How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Twin Falls, ID?

The median hourly wage is $24.56. The middle half earn between $22.38 and $29.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Twin Falls, ID?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.07 an hour ($37,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.38.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Twin Falls or Coeur d'Alene?

Coeur d'Alene pays more: the median is $51,080 in Twin Falls and $58,800 in Coeur d'Alene, a 13% difference.

How does Twin Falls pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Twin Falls median of $51,080 is 9% less than the Idaho median of $56,240.

HVAC technician salary in Twin Falls, ID

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Twin Falls, ID area earn a median of $51,080 a year, or $24.56 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $76,550 a year. That's 9% less than the Idaho median of $56,240.

Median yearly pay$51,080

Bottom 10% under$37,590Top 10% over$76,550

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.07/hr
Jobs in this area: 260
After cost of living: $55,460
Median hourly pay: $24.56/hr
vs U.S. median: −16%
vs Idaho median: −9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 46300, Twin Falls, 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	$37,590–$46,540$18.07–$22.38/hr
Experienced technician	$51,080$24.56/hr
Senior / top earners	$60,870–$76,550$29.26–$36.80/hr

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

How Twin Falls, ID compares

Twin Falls ranks 4th of 7 Idaho metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Twin Falls area than nationally: 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.0 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,550, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,590: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Twin Falls, ID?: HVAC technicians in the Twin Falls, ID area earn a median of $51,080 a year, or $24.56 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $76,550 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Twin Falls, ID?: The median hourly wage is $24.56. The middle half earn between $22.38 and $29.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Twin Falls, ID?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.07 an hour ($37,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.38.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Twin Falls or Coeur d'Alene?: Coeur d'Alene pays more: the median is $51,080 in Twin Falls and $58,800 in Coeur d'Alene, a 13% difference.
How does Twin Falls pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Twin Falls median of $51,080 is 9% less 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 46300 (Twin Falls, 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 (92.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures