what should my pay be around?

[hvac ap]

hey everyone im just wondering what my pay should be ive been working for this company for about a year now and i am an extremely hardworker and very reliable, always on time, and i never get sick. I have taken a wiring class on air conditioning and heating and also have my epa certification. and i can also braze very well i never have any leaks. im just looking for a ballpark of what i should be making, thanks

[hvac ap]

i also have all my own tools including a multimeter

[Mike19]

What state do you work in? Wages differ depending on what part of the country you are in.

[Joehvac25]

I'm going to say less than you think lol

[Mike19]

And in all reality, the answer is whatever your employer thinks you are worth.

[hvac wiz 79]

How profitable are you? Can you be left alone to perform any task asked of you?

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[jtrammel]

And in all reality, the answer is whatever your employer thinks you are worth.

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[blitz]

what's your primary role? if install helper it should start around $14 with some experience. $12 with none. resi service tech I would start you at $15 if you're top of your class at trade school. multimeter and hand tools are basic in this trade and should not be considered as advantage...

[hvac ap]

I live in pa and I am primarily an install helper as of now

[2sac]

Between $12-$14.

[pilotlight]

In Northern Indiana. You will be around 10-12. If you have 2+ years experience it is 13-16. If you have 10+ years experience it is 13-16

[MechanicallyInclined]

10 years plus at $13-16/Hr.?! The Union scale in S.B. is $29.95/Hr. A whole world of difference!!

[Tech Rob]

You should be getting paid around every Friday.

[2sac]

In Northern Indiana. You will be around 10-12. If you have 2+ years experience it is 13-16. If you have 10+ years experience it is 13-16

Somethings wrong here

[Strkout499]

hey everyone im just wondering what my pay should be ive been working for this company for about a year now and i am an extremely hardworker and very reliable, always on time, and i never get sick. I have taken a wiring class on air conditioning and heating and also have my epa certification. and i can also braze very well i never have any leaks. im just looking for a ballpark of what i should be making, thanks

I think you're looking at it in the wrong way. You're thinking of it as "How much my boss should be paying me" rather that "How much am I worth to my boss," that's why the post here. You may be an extremely hard worker and such, but you need to prove yourself and make yourself indispensable. Don't wait around for your lead guys to tell you to do something and jump on it, predict what they are going to do next and depending on how far your experience goes a) have whatever that next thing is prepped and ready for them, or b) ask if you can do it. The helpers I've trained could have a brain, but as soon as they're done helping with the task at hand whip out their phone and start texting their girlfriend, that doesn't impress me. When I was a helper I found out that I needed to impress my co-workers rather than the boss, and they would then go to bat for me.

[Mike19]

I'm right on base with everyone else, 12-14 is the number I had in my head.

[Tommy knocker]

As much as they are willing to pay you. Or as little as you are willing to take. It's all about worth and value if its a non union shop. If its a union shop its all about what dues rate you pay. 12-14 sounds about average for what you are doing, around here anyway.

[linuxexpert1989]

I'm currently being paid $12 an hour and I have been at this company for around a year and 8 months in eastern Pennsylvania I graduated top of my class in trade school an I am always on time and have been told I am higher up in the company then another employee who has been there almost 2 and a half years. I currently have not requested any benefits and I can pretty much handle any service/Installation tasks I have needed to do. Am I missing something here or is this the going rate for all smaller companies? We are not a fly by night operation. I would appreciate any input you might have.

[linuxexpert1989]

As far as my experience level I have installed 2 complete systems at my parents house working alone in about 4 days while at the time I only had about 7 months in the field (Included new plenums and return drops as well as all new wiring). Units sized based on load calculations and not by what was here already. Everything works flawlessly and was done to local and national codes. My argument is if I can do that completely and professionally from start to finish I should be compensated better then what I am.

[air1]

You're already getting paid more than anyone else willing to do your job for less.
The best way to get a raise in this trade is to quit and go work for someone else who values you more than your current employer.