How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Colorado Springs, CO?

The median hourly wage is $29.55. The middle half earn between $26.75 and $37.27 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Colorado Springs, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.86 an hour ($47,550 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.75.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Colorado Springs or Denver?

Denver pays more: the median is $61,460 in Colorado Springs and $71,580 in Denver, a 14% difference.

How does Colorado Springs pay compare with the rest of Colorado?

The Colorado Springs median of $61,460 is 6% less than the Colorado median of $65,200.

HVAC technician salary in Colorado Springs, CO

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Colorado Springs, CO area earn a median of $61,460 a year, or $29.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,990. That's 6% less than the Colorado median of $65,200.

Median yearly pay$61,460

Bottom 10% under$47,550Top 10% over$94,990

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.86/hr
Jobs in this area: 950
After cost of living: $61,030
Median hourly pay: $29.55/hr
vs U.S. median: +1%
vs Colorado median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17820, Colorado Springs, CO). 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	$47,550–$55,650$22.86–$26.75/hr
Experienced technician	$61,460$29.55/hr
Senior / top earners	$77,510–$94,990$37.27–$45.67/hr

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

How Colorado Springs, CO compares

Colorado Springs ranks 5th of 7 Colorado metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Colorado Springs area than nationally: 3.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $94,990, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,550: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Colorado Springs, CO?: HVAC technicians in the Colorado Springs, CO area earn a median of $61,460 a year, or $29.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,990.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Colorado Springs, CO?: The median hourly wage is $29.55. The middle half earn between $26.75 and $37.27 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Colorado Springs, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.86 an hour ($47,550 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.75.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Colorado Springs or Denver?: Denver pays more: the median is $61,460 in Colorado Springs and $71,580 in Denver, a 14% difference.
How does Colorado Springs pay compare with the rest of Colorado?: The Colorado Springs median of $61,460 is 6% less than the Colorado median of $65,200.

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 17820 (Colorado Springs, CO). 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 (100.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures