How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Jacksonville, FL?

The median hourly wage is $28.17. The middle half earn between $22.72 and $33.23 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Jacksonville, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.23 an hour ($37,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.72.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Jacksonville or North Port?

North Port pays more: the median is $58,590 in Jacksonville and $59,070 in North Port, a 1% difference.

How does Jacksonville pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Jacksonville median of $58,590 is 3% more than the Florida median of $56,670.

HVAC technician salary in Jacksonville, FL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Jacksonville, FL area earn a median of $58,590 a year, or $28.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,910. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $56,670; Jacksonville is 3% above it.

Median yearly pay$58,590

Bottom 10% under$37,920Top 10% over$79,910

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.23/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,340
After cost of living: $58,890
Median hourly pay: $28.17/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Florida median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 27260, Jacksonville, FL). 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	$37,920–$47,260$18.23–$22.72/hr
Experienced technician	$58,590$28.17/hr
Senior / top earners	$69,110–$79,910$33.23–$38.42/hr

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

How Jacksonville, FL compares

Jacksonville ranks 3rd of 22 Florida metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Jacksonville area than nationally: 4.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,910, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,920: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Florida metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Jacksonville, FL?: HVAC technicians in the Jacksonville, FL area earn a median of $58,590 a year, or $28.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,910.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Jacksonville, FL?: The median hourly wage is $28.17. The middle half earn between $22.72 and $33.23 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Jacksonville, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.23 an hour ($37,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.72.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Jacksonville or North Port?: North Port pays more: the median is $58,590 in Jacksonville and $59,070 in North Port, a 1% difference.
How does Jacksonville pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Jacksonville median of $58,590 is 3% more than the Florida median of $56,670.

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 27260 (Jacksonville, FL). 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 (99.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures