Best states for a heating technician

Q: What is the best state for heating technicians?

The best state to be a heating technician is Connecticut based on heating technician salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for heating technicians?

The highest paying state for heating technicians is Tennessee based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for heating technicians?

The worst state for heating technicians is New Mexico, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you wonder which states in the U.S. are the best for heating technicians? If so, we have the full list of best to worst states for heating technician jobs for you to check out and see if you think it's time to move and start anew. Not all states fare the same when it come to job opportunity and pay.We wanted to look at the best states for heating technicians -- where there are plenty of heating technician jobs to go around and heating technicians get paid what they deserve during every phase of their career.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for heating technicians. Connecticut is the best state for heating technicians, where the median salary is $76,252.We found that the South is best for heating technicians, and the Northeast is the worst. Baltimore, MD is the best city in the country for heating technician jobs, where as Connecticut is the best state in the country.

10 best states for heating technicians in 2025

1. Connecticut
Total heating technician jobs: 358
Average annual salary: $76,252
Lowest 10 percent earn: $48,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $119,000
Location Quotient:
1.1
Heating technician jobs in Connecticut
2. Alaska
Total heating technician jobs: 104
Average annual salary: $76,640
Lowest 10 percent earn: $66,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $88,000
Location Quotient:
1.27
Heating technician jobs in Alaska
3. New Hampshire
Total heating technician jobs: 185
Average annual salary: $64,748
Lowest 10 percent earn: $42,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $98,000
Location Quotient:
1.08
Heating technician jobs in New Hampshire
4. Delaware
Total heating technician jobs: 148
Average annual salary: $62,861
Lowest 10 percent earn: $39,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $99,000
Location Quotient:
1.21
Heating technician jobs in Delaware
5. New Jersey
Total heating technician jobs: 836
Average annual salary: $66,964
Lowest 10 percent earn: $42,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $105,000
Location Quotient:
1.08
Heating technician jobs in New Jersey
6. Maryland
Total heating technician jobs: 571
Average annual salary: $75,559
Lowest 10 percent earn: $47,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $120,000
Location Quotient:
0.92
Heating technician jobs in Maryland
7. Massachusetts
Total heating technician jobs: 810
Average annual salary: $75,878
Lowest 10 percent earn: $49,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $116,000
Location Quotient:
0.9
Heating technician jobs in Massachusetts
8. Nevada
Total heating technician jobs: 228
Average annual salary: $58,355
Lowest 10 percent earn: $36,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $92,000
Location Quotient:
1.11
Heating technician jobs in Nevada
9. New York
Total heating technician jobs: 1,332
Average annual salary: $62,287
Lowest 10 percent earn: $39,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $98,000
Location Quotient:
1.06
Heating technician jobs in New York
10. Maine
Total heating technician jobs: 231
Average annual salary: $54,808
Lowest 10 percent earn: $36,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $82,000
Location Quotient:
1.78
Heating technician jobs in Maine

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Detailed list of the best states for a heating technician

