How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Elizabethtown, KY?

The median hourly wage is $26.80. The middle half earn between $21.50 and $29.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Elizabethtown, KY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.44 an hour ($34,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.50.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Elizabethtown or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati pays more: the median is $55,740 in Elizabethtown and $62,240 in Cincinnati, a 10% difference.

How does Elizabethtown pay compare with the rest of Kentucky?

The Elizabethtown median of $55,740 is 5% less than the Kentucky median of $58,620.

HVAC technician salary in Elizabethtown, KY

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Elizabethtown, KY area earn a median of $55,740 a year, or $26.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,450. Across all of Kentucky, the median is $58,620, so Elizabethtown pays 5% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$55,740

Bottom 10% under$34,190Top 10% over$78,450

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.44/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $61,540
Median hourly pay: $26.80/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Kentucky median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21060, Elizabethtown, KY). 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	$34,190–$44,710$16.44–$21.50/hr
Experienced technician	$55,740$26.80/hr
Senior / top earners	$61,150–$78,450$29.40–$37.72/hr

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

How Elizabethtown, KY compares

Elizabethtown ranks 6th of 9 Kentucky metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Elizabethtown area than nationally: 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,450, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,190: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Elizabethtown, KY?: HVAC technicians in the Elizabethtown, KY area earn a median of $55,740 a year, or $26.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,450.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Elizabethtown, KY?: The median hourly wage is $26.80. The middle half earn between $21.50 and $29.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Elizabethtown, KY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.44 an hour ($34,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.50.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Elizabethtown or Cincinnati?: Cincinnati pays more: the median is $55,740 in Elizabethtown and $62,240 in Cincinnati, a 10% difference.
How does Elizabethtown pay compare with the rest of Kentucky?: The Elizabethtown median of $55,740 is 5% less than the Kentucky median of $58,620.

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 21060 (Elizabethtown, KY). 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 (90.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures