How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Anchorage, AK?

The median hourly wage is $41.16. The middle half earn between $35.03 and $49.54 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Anchorage, AK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.92 an hour ($58,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $35.03.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Anchorage or Fairbanks?

Fairbanks pays more: the median is $85,620 in Anchorage and $93,820 in Fairbanks, a 9% difference.

How does Anchorage pay compare with the rest of Alaska?

The Anchorage median of $85,620 is 11% more than the Alaska median of $77,430.

HVAC technician salary in Anchorage, AK

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Anchorage, AK area earn a median of $85,620 a year, or $41.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $105,140. That's 11% more than the Alaska median of $77,430.

Median yearly pay$85,620

Bottom 10% under$58,070Top 10% over$105,140

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $27.92/hr
Jobs in this area: 330
After cost of living: $81,220
Median hourly pay: $41.16/hr
vs U.S. median: +40%
vs Alaska median: +11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 11260, Anchorage, AK). 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	$58,070–$72,850$27.92–$35.03/hr
Experienced technician	$85,620$41.16/hr
Senior / top earners	$103,050–$105,140$49.54–$50.55/hr

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

How Anchorage, AK compares

HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Anchorage area than nationally: 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.71 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $105,140, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $58,070: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alaska metro areas

Fairbanks–College$93,820

Other trades in Anchorage, AK

Electrician Welder Lineman Plumber

Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Anchorage, AK?: HVAC technicians in the Anchorage, AK area earn a median of $85,620 a year, or $41.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $105,140.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Anchorage, AK?: The median hourly wage is $41.16. The middle half earn between $35.03 and $49.54 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Anchorage, AK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.92 an hour ($58,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $35.03.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Anchorage or Fairbanks?: Fairbanks pays more: the median is $85,620 in Anchorage and $93,820 in Fairbanks, a 9% difference.
How does Anchorage pay compare with the rest of Alaska?: The Anchorage median of $85,620 is 11% more than the Alaska median of $77,430.

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 11260 (Anchorage, AK). 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 (105.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures