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

The median hourly wage is $23.08. The middle half earn between $20.04 and $27.21 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Little Rock, AR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.65 an hour ($36,710 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.04.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Little Rock or Memphis?

Memphis pays more: the median is $48,000 in Little Rock and $56,780 in Memphis, a 15% difference.

How does Little Rock pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Little Rock median of $48,000 is about the same as the Arkansas median of $48,110.

HVAC technician salary in Little Rock, AR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR area earn a median of $48,000 a year, or $23.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $63,360 a year. That's about the same as the Arkansas median of $48,110.

Median yearly pay$48,000

Bottom 10% under$36,710Top 10% over$63,360

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.65/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,470
After cost of living: $53,710
Median hourly pay: $23.08/hr
vs U.S. median: −21%
vs Arkansas median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30780, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, 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	$36,710–$41,670$17.65–$20.04/hr
Experienced technician	$48,000$23.08/hr
Senior / top earners	$56,600–$63,360$27.21–$30.46/hr

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

How Little Rock, AR compares

Little Rock ranks 4th of 7 Arkansas metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Little Rock area than nationally: 4.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $63,360, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,710: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Little Rock, AR?: HVAC technicians in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR area earn a median of $48,000 a year, or $23.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $63,360 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Little Rock, AR?: The median hourly wage is $23.08. The middle half earn between $20.04 and $27.21 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Little Rock, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.65 an hour ($36,710 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.04.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Little Rock or Memphis?: Memphis pays more: the median is $48,000 in Little Rock and $56,780 in Memphis, a 15% difference.
How does Little Rock pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Little Rock median of $48,000 is about the same as 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 30780 (Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, 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 (89.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures