How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Bridgeport, CT?

The median hourly wage is $37.25. The middle half earn between $29.91 and $43.06 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Bridgeport, CT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.74 an hour ($45,230 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.91.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Bridgeport or New Haven?

Bridgeport pays more: the median is $77,490 in Bridgeport and $76,880 in New Haven, a 1% difference.

How does Bridgeport pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Bridgeport median of $77,490 is 1% more than the Connecticut median of $76,610.

HVAC technician salary in Bridgeport, CT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT area earn a median of $77,490 a year, or $37.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $100,360. Across all of Connecticut, the median is $76,610, so Bridgeport pays 1% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$77,490

Bottom 10% under$45,230Top 10% over$100,360

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.74/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,050
After cost of living: $72,510
Median hourly pay: $37.25/hr
vs U.S. median: +27%
vs Connecticut median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14860, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT). 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	$45,230–$62,210$21.74–$29.91/hr
Experienced technician	$77,490$37.25/hr
Senior / top earners	$89,570–$100,360$43.06–$48.25/hr

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

How Bridgeport, CT compares

Bridgeport has the highest HVAC technician median of the 5 Connecticut metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Bridgeport area as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $100,360, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,230: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Connecticut metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Bridgeport, CT?: HVAC technicians in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT area earn a median of $77,490 a year, or $37.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $100,360.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Bridgeport, CT?: The median hourly wage is $37.25. The middle half earn between $29.91 and $43.06 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Bridgeport, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.74 an hour ($45,230 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.91.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Bridgeport or New Haven?: Bridgeport pays more: the median is $77,490 in Bridgeport and $76,880 in New Haven, a 1% difference.
How does Bridgeport pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Bridgeport median of $77,490 is 1% more than the Connecticut median of $76,610.

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 14860 (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT). 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 (106.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures