How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Fresno, CA?

The median hourly wage is $30.09. The middle half earn between $24.77 and $38.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Fresno, CA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.12 an hour ($43,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.77.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Fresno or San Francisco?

San Francisco pays more: the median is $62,580 in Fresno and $78,490 in San Francisco, a 20% difference.

How does Fresno pay compare with the rest of California?

The Fresno median of $62,580 is 14% less than the California median of $72,560.

HVAC technician salary in Fresno, CA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Fresno, CA area earn a median of $62,580 a year, or $30.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $101,680. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $72,560; Fresno is 14% below it.

Median yearly pay$62,580

Bottom 10% under$43,920Top 10% over$101,680

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.12/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,300
After cost of living: $61,260
Median hourly pay: $30.09/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs California median: −14%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 23420, Fresno, CA). 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	$43,920–$51,520$21.12–$24.77/hr
Experienced technician	$62,580$30.09/hr
Senior / top earners	$79,860–$101,680$38.40–$48.89/hr

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

How Fresno, CA compares

Fresno has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 25 California metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Fresno area as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $101,680, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,920: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other California metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Fresno, CA?: HVAC technicians in the Fresno, CA area earn a median of $62,580 a year, or $30.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $101,680.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Fresno, CA?: The median hourly wage is $30.09. The middle half earn between $24.77 and $38.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Fresno, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.12 an hour ($43,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.77.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Fresno or San Francisco?: San Francisco pays more: the median is $62,580 in Fresno and $78,490 in San Francisco, a 20% difference.
How does Fresno pay compare with the rest of California?: The Fresno median of $62,580 is 14% less than the California median of $72,560.

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 23420 (Fresno, CA). 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 (102.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures