How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Auburn, AL?

The median hourly wage is $23.16. The middle half earn between $18.32 and $29.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Auburn, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.37 an hour ($36,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.32.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Auburn or Huntsville?

Huntsville pays more: the median is $48,170 in Auburn and $49,940 in Huntsville, a 4% difference.

How does Auburn pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Auburn median of $48,170 is about the same as the Alabama median of $48,370.

HVAC technician salary in Auburn, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Auburn–Opelika, AL area earn a median of $48,170 a year, or $23.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $64,310. Across all of Alabama, the median is $48,370, so Auburn pays about the same as the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$48,170

Bottom 10% under$36,120Top 10% over$64,310

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.37/hr
Jobs in this area: 260
After cost of living: $54,780
Median hourly pay: $23.16/hr
vs U.S. median: −21%
vs Alabama median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12220, Auburn-Opelika, AL). Excludes self-employed HVAC technicians. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to senior HVAC technician pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice / entry level	$36,120–$38,100$17.37–$18.32/hr
Experienced technician	$48,170$23.16/hr
Senior / top earners	$60,490–$64,310$29.08–$30.92/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Auburn, AL compares

Auburn ranks 7th of 13 Alabama metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Auburn area than nationally: 3.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $64,310, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,120: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alabama metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Auburn, AL?: HVAC technicians in the Auburn–Opelika, AL area earn a median of $48,170 a year, or $23.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $64,310.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Auburn, AL?: The median hourly wage is $23.16. The middle half earn between $18.32 and $29.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Auburn, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.37 an hour ($36,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.32.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Auburn or Huntsville?: Huntsville pays more: the median is $48,170 in Auburn and $49,940 in Huntsville, a 4% difference.
How does Auburn pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Auburn median of $48,170 is about the same as the Alabama median of $48,370.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9021 (Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers), area code 12220 (Auburn-Opelika, AL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed HVAC technicians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (87.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures