How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Topeka, KS?

The median hourly wage is $31.00. The middle half earn between $25.68 and $36.32 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Topeka, KS?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.41 an hour ($46,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.68.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Topeka or Kansas City?

Topeka pays more: the median is $64,480 in Topeka and $62,680 in Kansas City, a 3% difference.

How does Topeka pay compare with the rest of Kansas?

The Topeka median of $64,480 is 7% more than the Kansas median of $60,460.

HVAC technician salary in Topeka, KS

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Topeka, KS area earn a median of $64,480 a year, or $31.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,060 a year. That's 7% more than the Kansas median of $60,460.

Median yearly pay$64,480

Bottom 10% under$46,610Top 10% over$82,060

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.41/hr
Jobs in this area: 220
After cost of living: $72,600
Median hourly pay: $31.00/hr
vs U.S. median: +6%
vs Kansas median: +7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45820, Topeka, KS). 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	$46,610–$53,420$22.41–$25.68/hr
Experienced technician	$64,480$31.00/hr
Senior / top earners	$75,540–$82,060$36.32–$39.45/hr

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

How Topeka, KS compares

Topeka has the highest HVAC technician median of the 7 Kansas metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Topeka area than nationally: 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.74 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,060, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Topeka, KS?: HVAC technicians in the Topeka, KS area earn a median of $64,480 a year, or $31.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,060 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Topeka, KS?: The median hourly wage is $31.00. The middle half earn between $25.68 and $36.32 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Topeka, KS?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.41 an hour ($46,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.68.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Topeka or Kansas City?: Topeka pays more: the median is $64,480 in Topeka and $62,680 in Kansas City, a 3% difference.
How does Topeka pay compare with the rest of Kansas?: The Topeka median of $64,480 is 7% more than the Kansas median of $60,460.

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 45820 (Topeka, KS). 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 (88.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures