvsEl Paso, TXAustin, TXvsEl Paso, TXSan Antonio, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXAustin, TXvsCorpus Christi, TX

VA Comparisons (1)

Virginia Beach, VAvsRichmond, VA

WA Comparisons (9)

Seattle, WAvsSpokane, WASeattle, WAvsKennewick, WASeattle, WAvsOlympia, WASeattle, WAvsBellingham, WASeattle, WAvsBremerton, WASeattle, WAvsYakima, WASeattle, WAvsMount Vernon, WASeattle, WAvsWenatchee, WASeattle, WAvsLongview, WA

All salary data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 release. Back to home