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How to Become an HVAC Technician: Pay and Training by State

HVAC technicians in the US earned a median $29.33 an hour, or $61,010 a year, in May 2025.[1] District of Columbia has the highest state median, $40.57, and Arkansas the lowest, $23.13.[2]

Alabama: $23.26 an hourAlaska: $37.23 an hourArizona: $28.56 an hourColorado: $31.35 an hourFlorida: $27.24 an hourGeorgia: $27.11 an hourIndiana: $29.05 an hourKansas: $29.07 an hourMaine: $30.37 an hourMassachusetts: $37.16 an hourMinnesota: $36.71 an hourNew Jersey: $35.79 an hourNorth Carolina: $27.53 an hourNorth Dakota: $35.81 an hourOklahoma: $27.67 an hourPennsylvania: $30.00 an hourSouth Dakota: $29.51 an hourTexas: $27.77 an hourWyoming: $26.30 an hourConnecticut: $36.83 an hourMissouri: $28.82 an hourWest Virginia: $23.49 an hourIllinois: $37.21 an hourNew Mexico: $24.17 an hourArkansas: $23.13 an hourCalifornia: $34.88 an hourDelaware: $29.96 an hourDistrict of Columbia: $40.57 an hourHawaii: $31.47 an hourIowa: $29.17 an hourKentucky: $28.18 an hourMaryland: $33.67 an hourMichigan: $29.26 an hourMississippi: $23.41 an hourMontana: $29.26 an hourNew Hampshire: $35.51 an hourNew York: $35.78 an hourOhio: $30.06 an hourOregon: $30.26 an hourTennessee: $26.68 an hourUtah: $28.24 an hourVirginia: $28.72 an hourWashington: $36.38 an hourWisconsin: $29.67 an hourNebraska: $28.77 an hourSouth Carolina: $27.22 an hourIdaho: $27.04 an hourNevada: $29.09 an hourVermont: $29.88 an hourLouisiana: $28.20 an hourRhode Island: $32.39 an hour
under $27.24$27.24 to $28.82$28.82 to $29.96$29.96 to $35.78$35.78 and up

Median hourly pay by state. Select a state for its pay by percentile and city.

What is the pay range for HVAC technicians in the US?

The middle half of HVAC technicians earned $23.25 to $37.05 an hour; the top tenth earned $45.78 or more.[1]

10th
$19.25
25th
$23.25
Median
$29.33
75th
$37.05
90th
$45.78
10th
$40,050
25th
$48,360
Median
$61,010
75th
$77,060
90th
$95,210
Percentiles of HVAC technician pay in the US, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the red mark is the median.

Are HVAC technicians in demand?

Projections Central expects US HVAC technician jobs to grow 8.1% from 425,200 in 2024 to 459,700 in 2034, with about 40,100 openings a year.[3]

HVAC Technician pay and training by state

Median pay (BLS, May 2025), registered apprenticeship sponsors (apprenticeship.gov) and schools with programs (College Scorecard).

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualJobsSponsorsSchools
Alabama$23.26$48,3708,2601310
Alaska$37.23$77,430610453
Arizona$28.56$59,40010,8601216
Arkansas$23.13$48,1104,960718
California$34.88$72,56035,1302546
Colorado$31.35$65,2008,940177
Connecticut$36.83$76,6103,8002803
Delaware$29.96$62,3201,730503
District of Columbia$40.57$84,39040020
Florida$27.24$56,67039,1608247
Georgia$27.11$56,39012,290528
Hawaii$31.47$65,4501,30011
Idaho$27.04$56,2404,550214
Illinois$37.21$77,4109,7401731
Indiana$29.05$60,4308,530723
Iowa$29.17$60,6803,84021311
Kansas$29.07$60,4603,770713
Kentucky$28.18$58,6205,100417
Louisiana$28.20$58,6505,380418
Maine$30.37$63,1702,25077
Maryland$33.67$70,0208,560206
Massachusetts$37.16$77,3008,200518
Michigan$29.26$60,85012,5903519
Minnesota$36.71$76,3504,200712
Mississippi$23.41$48,6802,700113
Missouri$28.82$59,9507,2203714
Montana$29.26$60,8501,2301133
Nebraska$28.77$59,8503,02075
Nevada$29.09$60,5104,17065
New Hampshire$35.51$73,8502,5601901
New Jersey$35.79$74,45010,3303679
New Mexico$24.17$50,2701,95027
New York$35.78$74,43024,4302813
North Carolina$27.53$57,26015,2301338
North Dakota$35.81$74,49097043
Ohio$30.06$62,51014,1502032
Oklahoma$27.67$57,5605,6501124
Oregon$30.26$62,9403,980111
Pennsylvania$30.00$62,40015,8809832
Rhode Island$32.39$67,3701,4501241
South Carolina$27.22$56,6106,9201714
South Dakota$29.51$61,3901,61043
Tennessee$26.68$55,4909,740427
Texas$27.77$57,76034,7302242
Utah$28.24$58,7305,580147
Vermont$29.88$62,150970880
Virginia$28.72$59,73014,6908227
Washington$36.38$75,6607,370713
West Virginia$23.49$48,8501,69028
Wisconsin$29.67$61,7106,6301212
Wyoming$26.30$54,70069091
United States$29.33$61,010409,670

Which states license individual HVAC technicians?

Of the states with license steps on this site, these license HVAC technicians at the state level: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Wisconsin.

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS national estimates: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (49-9021), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS state estimates, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  5. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (field of study and institution data) (collegescorecard.ed.gov)