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Connecticut	$76,252	$48,000	3,588,184	358
2	Alaska	$76,640	$66,000	739,795	104
3	New Hampshire	$64,748	$42,000	1,342,795	185
4	Delaware	$62,861	$39,000	961,939	148
5	New Jersey	$66,964	$42,000	9,005,644	836
6	Maryland	$75,559	$47,000	6,052,177	571
7	Massachusetts	$75,878	$49,000	6,859,819	810
8	Nevada	$58,355	$36,000	2,998,039	228
9	New York	$62,287	$39,000	19,849,399	1,332
10	Maine	$54,808	$36,000	1,335,907	231
11	Rhode Island	$63,382	$40,000	1,059,639	102
12	Indiana	$56,707	$35,000	6,666,818	691
13	Pennsylvania	$60,553	$38,000	12,805,537	981
14	District of Columbia	$73,340	$45,000	693,972	65
15	Virginia	$59,817	$37,000	8,470,020	983
16	Washington	$64,365	$41,000	7,405,743	497
17	Oregon	$59,616	$38,000	4,142,776	388
18	North Dakota	$60,053	$38,000	755,393	71
19	Illinois	$57,243	$36,000	12,802,023	1,197
20	Montana	$57,130	$36,000	1,050,493	111
21	South Carolina	$52,021	$34,000	5,024,369	538
22	Iowa	$50,306	$32,000	3,145,711	753
23	Colorado	$54,793	$36,000	5,607,154	663
24	Missouri	$54,676	$35,000	6,113,532	585
25	Michigan	$54,504	$33,000	9,962,311	738
26	California	$63,066	$39,000	39,536,653	1,917
27	Louisiana	$55,681	$37,000	4,684,333	274
28	Minnesota	$54,583	$34,000	5,576,606	648
29	North Carolina	$49,887	$32,000	10,273,419	1,160
30	Nebraska	$47,884	$31,000	1,920,076	297
31	Arizona	$50,077	$33,000	7,016,270	649
32	Wyoming	$52,044	$34,000	579,315	43
33	Vermont	$48,137	$31,000	623,657	90
34	Utah	$49,139	$31,000	3,101,833	325
35	Wisconsin	$50,027	$31,000	5,795,483	497
36	South Dakota	$44,201	$28,000	869,666	127
37	Idaho	$52,303	$33,000	1,716,943	109
38	Georgia	$44,900	$30,000	10,429,379	1,181
39	Kansas	$48,663	$32,000	2,913,123	254
40	Mississippi	$43,609	$29,000	2,984,100	230
41	Florida	$42,842	$28,000	20,984,400	1,842
42	Ohio	$46,432	$28,000	11,658,609	892
43	Kentucky	$45,645	$29,000	4,454,189	331
44	Texas	$44,224	$29,000	28,304,596	1,955
45	Oklahoma	$43,400	$29,000	3,930,864	297
46	Tennessee	$36,508	$24,000	6,715,984	733
47	Hawaii	$48,321	$38,000	1,427,538	64
48	Alabama	$43,040	$29,000	4,874,747	365
49	West Virginia	$39,173	$24,000	1,815,857	138
50	Arkansas	$39,056	$26,000	3,004,279	237
51	New Mexico	$41,896	$28,000	2,088,070	132

Highest paying states for heating technicians

Rank	State	Avg. Heating Technician Salary
1	Connecticut	$76,252
2	Alaska	$76,640
3	New Hampshire	$64,748
4	Delaware	$62,861
5	New Jersey	$66,964
6	Maryland	$75,559
7	Massachusetts	$75,878
8	Nevada	$58,355
9	New York	$62,287
10	Maine	$54,808
11	Rhode Island	$63,382
12	Indiana	$56,707
13	Pennsylvania	$60,553
14	District of Columbia	$73,340
15	Virginia	$59,817
16	Washington	$64,365
17	Oregon	$59,616
18	North Dakota	$60,053
19	Illinois	$57,243
20	Montana	$57,130
21	South Carolina	$52,021
22	Iowa	$50,306
23	Colorado	$54,793
24	Missouri	$54,676
25	Michigan	$54,504
26	California	$63,066
27	Louisiana	$55,681
28	Minnesota	$54,583
29	North Carolina	$49,887
30	Nebraska	$47,884
31	Arizona	$50,077
32	Wyoming	$52,044
33	Vermont	$48,137
34	Utah	$49,139
35	Wisconsin	$50,027
36	South Dakota	$44,201
37	Idaho	$52,303
38	Georgia	$44,900
39	Kansas	$48,663
40	Mississippi	$43,609
41	Florida	$42,842
42	Ohio	$46,432
43	Kentucky	$45,645
44	Texas	$44,224
45	Oklahoma	$43,400
46	Tennessee	$36,508
47	Hawaii	$48,321
48	Alabama	$43,040
49	West Virginia	$39,173
50	Arkansas	$39,056
51	New Mexico	$41,896

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Total heating technician jobs:	358
Average annual salary:	$76,252
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$48,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$119,000
Location Quotient:	1.1

Best states for a heating technician

10 best states for heating technicians in 2025

1. Connecticut

2. Alaska

3. New Hampshire

4. Delaware

5. New Jersey

6. Maryland

7. Massachusetts

8. Nevada

9. New York

10. Maine