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

The median hourly wage is $22.42. The middle half earn between $19.08 and $24.88 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Hot Springs, AR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.56 an hour ($36,510 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.08.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Hot Springs or Memphis?

Memphis pays more: the median is $46,630 in Hot Springs and $56,780 in Memphis, a 18% difference.

How does Hot Springs pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Hot Springs median of $46,630 is 3% less than the Arkansas median of $48,110.

HVAC technician salary in Hot Springs, AR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Hot Springs, AR area earn a median of $46,630 a year, or $22.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $65,590. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $48,110; Hot Springs is 3% below it.

Median yearly pay$46,630

Bottom 10% under$36,510Top 10% over$65,590

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.56/hr
Jobs in this area: 150
After cost of living: $54,390
Median hourly pay: $22.42/hr
vs U.S. median: −24%
vs Arkansas median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26300, Hot Springs, 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	$36,510–$39,690$17.56–$19.08/hr
Experienced technician	$46,630$22.42/hr
Senior / top earners	$51,750–$65,590$24.88–$31.53/hr

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

How Hot Springs, AR compares

Hot Springs has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 7 Arkansas metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Hot Springs area than nationally: 3.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $65,590, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,510: 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 Hot Springs, AR?: HVAC technicians in the Hot Springs, AR area earn a median of $46,630 a year, or $22.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $65,590.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Hot Springs, AR?: The median hourly wage is $22.42. The middle half earn between $19.08 and $24.88 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Hot Springs, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.56 an hour ($36,510 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.08.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Hot Springs or Memphis?: Memphis pays more: the median is $46,630 in Hot Springs and $56,780 in Memphis, a 18% difference.
How does Hot Springs pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Hot Springs median of $46,630 is 3% less 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 26300 (Hot Springs, 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 (85.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures