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What heating and cooling techs make
Licensed tech
$61,010
Helper or apprentice
$40,050
Senior tech or owner
$95,210
The national median is $61,010 a year and the bottom tenth start near $40,050. Commercial refrigeration and industrial work sit at the top of that range, residential install at the bottom. Overtime in July and January is real money on top of it.