HVAC Controls Technician (BAS / Niagara)
We place this role between $75,000 and $110,000 a year at mid experience, before overtime, bonus and on-call.
What this role pays.
That band is mid experience, built from our own engagement history. Experience and region move it - the salary calculator applies both.
The federal occupation this role reports under is Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3023), May 2025. Nationally it reports a median of $78,190 , with the middle of the market between $49,510 and $115,700. BLS counts this job inside that occupation rather than publishing it separately, so the figures cover a slightly wider group than this exact title.
Where it pays most.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians across the metros we cover, May 2025. BLS publishes a median for 106 of them and withholds the rest, where the local sample was too small to be reliable.
| Metro | Median | Employed there |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | $103,170 | 540 |
| Baton Rouge | $102,380 | 290 |
| Albuquerque | $102,250 | 390 |
| Seattle | $98,180 | 1,570 |
| Virginia Beach | $96,870 | 1,430 |
| Las Vegas | $96,660 | 750 |
| Augusta | $96,400 | 130 |
| urban honolulu hi | $96,200 | 420 |
| Deltona-Daytona | $57,750 | 110 |
| Columbus | $60,260 | 750 |
| Harrisburg | $60,750 | 180 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. The last three rows are the lowest-paying metros in the same set. Headcount is metro-wide across every industry, not this trade alone.
Credentials that move an offer.
- Tridium Niagara
- JCI Metasys
Licensing is a state question, not a national one. The HVAC & Mechanical hiring page carries the state-by-state position, and every market page names the authority for that state.
What the search actually takes.
Across 34 closed hvac & mechanical searches in 2026 year to date, our median was 17 days from first contact with the candidate to hire. That is not a time-to-fill benchmark - our clock starts when we reach the candidate, not when the requisition opened. The full distribution is in the Hiring Index.
Keep reading.
- 2026 HVAC & Mechanical Salary Guide - the full benchmark by role.
- HVAC & Mechanical recruiting - how we run this trade.
- Salary calculator - the band by experience and region.
- HVAC & Mechanical hiring in Houston - one market in detail.
- Hiring Index - how long our searches actually take.
Other HVAC & Mechanical roles we recruit
- HVAC Service Technician
- HVAC Install Technician (Commercial)
- HVAC Service Manager
- HVAC Project Manager (Commercial)
All 56 roles we recruit - every trade, every seat.
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