HVAC & Pipefitter Salary in Richmond
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with collectively bargained journey-level scale from UA Local 10, effective September 2025.
The federal wage data on this page covers heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers, work that is largely service, maintenance, and residential installation. The union scale shown is journeyman pipefitter, which covers refrigerant, chilled water, and hydronic piping on commercial construction and falls under a different federal occupation code than the wage data above. Duct fabrication and installation is sheet metal work, represented by a separate union called SMART (the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers), and is not reflected in either figure.
How to become an HVAC technician or pipefitter →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
UA Local 10 is the union local for pipefitters in Richmond; its hall is on Stockton Street in Richmond and its apprenticeship trains HVAC technicians alongside plumbers and pipefitters. The rate shown is the local's journeyman wage for its Richmond agreement, effective September 2025.
UA Local 10 journeyman pipefitter Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the UA Local 10 journeyman pipefitter journey-level rate under the current collective bargaining agreement. The BLS area median reflects all HVAC and refrigeration mechanics across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | UA Local 10 Apprenticeship |
| Address | 701 Stockton St., Richmond, VA 23224 |
| Phone | (804) 231-4233 |
| Website | ualocal10.com |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to UA Local 10?
Check with UA Local 10 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.
What to expect →All HVAC and refrigeration mechanics, union and non-union, all experience levels
All HVAC and refrigeration mechanics, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.
| Annual Median Wage | $59,130 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $58,490 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $28.43 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $28.12 |
| Total Employed | 2,700 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
Up to six other metros in Virginia, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 49-9021). How we build these figures →