How much do Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers make in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, the published 10th percentile is $36,090 and the 90th percentile is $74,120. The difference is $38,030, which is 77.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $44,640 to the 75th at $59,680, covers $15,040.

The mean annual wage is $52,310, which sits above the median of $49,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ median is 19.6% lower than the national median of $61,010 for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,996, which is 9.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.4% lower than the Arizona median of $59,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers at $54,996 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tucson, AZ is 119 miles away, with a median of $56,070 and employment of 1,380. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,866, against $54,996 here.
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 163 miles away, with a median of $61,170 and employment of 8,070. That median is 24.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,207, against $54,996 here.
• Las Cruces, NM is 176 miles away, with a median of $49,650 and employment of 240. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,037, against $54,996 here.

Employment share

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (120 of 33,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (409,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.