Refrigeration | Air Conditioning Mechanic Salary Canada

Average Canadian Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic's Salary :: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics' Wages in Canada

The table below details the hourly wages for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics. The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this employment is 7313.

Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic, heating and cooling mechanic, transport refrigeration technician and central air conditioning servicer.

The pay information below has been split into rough bands as follows:
  • Low pay: The bottom 10 percent of workers earn this.
  • High pay: The top 10 percent of workers earn this.
  • Average pay: The average wage in this sector after removing the bottom 10 percent and the top 10 percent of workers. Average pay is then calculated on the remaining 80 percent of workers' wages.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average wages are earned in Edmonton, Alberta at $30.91 per hour and the lowest average wages are earned in Montreal, Quebec at $19 per hour.

A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $45,000 - $60,000.

The largest sector of employment for refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics is construction. The average weekly earnings for the construction sector as a whole were $1075.80 in January 2012, an increase of 3.2% on the previous year. Assuming an average working week of 36 hours, hourly average earnings in this sector for January 2012 were $29.88.

Average Hourly Wages for
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics in Canada

Location Low Wage
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per hr
Average
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High Wage
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Year
Calgary / Banff / Jasper / Rocky Mountain House - Alberta 18.00 27.01 41.65 2011
Edmonton - Alberta 19.39 30.91 39.38 2011
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest - British Columbia 15.00 24.35 35.44 2011
Winnipeg - Manitoba 14.20 22.70 30.70 2009
Moncton / Shediac / Sackville / Richibucto - New Brunswick 13.82 21.85 32.00 2010
Halifax - Nova Scotia 13.25 23.30 29.00 2010
Toronto - Ontario 14.95 24.39 37.60 2010
Ottawa - Ontario 15.50 21.91 31.50 2010
Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula / Brantford Area - Ontario 15.00 23.55 37.00 2010
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie / Guelph - Ontario 15.60 24.40 34.87 2010
Prince Edward Island - - - -
Montreal - Quebec 13.00 19.00 25.50 2007
Saskatoon and Rural West - Saskatchewan - - - -