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Average Heating, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Mechanics And Installers Salary in Jonesboro, AR

Heating, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Mechanics And Installers in Jonesboro, AR earn a median annual salary of $47,330, which is -20.9% compared to the national median. There are 170 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Jonesboro, AR (metro area).

$47,330
Jonesboro, AR median annual wage
$23/hour median
-20.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $59,810
170
Local employment
2.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.12
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,670
25th
$42,120
Median
$47,330
75th
$58,800
90th
$66,880

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Jonesboro, AR, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
85.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$55,114
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 75.0%
Rents: 53.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Jonesboro, AR

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, General$163,7001.06
Pharmacists$137,4001.47
Chief Executives$126,2001.14
Sales Managers$117,0700.46
Nurse Practitioners$114,2502.22
Optometrists$109,3002.25
Marketing Managers$106,4200.26
Occupational Therapists$104,4702.46

Jonesboro, AR has salary data for 242 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Heating, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Mechanics And Installers in Jonesboro, AR

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Heating, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Mechanics And Installers are projected to change by +8.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 40,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.