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

The median hourly wage is $45.11. The middle half earn between $28.83 and $49.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Fairbanks, AK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $26.11 an hour ($54,310 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.83.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Fairbanks or Anchorage?

Fairbanks pays more: the median is $93,820 in Fairbanks and $85,620 in Anchorage, a 10% difference.

How does Fairbanks pay compare with the rest of Alaska?

The Fairbanks median of $93,820 is 21% more than the Alaska median of $77,430.

HVAC technician salary in Fairbanks, AK

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Fairbanks–College, AK area earn a median of $93,820 a year, or $45.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $105,800. Across all of Alaska, the median is $77,430, so Fairbanks pays 21% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$93,820

Bottom 10% under$54,310Top 10% over$105,800

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $26.11/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $90,900
Median hourly pay: $45.11/hr
vs U.S. median: +54%
vs Alaska median: +21%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21820, Fairbanks-College, 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	$54,310–$59,960$26.11–$28.83/hr
Experienced technician	$93,820$45.11/hr
Senior / top earners	$102,290–$105,800$49.18–$50.86/hr

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

How Fairbanks, AK compares

HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Fairbanks area as nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $105,800, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $54,310: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alaska metro areas

Anchorage$85,620

Other trades in Fairbanks, AK

Electrician Welder Lineman Plumber

Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Fairbanks, AK?: HVAC technicians in the Fairbanks–College, AK area earn a median of $93,820 a year, or $45.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $105,800.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Fairbanks, AK?: The median hourly wage is $45.11. The middle half earn between $28.83 and $49.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Fairbanks, AK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $26.11 an hour ($54,310 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.83.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Fairbanks or Anchorage?: Fairbanks pays more: the median is $93,820 in Fairbanks and $85,620 in Anchorage, a 10% difference.
How does Fairbanks pay compare with the rest of Alaska?: The Fairbanks median of $93,820 is 21% 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 21820 (Fairbanks-College, 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 (103.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures