How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Kahului, HI?

The median hourly wage is $35.92. The middle half earn between $28.87 and $39.28 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Kahului, HI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.53 an hour ($51,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.87.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Kahului or Honolulu?

Kahului pays more: the median is $74,720 in Kahului and $65,450 in Honolulu, a 14% difference.

How does Kahului pay compare with the rest of Hawaii?

The Kahului median of $74,720 is 14% more than the Hawaii median of $65,450.

HVAC technician salary in Kahului, HI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Kahului–Wailuku, HI area earn a median of $74,720 a year, or $35.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $116,570. Across all of Hawaii, the median is $65,450, so Kahului pays 14% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$74,720

Bottom 10% under$51,030Top 10% over$116,570

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.53/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $68,300
Median hourly pay: $35.92/hr
vs U.S. median: +22%
vs Hawaii median: +14%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 27980, Kahului-Wailuku, HI). 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	$51,030–$60,050$24.53–$28.87/hr
Experienced technician	$74,720$35.92/hr
Senior / top earners	$81,700–$116,570$39.28–$56.04/hr

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

How Kahului, HI compares

HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Kahului area than nationally: 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.55 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $116,570, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $51,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Hawaii metro areas

Urban Honolulu$65,450

Other trades in Kahului, HI

Electrician Welder Lineman Plumber

Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Kahului, HI?: HVAC technicians in the Kahului–Wailuku, HI area earn a median of $74,720 a year, or $35.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $116,570.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Kahului, HI?: The median hourly wage is $35.92. The middle half earn between $28.87 and $39.28 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Kahului, HI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.53 an hour ($51,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.87.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Kahului or Honolulu?: Kahului pays more: the median is $74,720 in Kahului and $65,450 in Honolulu, a 14% difference.
How does Kahului pay compare with the rest of Hawaii?: The Kahului median of $74,720 is 14% more than the Hawaii median of $65,450.

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 27980 (Kahului-Wailuku, HI). 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 (109.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures