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

The median hourly wage is $28.88. The middle half earn between $24.80 and $36.48 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Owensboro, KY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.27 an hour ($46,320 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.80.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Owensboro or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati pays more: the median is $60,060 in Owensboro and $62,240 in Cincinnati, a 4% difference.

How does Owensboro pay compare with the rest of Kentucky?

The Owensboro median of $60,060 is 2% more than the Kentucky median of $58,620.

HVAC technician salary in Owensboro, KY

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Owensboro, KY area earn a median of $60,060 a year, or $28.88 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,030 a year. That's 2% more than the Kentucky median of $58,620.

Median yearly pay$60,060

Bottom 10% under$46,320Top 10% over$81,030

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.27/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $67,780
Median hourly pay: $28.88/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Kentucky median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36980, Owensboro, 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	$46,320–$51,590$22.27–$24.80/hr
Experienced technician	$60,060$28.88/hr
Senior / top earners	$75,880–$81,030$36.48–$38.96/hr

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

How Owensboro, KY compares

Owensboro ranks 3rd of 9 Kentucky metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Owensboro area than nationally: 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,030, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,320: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Owensboro, KY?: HVAC technicians in the Owensboro, KY area earn a median of $60,060 a year, or $28.88 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,030 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Owensboro, KY?: The median hourly wage is $28.88. The middle half earn between $24.80 and $36.48 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Owensboro, KY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.27 an hour ($46,320 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.80.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Owensboro or Cincinnati?: Cincinnati pays more: the median is $60,060 in Owensboro and $62,240 in Cincinnati, a 4% difference.
How does Owensboro pay compare with the rest of Kentucky?: The Owensboro median of $60,060 is 2% more 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 36980 (Owensboro, 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 (88.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures