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

The median hourly wage is $23.29. The middle half earn between $19.57 and $28.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.21 an hour ($35,810 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.57.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Tuscaloosa or Huntsville?

Huntsville pays more: the median is $48,430 in Tuscaloosa and $49,940 in Huntsville, a 3% difference.

How does Tuscaloosa pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Tuscaloosa median of $48,430 is about the same as the Alabama median of $48,370.

HVAC technician salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Tuscaloosa, AL area earn a median of $48,430 a year, or $23.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,780 a year. Across all of Alabama, the median is $48,370, so Tuscaloosa pays about the same as the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$48,430

Bottom 10% under$35,810Top 10% over$61,780

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.21/hr
Jobs in this area: 450
After cost of living: $55,210
Median hourly pay: $23.29/hr
vs U.S. median: −21%
vs Alabama median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 46220, Tuscaloosa, 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	$35,810–$40,700$17.21–$19.57/hr
Experienced technician	$48,430$23.29/hr
Senior / top earners	$60,100–$61,780$28.90–$29.70/hr

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

How Tuscaloosa, AL compares

Tuscaloosa ranks 6th of 13 Alabama metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Tuscaloosa area than nationally: 4.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $61,780, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,810: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Tuscaloosa, AL?: HVAC technicians in the Tuscaloosa, AL area earn a median of $48,430 a year, or $23.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,780 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Tuscaloosa, AL?: The median hourly wage is $23.29. The middle half earn between $19.57 and $28.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Tuscaloosa, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.21 an hour ($35,810 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.57.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Tuscaloosa or Huntsville?: Huntsville pays more: the median is $48,430 in Tuscaloosa and $49,940 in Huntsville, a 3% difference.
How does Tuscaloosa pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Tuscaloosa median of $48,430 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 46220 (Tuscaloosa, 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 (87.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures