How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Kankakee, IL?

The median hourly wage is $30.08. The middle half earn between $28.99 and $39.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Kankakee, IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.18 an hour ($46,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.99.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Kankakee or Peoria?

Peoria pays more: the median is $62,570 in Kankakee and $78,710 in Peoria, a 21% difference.

How does Kankakee pay compare with the rest of Illinois?

The Kankakee median of $62,570 is 19% less than the Illinois median of $77,410.

HVAC technician salary in Kankakee, IL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Kankakee, IL area earn a median of $62,570 a year, or $30.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $97,870. Across all of Illinois, the median is $77,410, so Kankakee pays 19% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$62,570

Bottom 10% under$46,130Top 10% over$97,870

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.18/hr
Jobs in this area: 50
After cost of living: $64,910
Median hourly pay: $30.08/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs Illinois median: −19%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 28100, Kankakee, IL). 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	$46,130–$60,290$22.18–$28.99/hr
Experienced technician	$62,570$30.08/hr
Senior / top earners	$81,930–$97,870$39.39–$47.05/hr

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

How Kankakee, IL compares

Kankakee ranks 10th of 12 Illinois metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Kankakee area than nationally: 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.48 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $97,870, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,130: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Kankakee, IL?: HVAC technicians in the Kankakee, IL area earn a median of $62,570 a year, or $30.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $97,870.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Kankakee, IL?: The median hourly wage is $30.08. The middle half earn between $28.99 and $39.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Kankakee, IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.18 an hour ($46,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.99.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Kankakee or Peoria?: Peoria pays more: the median is $62,570 in Kankakee and $78,710 in Peoria, a 21% difference.
How does Kankakee pay compare with the rest of Illinois?: The Kankakee median of $62,570 is 19% less than the Illinois median of $77,410.

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 28100 (Kankakee, IL). 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 (96.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures