HVAC MECHANIC — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for HVAC MECHANICs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,329 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for HVAC MECHANIC is $14.26/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $10.51 and $23.63/hr. The highest state average is Pennsylvania at $47.20/hr; the lowest is Utah at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$10.51
Median
$14.26
Average
$17.49
Top 10%
$23.63
Range: $7.25 – $87.89/hr across 21 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 49-9021 — Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers.
Davis-Bacon median
$14.26/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.75/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-50.4%
D-B rate is below market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alabama AL
Avg base: $15.77/hr
Avg total: $16.78/hr
72 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $10.46/hr
Avg total: $10.46/hr
97 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $14.44/hr
Avg total: $14.44/hr
8 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $11.00/hr
Avg total: $12.49/hr
4 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $13.16/hr
Avg total: $13.77/hr
73 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $11.89/hr
Avg total: $12.54/hr
151 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $10.39/hr
Avg total: $10.39/hr
6 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $10.81/hr
Avg total: $10.81/hr
80 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $18.02/hr
Avg total: $22.08/hr
14 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $13.00/hr
Avg total: $13.00/hr
10 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $15.74/hr
Avg total: $17.02/hr
332 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $24.46/hr
Avg total: $29.93/hr
8 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $15.00/hr
Avg total: $15.00/hr
2 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $29.52/hr
Avg total: $42.15/hr
56 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $30.72/hr
Avg total: $47.20/hr
8 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $19.47/hr
Avg total: $21.07/hr
40 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $12.76/hr
Avg total: $14.26/hr
126 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $18.00/hr
Avg total: $18.79/hr
28 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $19.12/hr
Avg total: $22.44/hr
184 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
4 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $20.60/hr
Avg total: $23.53/hr
26 rates
All Rates
1,329 county-level rates for HVAC MECHANIC, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | AL | residential | $10.77 | $0.00 | $10.77 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | residential | $10.77 | $0.00 | $10.77 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| De Kalb | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| De Kalb | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | residential | $10.77 | $0.00 | $10.77 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | residential | $10.77 | $0.00 | $10.77 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | residential | $12.80 | $0.00 | $12.80 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | residential | $12.80 | $0.00 | $12.80 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Lamar | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Lamar | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $13.00 | $0.00 | $13.00 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $13.00 | $0.00 | $13.00 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | residential | $10.77 | $0.00 | $10.77 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | residential | $10.77 | $0.00 | $10.77 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $13.00 | $0.00 | $13.00 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $13.00 | $0.00 | $13.00 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Randolph | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Randolph | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Sumter | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Sumter | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Talladega | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Talladega | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Tallapoosa | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Tallapoosa | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Washington | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Washington | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Wilcox | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Wilcox | AL | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Winston | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Winston | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Winston | AL | building | $20.50 | $2.12 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Winston | AL | residential | $10.83 | $0.00 | $10.83 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | residential | $12.41 | $0.00 | $12.41 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | residential | $12.41 | $0.00 | $12.41 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AR | residential | $10.56 | $0.00 | $10.56 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AR | residential | $10.56 | $0.00 | $10.56 | WD → |
| Carroll | AR | residential | $12.41 | $0.00 | $12.41 | WD → |
| Chicot | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Chicot | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Clark | AR | residential | $10.56 | $0.00 | $10.56 | WD → |
| Clark | AR | residential | $10.56 | $0.00 | $10.56 | WD → |
| Clay | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Clay | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Columbia | AR | residential | $10.56 | $0.00 | $10.56 | WD → |
| Columbia | AR | residential | $10.56 | $0.00 | $10.56 | WD → |
| Conway | AR | residential | $12.41 | $0.00 | $12.41 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Cross | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Cross | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Dallas | AR | residential | $10.73 | $0.00 | $10.73 | WD → |
| Desha | AR | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |