How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Coeur d'Alene, ID?

The median hourly wage is $28.27. The middle half earn between $23.29 and $35.50 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Coeur d'Alene, ID?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.88 an hour ($43,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.29.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Coeur d'Alene or Boise City?

Coeur d'Alene pays more: the median is $58,800 in Coeur d'Alene and $57,270 in Boise City, a 3% difference.

How does Coeur d'Alene pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Coeur d'Alene median of $58,800 is 5% more than the Idaho median of $56,240.

HVAC technician salary in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Coeur d'Alene, ID area earn a median of $58,800 a year, or $28.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,890. Across all of Idaho, the median is $56,240, so Coeur d'Alene pays 5% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$58,800

Bottom 10% under$43,430Top 10% over$81,890

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.88/hr
Jobs in this area: 570
After cost of living: $59,820
Median hourly pay: $28.27/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Idaho median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17660, Coeur d'Alene, ID). 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	$43,430–$48,450$20.88–$23.29/hr
Experienced technician	$58,800$28.27/hr
Senior / top earners	$73,830–$81,890$35.50–$39.37/hr

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

How Coeur d'Alene, ID compares

Coeur d'Alene has the highest HVAC technician median of the 7 Idaho metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Coeur d'Alene area than nationally: 8.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 3.0 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,890, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,430: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Idaho metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Coeur d'Alene, ID?: HVAC technicians in the Coeur d'Alene, ID area earn a median of $58,800 a year, or $28.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,890.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Coeur d'Alene, ID?: The median hourly wage is $28.27. The middle half earn between $23.29 and $35.50 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Coeur d'Alene, ID?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.88 an hour ($43,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.29.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Coeur d'Alene or Boise City?: Coeur d'Alene pays more: the median is $58,800 in Coeur d'Alene and $57,270 in Boise City, a 3% difference.
How does Coeur d'Alene pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Coeur d'Alene median of $58,800 is 5% more than the Idaho median of $56,240.

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 17660 (Coeur d'Alene, ID). 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 (98.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures