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

The median hourly wage is $24.01. The middle half earn between $20.75 and $29.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Huntsville, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.07 an hour ($37,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.75.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Huntsville or Birmingham?

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

How does Huntsville pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Huntsville median of $49,940 is 3% more than the Alabama median of $48,370.

HVAC technician salary in Huntsville, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Huntsville, AL area earn a median of $49,940 a year, or $24.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $73,030. Across all of Alabama, the median is $48,370, so Huntsville pays 3% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$49,940

Bottom 10% under$37,590Top 10% over$73,030

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.07/hr
Jobs in this area: 770
After cost of living: $53,660
Median hourly pay: $24.01/hr
vs U.S. median: −18%
vs Alabama median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26620, Huntsville, 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	$37,590–$43,160$18.07–$20.75/hr
Experienced technician	$49,940$24.01/hr
Senior / top earners	$61,340–$73,030$29.49–$35.11/hr

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

How Huntsville, AL compares

Huntsville has the highest HVAC technician median of the 13 Alabama metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Huntsville area as nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,030, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,590: 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 Huntsville, AL?: HVAC technicians in the Huntsville, AL area earn a median of $49,940 a year, or $24.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $73,030.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Huntsville, AL?: The median hourly wage is $24.01. The middle half earn between $20.75 and $29.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Huntsville, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.07 an hour ($37,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.75.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Huntsville or Birmingham?: Huntsville pays more: the median is $49,940 in Huntsville and $48,740 in Birmingham, a 2% difference.
How does Huntsville pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Huntsville median of $49,940 is 3% 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 26620 (Huntsville, 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 (93.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures