HVAC Technician Salary in Virginia (2026)
The average HVAC Technician in Virginia earns around $66,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $52,177/year ($4,348/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $52,177 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,348 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,007 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $25/hr |
Federal Tax | $5,740 |
State Tax | $3,034 |
FICA Taxes | $5,049 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 20.94% |
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HVAC Technician Salary Ranges in Virginia
Not all HVAC Technicians earn the same — not even close
Virginia's HVAC technician market is dominated by the Northern Virginia data center cluster — Loudoun County alone hosts ~70% of global internet traffic via the Ashburn data center concentration (the world's largest single-county data center cluster), and Prince William + Fairfax + Stafford counties host substantial overflow. UA Local 5 DC area covers Northern VA + DC + MD area HVAC + pipefitter + steamfitter combined apprenticeship (~3,000 members). Federal contractor facility HVAC at Pentagon + CIA Langley + Marine Corps Base Quantico + Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren plus the Quantico cleared work cluster. The 2025 OT deduction applies through 2028.
UA Senior HVAC Foreman / Master
$115,000–$180,000 w/OT
UA Local 5 senior HVAC journeyman · supervision + project lead · data center alley + federal premium
Data Center HVAC Specialist (Ashburn)
$135,000–$215,000 w/OT
Loudoun County data center alley · world's largest data center cluster · 24/7 mission-critical premium
UA HVAC Journeyman (Federal / Cleared)
$108,000–$155,000 w/OT
Pentagon facility + CIA Langley + Marine Corps Base Quantico · cleared work + TS clearance premium
UA HVAC Journeyman (Healthcare)
$95,000–$140,000 w/OT
Inova Health + Sentara · UVA + VCU Health · ASHRAE 170 medical-air specialty premium
UA HVAC Journeyman (Commercial)
$90,000–$130,000 w/OT
NoVa Tysons Corner + Arlington · Reston Town Center · suburban commercial cooling at scale
UA HVAC Journeyman (Industrial)
$95,000–$140,000 w/OT
Norfolk Naval Shipyard · Newport News Shipbuilding · industrial process + military facility HVAC
Residential HVAC Technician (Senior)
$78,000–$118,000 w/OT
Suburban NoVa + Richmond service · F.H. Furr · heat-pump conversion + summer-season premium
HVAC Project Manager
$98,000–$175,000
Commercial mechanical contractor PM · J&J Maintenance + Southland Industries · data center premium
UA HVAC Apprentice (Year 4)
$60,000–$80,000
Pre-journeyman final year · UA Local 5 apprenticeship · ASHRAE certification track
UA HVAC Apprentice (Year 1)
$40,000–$56,000
First-year apprentice · 50% of journeyman scale · 5-year UA HVAC + pipefitter program
Worth knowing: The Loudoun County data center alley is the structural depth feature most national HVAC-trade surveys understate for VA. Loudoun County hosts ~70% of global internet traffic via the Ashburn data center concentration — the world's largest single-county data center cluster by power capacity (~3.4 GW operational, ~30+ GW planned through 2030). Equinix DC1-DC25, Digital Realty, CyrusOne, Iron Mountain, QTS, and Microsoft + AWS + Google + Meta all operate substantial Ashburn footprints. Senior data center HVAC technicians with 24/7 on-call capability + chiller plant operations expertise + cooling-tower water management routinely clear $135-215K w/OT. The federal contractor cluster (Pentagon facility HVAC, CIA Langley, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren) plus cleared commercial work drive TS-clearance HVAC specialty demand. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028 — at $25K OT premium produces ~$5,500 federal + ~$1,440 VA savings (5.75% top bracket) = ~$6,940 cumulative. VA's progressive 2-5.75% income tax structure (top bracket hits at $17K, so most journeymen pay 5.75% effectively) plus the DC/MD/PA reciprocity (VA HVAC techs working DC commercial sites pay only VA tax) creates substantial cross-state opportunity.
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