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HVAC technicians in New Hampshire: what they earn

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in New Hampshire earned a median $73,850 a year in May 2025, $35.51 an hour. 2,560 people held the job, 3.8 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 21% above the national figure of $61,010, and New Hampshire ranks 11 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$73,850
$35.51 an hour
Rank by pay
#11
of 51 states and DC
Employed in NH
2,560
3.8 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
1.42
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in New Hampshire

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$22.85$47,520A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$28.63$59,540A quarter earn less.
Median$35.51$73,850Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$38.51$80,090A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$46.70$97,140A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$34.37$71,490The average. Pulled up by the top earners.

Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, BLS's full-time year. Overtime is inside the survey's earnings but not separated out.

New Hampshire against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
8 North Dakota $74,490 970
9 New Jersey $74,450 10,330
10 New York $74,430 24,430
11 New Hampshire $73,850 2,560
12 California $72,560 35,130
13 Maryland $70,020 8,560
14 Rhode Island $67,370 1,450

The complete ranking is on the HVAC technicians page.

Against the national figure

New HampshireUnited States
Median annual$73,850$61,010
Median hourly$35.51$29.33
10th percentile, annual$47,520$40,050
90th percentile, annual$97,140$95,210
Employed2,560409,670

Other trades in New Hampshire

Electricians ($62,840) · Plumbers and pipefitters ($66,810) · Welders ($62,360) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($60,280)

See all five ranked by pay in New Hampshire.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in New Hampshire are being collected from the state authority and will appear here once sourced and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates; see how the numbers are built.