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

The median hourly wage is $23.55. The middle half earn between $21.41 and $29.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Macon, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.52 an hour ($36,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.41.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Macon or Atlanta?

Atlanta pays more: the median is $48,980 in Macon and $58,970 in Atlanta, a 17% difference.

How does Macon pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Macon median of $48,980 is 13% less than the Georgia median of $56,390.

HVAC technician salary in Macon, GA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Macon–Bibb County, GA area earn a median of $48,980 a year, or $23.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $69,090. Across all of Georgia, the median is $56,390, so Macon pays 13% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$48,980

Bottom 10% under$36,430Top 10% over$69,090

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.52/hr
Jobs in this area: 210
After cost of living: $55,330
Median hourly pay: $23.55/hr
vs U.S. median: −20%
vs Georgia median: −13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31420, Macon-Bibb County, 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	$36,430–$44,530$17.52–$21.41/hr
Experienced technician	$48,980$23.55/hr
Senior / top earners	$62,000–$69,090$29.81–$33.21/hr

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

How Macon, GA compares

Macon ranks 9th of 15 Georgia metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Macon area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.84 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $69,090, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,430: 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 Macon, GA?: HVAC technicians in the Macon–Bibb County, GA area earn a median of $48,980 a year, or $23.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $69,090.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Macon, GA?: The median hourly wage is $23.55. The middle half earn between $21.41 and $29.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Macon, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.52 an hour ($36,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.41.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Macon or Atlanta?: Atlanta pays more: the median is $48,980 in Macon and $58,970 in Atlanta, a 17% difference.
How does Macon pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Macon median of $48,980 is 13% less 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 31420 (Macon-Bibb County, 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 (88.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures