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

The median hourly wage is $30.22. The middle half earn between $23.90 and $37.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Yuba City, CA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.47 an hour ($46,740 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.90.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Yuba City or San Francisco?

San Francisco pays more: the median is $62,850 in Yuba City and $78,490 in San Francisco, a 20% difference.

How does Yuba City pay compare with the rest of California?

The Yuba City median of $62,850 is 13% less than the California median of $72,560.

HVAC technician salary in Yuba City, CA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Yuba City, CA area earn a median of $62,850 a year, or $30.22 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $88,850 a year. That's 13% less than the California median of $72,560.

Median yearly pay$62,850

Bottom 10% under$46,740Top 10% over$88,850

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.47/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $60,300
Median hourly pay: $30.22/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs California median: −13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49700, Yuba City, 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	$46,740–$49,710$22.47–$23.90/hr
Experienced technician	$62,850$30.22/hr
Senior / top earners	$77,610–$88,850$37.31–$42.72/hr

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

How Yuba City, CA compares

Yuba City ranks 23rd of 25 California metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Yuba City area than nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.70 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $88,850, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,740: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Yuba City, CA?: HVAC technicians in the Yuba City, CA area earn a median of $62,850 a year, or $30.22 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $88,850 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Yuba City, CA?: The median hourly wage is $30.22. The middle half earn between $23.90 and $37.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Yuba City, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.47 an hour ($46,740 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.90.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Yuba City or San Francisco?: San Francisco pays more: the median is $62,850 in Yuba City and $78,490 in San Francisco, a 20% difference.
How does Yuba City pay compare with the rest of California?: The Yuba City median of $62,850 is 13% 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 49700 (Yuba City, 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 (104.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures