How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Iowa City, IA?

The median hourly wage is $30.98. The middle half earn between $23.19 and $36.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Iowa City, IA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.53 an hour ($44,770 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.19.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Iowa City or Davenport?

Davenport pays more: the median is $64,440 in Iowa City and $65,190 in Davenport, a 1% difference.

How does Iowa City pay compare with the rest of Iowa?

The Iowa City median of $64,440 is 6% more than the Iowa median of $60,680.

HVAC technician salary in Iowa City, IA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Iowa City, IA area earn a median of $64,440 a year, or $30.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,810. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $60,680; Iowa City is 6% above it.

Median yearly pay$64,440

Bottom 10% under$44,770Top 10% over$78,810

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.53/hr
Jobs in this area: 150
After cost of living: $70,420
Median hourly pay: $30.98/hr
vs U.S. median: +6%
vs Iowa median: +6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26980, Iowa City, IA). 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	$44,770–$48,230$21.53–$23.19/hr
Experienced technician	$64,440$30.98/hr
Senior / top earners	$76,380–$78,810$36.72–$37.89/hr

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

How Iowa City, IA compares

Iowa City ranks 2nd of 9 Iowa metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Iowa City area than nationally: 1.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.61 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,810, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,770: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Iowa City, IA?: HVAC technicians in the Iowa City, IA area earn a median of $64,440 a year, or $30.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,810.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Iowa City, IA?: The median hourly wage is $30.98. The middle half earn between $23.19 and $36.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Iowa City, IA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.53 an hour ($44,770 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.19.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Iowa City or Davenport?: Davenport pays more: the median is $64,440 in Iowa City and $65,190 in Davenport, a 1% difference.
How does Iowa City pay compare with the rest of Iowa?: The Iowa City median of $64,440 is 6% more than the Iowa median of $60,680.

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 26980 (Iowa City, IA). 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 (91.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures