HVAC technician salary in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV

Name: HVAC technician wages in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, May 2025
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area earn a median of $71,920 a year, or $34.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $105,180. Across all of the District of Columbia, the median is $84,390, so Washington pays 15% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$71,920

Bottom 10% under$46,920Top 10% over$105,180

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.56/hr
Jobs in this area: 8,730
After cost of living: $66,050
Median hourly pay: $34.58/hr
vs U.S. median: +18%
vs District of Columbia median: −15%
Mean (average) pay: $73,740 a year · $35.45 an hour

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47900, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV). 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.

Pay by percentile

What HVAC technicians in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

Percentile	Hourly	Yearly
10th percentile	$22.56	$46,920
25th percentile	$27.72	$57,670
Median (50th)	$34.58	$71,920
75th percentile	$42.90	$89,240
90th percentile	$50.57	$105,180

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV compares

HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Washington area as nationally: 2.8 of every 1,000 jobs.

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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 47900 (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV). 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 (108.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures