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

The median hourly wage is $29.11. The middle half earn between $24.12 and $33.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Grand Junction, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.01 an hour ($45,770 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.12.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Grand Junction or Denver?

Denver pays more: the median is $60,540 in Grand Junction and $71,580 in Denver, a 15% difference.

How does Grand Junction pay compare with the rest of Colorado?

The Grand Junction median of $60,540 is 7% less than the Colorado median of $65,200.

HVAC technician salary in Grand Junction, CO

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Grand Junction, CO area earn a median of $60,540 a year, or $29.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $92,620 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $65,200; Grand Junction is 7% below it.

Median yearly pay$60,540

Bottom 10% under$45,770Top 10% over$92,620

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.01/hr
Jobs in this area: 260
After cost of living: $63,410
Median hourly pay: $29.11/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Colorado median: −7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24300, Grand Junction, 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	$45,770–$50,170$22.01–$24.12/hr
Experienced technician	$60,540$29.11/hr
Senior / top earners	$70,320–$92,620$33.81–$44.53/hr

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

How Grand Junction, CO compares

Grand Junction ranks 6th of 7 Colorado metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Grand Junction area than nationally: 3.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $92,620, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,770: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Grand Junction, CO?: HVAC technicians in the Grand Junction, CO area earn a median of $60,540 a year, or $29.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $92,620 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Grand Junction, CO?: The median hourly wage is $29.11. The middle half earn between $24.12 and $33.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Grand Junction, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.01 an hour ($45,770 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.12.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Grand Junction or Denver?: Denver pays more: the median is $60,540 in Grand Junction and $71,580 in Denver, a 15% difference.
How does Grand Junction pay compare with the rest of Colorado?: The Grand Junction median of $60,540 is 7% 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 24300 (Grand Junction, 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 (95.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures