The salary of an HVAC Mechanic I in the United States varies depending on several factors, including experience, location, education level, marketing trend and company sizes.
As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of HVAC Mechanic I in the United States is $25. While Salary.com is seeing that HVAC Mechanic I salary in the US can go up to $30 or down to $21, but most earn between $23 and $28. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of HVAC Mechanic I in the United States.
| Annual Salary |
Monthly Pay |
Weekly Pay |
Hourly Wage |
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| 75th Percentile | $28 | $2 | $1 | $0 |
| Average | $25 | $2 | $0 | $0 |
| 25th Percentile | $23 | $2 | $0 | $0 |
As of April 01, 2025, Salary.com is seeing that an entry-level HVAC Mechanic I with under 1 year experience makes about $51,637. With less than 2 years of experience, a mid-level HVAC Mechanic I makes around $52,131. After 2-4 years, the HVAC Mechanic I pay rises to about $53,334. Those senior HVAC Mechanic I with 5-8 years of experience earn roughly $53,575, and those HVAC Mechanic I having 8 years or more experience is expected to earn about $53,735 on average.
| Levels | Salary |
|---|---|
| Entry Level HVAC Mechanic I | $51,637 |
| Intermediate Level HVAC Mechanic I | $52,131 |
| Senior Level HVAC Mechanic I | $53,334 |
| Specialist Level HVAC Mechanic I | $53,575 |
| Expert Level HVAC Mechanic I | $53,735 |
| Entry Level | 1% |
| Mid Level | 0% |
| Senior Level | 3% |
| Top Level | 3% |
| Experienced | 3% |
Salaries in the United States can vary significantly from state to state due to a multitude of factors, including cost of living, local economic conditions, and industry presence.
For example, as of April 01, 2025, the average yearly salary of HVAC Mechanic I is $57,324 in California and in Massachusetts, the average annual salary goes to $56,560. While in New Jersey, an HVAC Mechanic I earns $56,331 per year.
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Salaries in the United States can vary significantly from city to city due to a multitude of factors, including cost of living, local economic conditions, and industry presence.
For example, as of April 01, 2025, the average yearly salary of HVAC Mechanic I in San Francisco, CA is $64,907 and in New York, NY, the average annual salary goes to $60,229. While an HVAC Mechanic I earns $57,963 per year in Boston, MA.
For those exploring the changing dynamics of HVAC Mechanic I salaries, Salary.com offers detailed insights through our Job Trending in CA Labor Market analysis. As of April 01, 2025, our research highlights a notable shift in HVAC Mechanic I compensation over the past six years. For instance, the median salary has moved from $47,032 in 2023 to about $47,245 in 2024 (for a comprehensive analysis of HVAC Mechanic I salary trends, click here). It's crucial to consider several elements, including geographical location, experience level, industry demand, and economic development, as they play a significant role in influencing salary variations.
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| Core Compensation | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Base Salary | $51,971 | 67.7% | ||
| Bonus | $0 | 0.0% | ||
| Value of Benefits | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Social Security | $3,976 | 5.2% | ||
| 401K/403B | $2,183 | 2.8% | ||
| Disability | $1,039 | 1.4% | ||
| Healthcare | $8,352 | 10.9% | ||
| Pension | $2,806 | 3.7% | ||
| Time Off | $6,396 | 8.3% | ||
| Total Compensation | $76,724 | 100% | ||
| Degree Level | % of user with this level of education |
|---|---|
| No Diploma | 0.6% |
| High School | 69.3% |
| Associates | 25.5% |
| Bachelors | 3.1% |
| Masters | 0.9% |
| Doctorate | 0.3% |
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Performs maintenance and service repairs on heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems. Installs new units or replacement parts for existing units according to specifications and established safety guidelines. Follows blueprints or engineering specifications to install units. Performs troubleshooting to identify the cause of problems. Maintains and secures a spare parts inventory. Recommends purchasing maintenance equipment and supplies as required to improve processes and efficiencies. Typically requires an apprenticeship and/or completion of technical training. Requires a high school diploma. The regulations governing the location may require an HVAC Mechanical State License and EPA Section 608 Certification (CFC). Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Works under the close direction of senior personnel in the functional area. Possesses a moderate understanding of general aspects of the job. May require 0-1 year of general work experience.
Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.
Troubleshooting: Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Project Commissioning: Project commissioning is the process of assuring that all systems and components of a building or industrial plant are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client.
Preventive Maintenance: Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.
