Pay scale compared to other Industries

The pay scale difference is fairly consistent, anywhere....Your best bet is to simply check prevailing wage scales, (via Davis Bacon scales),...That pretty-much mirrors the private sector, as for comparative differences...."Mechanical" trades are traditional higher pay scale....Although the illegal workforce was being utilized more & more in the Ele/Plumb residential aspects, bringing down/stifling those wages.

Unlike roofing, concrete, rough carpentry, etc, that have suffered stagnation.....HVAC, appears to be a fairly safe haven for the working stiff.

Everybody gets less than electricians around here. No idea why they are held in such high esteem. hvac gets the same or more but they put out about half the amps. Plumbers are all over the price map.

I took the time to look at your website and it certainly appears that you have played your cards well and have already built an institution of sorts that you can be quite proud of. For one reason and another, many of us who frequent here have a different kind of vision of how we want to interface our trade persona with the world, me included, but not everyone here by any means. There are no doubt many who would, ought to be jealous of your achievement and I have no doubt that if you stick around long enough to foster some genuine relationships, your observations will be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to seeing how it all unfolds. You have my welcome.

The calls kept coming because of the good quality and service, now I have 55 employees and the service is not quite the same and of course,less personable. But the calls keep coming.

No employees. I fired them all about 20 years ago. :laugh: