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

The median hourly wage is $23.43. The middle half earn between $20.50 and $29.05 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Birmingham, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.00 an hour ($37,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.50.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Birmingham or Huntsville?

Huntsville pays more: the median is $48,740 in Birmingham and $49,940 in Huntsville, a 2% difference.

How does Birmingham pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Birmingham median of $48,740 is 1% more than the Alabama median of $48,370.

HVAC technician salary in Birmingham, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Birmingham, AL area earn a median of $48,740 a year, or $23.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $69,830. That's 1% more than the Alabama median of $48,370.

Median yearly pay$48,740

Bottom 10% under$37,440Top 10% over$69,830

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 2,370
After cost of living: $53,180
Median hourly pay: $23.43/hr
vs U.S. median: −20%
vs Alabama median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13820, Birmingham, 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	$37,440–$42,630$18.00–$20.50/hr
Experienced technician	$48,740$23.43/hr
Senior / top earners	$60,420–$69,830$29.05–$33.57/hr

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

How Birmingham, AL compares

Birmingham ranks 4th of 13 Alabama metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Birmingham area than nationally: 4.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $69,830, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,440: 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 Birmingham, AL?: HVAC technicians in the Birmingham, AL area earn a median of $48,740 a year, or $23.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $69,830.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Birmingham, AL?: The median hourly wage is $23.43. The middle half earn between $20.50 and $29.05 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Birmingham, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.00 an hour ($37,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.50.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Birmingham or Huntsville?: Huntsville pays more: the median is $48,740 in Birmingham and $49,940 in Huntsville, a 2% difference.
How does Birmingham pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Birmingham median of $48,740 is 1% more than 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 13820 (Birmingham, 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 (91.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures