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HVAC & Pipefitter Salary in Morgantown

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 152, effective November 2024.

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.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

UA Local 152 is the union local for pipefitters in Morgantown; its hall is on Richard Street. The rate shown is the journeyman pipefitter classification, which here expressly includes HVAC pipe installation.

UA Local 152 journeyman pipefitter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$34.05
Effective November 2024
Base wage: $34.05/hr
Benefit contribution: $41.05/hr
Total package: $75.10/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$70,824
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$22,854
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 152 journeyman pipefitter journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all HVAC and refrigeration mechanics across all employment types and experience levels.

Training CenterLocal 152 training program
Address100 Richard Street, Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone(304) 296-7562
Websiteualocal152.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

Applying to UA Local 152?

Check with UA Local 152 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

What to expect →

All HVAC and refrigeration mechanics, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual
$47,970
-$13,040 vs. national
Median Hourly
$23.06
vs. West Virginia
-$1,672
vs. state average
Total Employed
170
In this area

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$47,970
Annual Mean Wage$49,190
Hourly Median Wage$23.06
Hourly Mean Wage$23.65
Total Employed170
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in West 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.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 49-9021). How we build these figures →