HVAC Helper Salary (BLS 2025)
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · Broader BLS occupation: SOC 49-9098 Helpers — Installation, Maintenance & Repair Workers
National median
$39,630
$19.05/hr
10th percentile
$29,310
90th percentile
$55,890
Mean (average)
$41,490
BLS has no HVAC-only helper wage; this is helpers in all repair trades (SOC 49-9098).
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 Helpers--Installation
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $29,310 | $14.09 |
| 25th | $34,910 | $16.78 |
| 50th (median) | $39,630 | $19.05 |
| 75th | $46,890 | $22.54 |
| 90th | $55,890 | $26.87 |
SOC 49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers: 95,580 wage-and-salary jobs.
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 (released Aug 27, 2026): employment projected to change 5.3% from 2025 to 2035 (all-occupation average 3.5%), about 13,600 openings a year.