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

The median hourly wage is $32.67. The middle half earn between $26.29 and $38.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Vallejo, CA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.77 an hour ($49,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.29.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Vallejo or San Francisco?

San Francisco pays more: the median is $67,950 in Vallejo and $78,490 in San Francisco, a 13% difference.

How does Vallejo pay compare with the rest of California?

The Vallejo median of $67,950 is 6% less than the California median of $72,560.

HVAC technician salary in Vallejo, CA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Vallejo, CA area earn a median of $67,950 a year, or $32.67 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $98,800 a year. That's 6% less than the California median of $72,560.

Median yearly pay$67,950

Bottom 10% under$49,440Top 10% over$98,800

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.77/hr
Jobs in this area: 490
After cost of living: $62,640
Median hourly pay: $32.67/hr
vs U.S. median: +11%
vs California median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 46700, Vallejo, 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	$49,440–$54,690$23.77–$26.29/hr
Experienced technician	$67,950$32.67/hr
Senior / top earners	$80,450–$98,800$38.68–$47.50/hr

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

How Vallejo, CA compares

Vallejo ranks 14th of 25 California metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Vallejo area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $98,800, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $49,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Vallejo, CA?: HVAC technicians in the Vallejo, CA area earn a median of $67,950 a year, or $32.67 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $98,800 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Vallejo, CA?: The median hourly wage is $32.67. The middle half earn between $26.29 and $38.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Vallejo, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.77 an hour ($49,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.29.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Vallejo or San Francisco?: San Francisco pays more: the median is $67,950 in Vallejo and $78,490 in San Francisco, a 13% difference.
How does Vallejo pay compare with the rest of California?: The Vallejo median of $67,950 is 6% 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 46700 (Vallejo, 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 (108.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures