Hvac wages in NC

[tiredtech]

moving to charlotte, or would really like to but having some trouble. I live in ne pa and am union. I currently take home 29.92 an hour with a lot of benefits. I am a journeyman of 7 years with 13 yrs. total experience. When looking into this move, I discovered alot of positions but really poor salaries, I mean 10-14 an hour....does anyone know if this is really the typical salary or if I 'm just looking in the wrong place? I am registered with all the major site including hvacagent, careerbuilder,charlotte jobs,etc and can find nothing to equal or come close to my compensation. Am I stuck in pa forever???

[R12rules]

Welcome.
Do a serch on wages on this site in the General discussion forum.
Speak with a union rep to see if they have need of your services in the area you wish to move to.

Search for the thread; "where do you all live". It will give names and cities. Well ... so will "wages" thread.

If need more help, just post again.

[duckman373]

In Charlotte you can make 16.00 to 30.00 with a commercial outfit if you have the experience. If you don't do the commercial thing, 10.00 to 18.00 is what you're looking at.

[markwolf]

My now deceased cousin lived in n.c. & he was a foreman for a large contractor that did govt.renovations which by law bound them to pay prevailing wage.The pay was so poor he quit & opened up a few pawn shops where he made much better money.

[mcafins]

tiredtech are you still looking to move to Charlotte? If you are please email me or call.I am looking for good people who take pride in themselves and their work. I am willing to pay for these qualities along with experience.If interested please email me at mcafins@nc.rr.com or call (704) 372-1101. (residential & light commercial)While I can't match union type wages I can do better than the wages mentioned

[heating1cooling1]

We will be very interested in talking to you about a service technician job in Charlotte. We are not union, not aware of any residential & light commercial company in Charlotte that is.

Send me your resume, I will review and get back in touch.

[sfry]

i'm making the move to charlotte end of this week. you can make over 18 in res. i talked to one union comm place, I wasn't what they where currentely looking for(no comm exp) but in talking to them there are only 3-4 union places in the area. the union is not as big as it is in the northeast. for res, i got a good raise. what you are making you won't make in res, enless you work for a place with a lot of commision, and want to deal with that stuff. good luck to you.

[2seasons-employed]

Originally posted by tiredtech
moving to charlotte, or would really like to but having some trouble. I live in ne pa and am union. I currently take home 29.92 an hour with a lot of benefits. I am a journeyman of 7 years with 13 yrs. total experience. When looking into this move, I discovered alot of positions but really poor salaries, I mean 10-14 an hour....does anyone know if this is really the typical salary or if I 'm just looking in the wrong place? I am registered with all the major site including hvacagent, careerbuilder,charlotte jobs,etc and can find nothing to equal or come close to my compensation. Am I stuck in pa forever??? SOunds like good money , but whats the costs of living like in poportion to the wages??? and what kind of commercial or work you do?