How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Fayetteville, AR?

The median hourly wage is $25.78. The middle half earn between $22.69 and $30.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Fayetteville, AR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.42 an hour ($38,300 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.69.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Fayetteville or Memphis?

Memphis pays more: the median is $53,620 in Fayetteville and $56,780 in Memphis, a 6% difference.

How does Fayetteville pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Fayetteville median of $53,620 is 11% more than the Arkansas median of $48,110.

HVAC technician salary in Fayetteville, AR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR area earn a median of $53,620 a year, or $25.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,600. Across all of Arkansas, the median is $48,110, so Fayetteville pays 11% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$53,620

Bottom 10% under$38,300Top 10% over$74,600

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.42/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,240
After cost of living: $58,700
Median hourly pay: $25.78/hr
vs U.S. median: −12%
vs Arkansas median: +11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22220, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR). 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	$38,300–$47,190$18.42–$22.69/hr
Experienced technician	$53,620$25.78/hr
Senior / top earners	$63,780–$74,600$30.67–$35.87/hr

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

How Fayetteville, AR compares

Fayetteville ranks 2nd of 7 Arkansas metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Fayetteville area than nationally: 4.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,600, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,300: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Arkansas metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Fayetteville, AR?: HVAC technicians in the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR area earn a median of $53,620 a year, or $25.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,600.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Fayetteville, AR?: The median hourly wage is $25.78. The middle half earn between $22.69 and $30.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Fayetteville, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.42 an hour ($38,300 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.69.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Fayetteville or Memphis?: Memphis pays more: the median is $53,620 in Fayetteville and $56,780 in Memphis, a 6% difference.
How does Fayetteville pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Fayetteville median of $53,620 is 11% more than the Arkansas median of $48,110.

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 22220 (Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR). 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 (91.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures