Salary guide, May 2025
Industrial Refrigeration (Ammonia) Technician pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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The median annual wage for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ was $77,990 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $61,350 and $93,340.
The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is $16,980 above the national median of $61,010, both from BLS May 2025.
Broader occupation · SOC 49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
The Industrial Refrigeration (Ammonia) Technician title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.
What should you know about new York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,690 | $61,350 | $77,990 | $93,340 | $108,780 |
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24.37 | $29.49 | $37.50 | $44.88 | $52.30 |
BLS estimated 21,820 workers employed in this occupation in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Location quotient: 0.87.
What should you know about united States?
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,050 | $48,360 | $61,010 | $77,060 | $95,210 |
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19.25 | $23.25 | $29.33 | $37.05 | $45.78 |
What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?
The published Industrial Refrigeration (Ammonia) Technician median is $77,990. The all-occupations median in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $61,430. Ratio: 1.27 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.87 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.
What should you know about two BLS releases?
| Release period | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | $55,700 | $74,090 | $89,750 |
| May 2025 | $61,350 | $77,990 | $93,340 |
These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.
What should you know about nearby areas?
| Area | Median | 25th to 75th |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $77,490 | $62,210 to $89,570 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $75,240 | $58,740 to $93,820 |
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