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

The median hourly wage is $34.41. The middle half earn between $28.40 and $43.46 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Denver, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.56 an hour ($49,010 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.40.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Denver or Boulder?

Denver pays more: the median is $71,580 in Denver and $71,080 in Boulder, a 1% difference.

How does Denver pay compare with the rest of Colorado?

The Denver median of $71,580 is 10% more than the Colorado median of $65,200.

HVAC technician salary in Denver, CO

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO area earn a median of $71,580 a year, or $34.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $104,880 a year. That's 10% more than the Colorado median of $65,200.

Median yearly pay$71,580

Bottom 10% under$49,010Top 10% over$104,880

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.56/hr
Jobs in this area: 4,360
After cost of living: $67,670
Median hourly pay: $34.41/hr
vs U.S. median: +17%
vs Colorado median: +10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19740, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, 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	$49,010–$59,080$23.56–$28.40/hr
Experienced technician	$71,580$34.41/hr
Senior / top earners	$90,390–$104,880$43.46–$50.43/hr

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

How Denver, CO compares

Denver has the highest HVAC technician median of the 7 Colorado metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Denver area as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $104,880, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $49,010: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Colorado metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Denver, CO?: HVAC technicians in the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO area earn a median of $71,580 a year, or $34.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $104,880 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Denver, CO?: The median hourly wage is $34.41. The middle half earn between $28.40 and $43.46 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Denver, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.56 an hour ($49,010 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.40.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Denver or Boulder?: Denver pays more: the median is $71,580 in Denver and $71,080 in Boulder, a 1% difference.
How does Denver pay compare with the rest of Colorado?: The Denver median of $71,580 is 10% more 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 19740 (Denver-Aurora-Centennial, 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 (105.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures