How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Atlanta, GA?

The median hourly wage is $28.35. The middle half earn between $22.85 and $35.91 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Atlanta, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.42 an hour ($38,310 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.85.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Atlanta or Gainesville?

Atlanta pays more: the median is $58,970 in Atlanta and $53,310 in Gainesville, a 11% difference.

How does Atlanta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Atlanta median of $58,970 is 5% more than the Georgia median of $56,390.

HVAC technician salary in Atlanta, GA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA area earn a median of $58,970 a year, or $28.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $82,740. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $56,390; Atlanta is 5% above it.

Median yearly pay$58,970

Bottom 10% under$38,310Top 10% over$82,740

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.42/hr
Jobs in this area: 7,060
After cost of living: $58,940
Median hourly pay: $28.35/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Georgia median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12060, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA). 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	$38,310–$47,530$18.42–$22.85/hr
Experienced technician	$58,970$28.35/hr
Senior / top earners	$74,690–$82,740$35.91–$39.78/hr

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

How Atlanta, GA compares

Atlanta ranks 3rd of 15 Georgia metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Atlanta area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,740, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,310: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Georgia metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Atlanta, GA?: HVAC technicians in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA area earn a median of $58,970 a year, or $28.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $82,740.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Atlanta, GA?: The median hourly wage is $28.35. The middle half earn between $22.85 and $35.91 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Atlanta, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.42 an hour ($38,310 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.85.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Atlanta or Gainesville?: Atlanta pays more: the median is $58,970 in Atlanta and $53,310 in Gainesville, a 11% difference.
How does Atlanta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Atlanta median of $58,970 is 5% more than the Georgia median of $56,390.

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 12060 (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA). 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 (100.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures