How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Kansas?

The median hourly wage is $29.07. The middle half earn between $23.57 and $35.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Kansas?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.99 an hour ($43,660 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.57.

Where in Kansas do HVAC technicians earn the most?

Among Kansas metro areas, Topeka has the highest median at $64,480 a year, and Joplin the lowest at $55,360.

Do HVAC technicians in Kansas earn more than the national average?

The Kansas median of $60,460 is 1% less than the U.S. median of $61,010. Prices in Kansas run 10% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $67,130 would nationally.

HVAC technician salary in Kansas

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in Kansas earn a median of $60,460 a year, or $29.07 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $83,500 a year. That's 1% less than the national median of $61,010, 29th of 51 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$60,460

Bottom 10% under$43,660Top 10% over$83,500

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.99/hr
Jobs in Kansas: 3,770
After cost of living: $67,130
Median hourly pay: $29.07/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
Rank among states: 29th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 20). 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	$43,660–$49,030$20.99–$23.57/hr
Experienced technician	$60,460$29.07/hr
Senior / top earners	$72,830–$83,500$35.02–$40.14/hr

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

How Kansas compares

HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in Kansas as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $83,500, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,660: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area$50,410

Other trades in Kansas

Electrician Welder Lineman Plumber

Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Kansas?: HVAC technicians in Kansas earn a median of $60,460 a year, or $29.07 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $83,500 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Kansas?: The median hourly wage is $29.07. The middle half earn between $23.57 and $35.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Kansas?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.99 an hour ($43,660 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.57.
Where in Kansas do HVAC technicians earn the most?: Among Kansas metro areas, Topeka has the highest median at $64,480 a year, and Joplin the lowest at $55,360.
Do HVAC technicians in Kansas earn more than the national average?: The Kansas median of $60,460 is 1% less than the U.S. median of $61,010. Prices in Kansas run 10% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $67,130 would nationally.

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 20. 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 (90.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures