HVAC technician salary in Savannah, GA
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
HVAC technicians in the Savannah, GA area earn a median of $51,770 a year, or $24.89 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,860. That's 8% less than the Georgia median of $56,390.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.76/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 450
- After cost of living
- $54,380
- Median hourly pay
- $24.89/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −15%
- vs Georgia median
- −8%
- Mean (average) pay
- $55,530 a year · $26.70 an hour
Pay by percentile
What HVAC technicians in Savannah, GA 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 | $17.76 | $36,940 |
| 25th percentile | $22.17 | $46,120 |
| Median (50th) | $24.89 | $51,770 |
| 75th percentile | $30.40 | $63,230 |
| 90th percentile | $36.95 | $76,860 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
How Savannah, GA compares
- Savannah ranks 6th of 15 Georgia metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
- HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Savannah area than nationally: 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.87 times the U.S. share.
Other Georgia metro areas
Other trades in Savannah, GA
Questions
- Do HVAC technicians make more in Savannah or Atlanta?
- Atlanta pays more: the median is $51,770 in Savannah and $58,970 in Atlanta, a 12% difference.
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 42340 (Savannah, 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 (95.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures