HVAC Apprentice Salary (BLS 2025)
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · Entry-level proxy: Entry-level proxy: 10th–25th percentile of SOC 49-9021, BLS OEWS May 2025
BLS apprentice wage
Not published
10th percentile (whole trade)
$40,050
25th percentile (whole trade)
$48,360
Median (whole trade)
$61,010
BLS publishes no apprentice wage.
The closest proxy is the bottom of the HVAC mechanics pay range; registered programs step pay up on their own schedules.
Annual figures are BLS hourly wages × 2,080 hours; they cover wage-and-salary workers only and leave out overtime, shift differentials and sign-on or holiday bonuses.
Percentiles
How pay spreads across Heating
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $40,050 | $19.25 |
| 25th | $48,360 | $23.25 |
| 50th (median) | $61,010 | $29.33 |
| 75th | $77,060 | $37.05 |
| 90th | $95,210 | $45.77 |
SOC 49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: 409,670 wage-and-salary jobs.
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 (released Aug 27, 2026): employment projected to change 10.9% from 2025 to 2035 (all-occupation average 3.5%), about 40,600 openings a year.