How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Dover, DE?

The median hourly wage is $28.76. The middle half earn between $22.38 and $31.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Dover, DE?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.43 an hour ($42,480 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.38.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Dover or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $59,810 in Dover and $64,580 in Philadelphia, a 7% difference.

How does Dover pay compare with the rest of Delaware?

The Dover median of $59,810 is 4% less than the Delaware median of $62,320.

HVAC technician salary in Dover, DE

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Dover, DE area earn a median of $59,810 a year, or $28.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,830. That's 4% less than the Delaware median of $62,320.

Median yearly pay$59,810

Bottom 10% under$42,480Top 10% over$75,830

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.43/hr
Jobs in this area: 180
After cost of living: $61,340
Median hourly pay: $28.76/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Delaware median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 20100, Dover, DE). 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	$42,480–$46,540$20.43–$22.38/hr
Experienced technician	$59,810$28.76/hr
Senior / top earners	$65,390–$75,830$31.44–$36.46/hr

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

How Dover, DE compares

HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Dover area as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,830, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,480: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Delaware metro areas

Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington$64,580

Other trades in Dover, DE

Electrician Welder Lineman Plumber

Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Dover, DE?: HVAC technicians in the Dover, DE area earn a median of $59,810 a year, or $28.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,830.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Dover, DE?: The median hourly wage is $28.76. The middle half earn between $22.38 and $31.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Dover, DE?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.43 an hour ($42,480 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.38.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Dover or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $59,810 in Dover and $64,580 in Philadelphia, a 7% difference.
How does Dover pay compare with the rest of Delaware?: The Dover median of $59,810 is 4% less than the Delaware median of $62,320.

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 20100 (Dover, DE). 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 (97.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures