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HVAC Engineer Career Market Report 2026

2,227 active jobs. 328 companies. Median salary $62K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,227
Active Job Openings
328
Companies Hiring
$62K
Median Salary (US)
49%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The HVAC Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 49% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $62K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $54K to $100K.

HVAC is the most-demanded skill at 100%

Environmental Compliance demand rose +16.1pp — fastest-growing skill

Jci leads hiring with 403 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Lead (+$25K, +42%)

Salary increase: +$25K · Sample: Senior → Lead

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 16% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level83$56K$62K$73K
Senior47$54K$60K$104K
Junior39$48K$50K$79K
Manager28$89K$90K$185K
Lead24$69K$85K$104K

What jumps out

Senior → Lead: +$25K (42%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States251$62KUSD
Canada8$87KUSD
United Kingdom3$75KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site6.8%
Remote3.0%
Hybrid0.9%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

HVAC
100%
Environmental Compliance
36%
AI/LLM
16%
PLC Programming
12%
Commercial Real Estate
9%
Project Management
8%
Electrical
7%
Renewable Energy
6%
Airflow
4%
Emergency Management
4%

Skills on the Rise

Environmental Compliance ↑+16.1ppRenewable Energy ↑+6.2ppAirflow ↑+4.2ppEmergency Management ↑+4.2pp

Declining in Demand

Plumbing ↓-21.3ppCustomer Service ↓-15.7ppExcel ↓-13.6ppSustainability ↓-9.3ppJournalism ↓-8.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Jci40318.1%
lanevalenteindustries1607.2%
Sila1064.8%
Carrier813.6%
Pearceservices582.6%
Equipmentsharecom462.1%
Walmart401.8%
Jll381.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,097
Remote41
United Kingdom28
Canada25
Singapore17
India16
Australia16
Saudi Arabia11

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree65.8%718
Master's Degree13.7%150
Bachelor's Degree5.4%59
High School / GED0.2%2

Certifications

OSHA Certified (4%)Forklift Certification (2%)

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