How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Paducah, KY-IL?

The median hourly wage is $27.22. The middle half earn between $23.48 and $29.43 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Paducah, KY-IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.62 an hour ($44,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.48.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Paducah or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati pays more: the median is $56,610 in Paducah and $62,240 in Cincinnati, a 9% difference.

How does Paducah pay compare with the rest of Kentucky?

The Paducah median of $56,610 is 3% less than the Kentucky median of $58,620.

HVAC technician salary in Paducah, KY-IL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Paducah, KY-IL area earn a median of $56,610 a year, or $27.22 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,110. Across all of Kentucky, the median is $58,620, so Paducah pays 3% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$56,610

Bottom 10% under$44,970Top 10% over$78,110

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.62/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $65,760
Median hourly pay: $27.22/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Kentucky median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37140, Paducah, KY-IL). 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	$44,970–$48,840$21.62–$23.48/hr
Experienced technician	$56,610$27.22/hr
Senior / top earners	$61,210–$78,110$29.43–$37.56/hr

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

How Paducah, KY-IL compares

Paducah ranks 5th of 9 Kentucky metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Paducah area than nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.68 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,110, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,970: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Paducah, KY-IL?: HVAC technicians in the Paducah, KY-IL area earn a median of $56,610 a year, or $27.22 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,110.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Paducah, KY-IL?: The median hourly wage is $27.22. The middle half earn between $23.48 and $29.43 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Paducah, KY-IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.62 an hour ($44,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.48.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Paducah or Cincinnati?: Cincinnati pays more: the median is $56,610 in Paducah and $62,240 in Cincinnati, a 9% difference.
How does Paducah pay compare with the rest of Kentucky?: The Paducah median of $56,610 is 3% 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 37140 (Paducah, KY-IL). 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 (86.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures