How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Lafayette, LA?

The median hourly wage is $24.99. The middle half earn between $20.19 and $29.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Lafayette, LA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.59 an hour ($34,510 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.19.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Lafayette or New Orleans?

New Orleans pays more: the median is $51,970 in Lafayette and $63,500 in New Orleans, a 18% difference.

How does Lafayette pay compare with the rest of Louisiana?

The Lafayette median of $51,970 is 11% less than the Louisiana median of $58,650.

HVAC technician salary in Lafayette, LA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Lafayette, LA area earn a median of $51,970 a year, or $24.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,720. Across all of Louisiana, the median is $58,650, so Lafayette pays 11% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$51,970

Bottom 10% under$34,510Top 10% over$74,720

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.59/hr
Jobs in this area: 450
After cost of living: $59,590
Median hourly pay: $24.99/hr
vs U.S. median: −15%
vs Louisiana median: −11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29180, Lafayette, LA). 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	$34,510–$42,000$16.59–$20.19/hr
Experienced technician	$51,970$24.99/hr
Senior / top earners	$61,820–$74,720$29.72–$35.93/hr

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

How Lafayette, LA compares

Lafayette ranks 8th of 10 Louisiana metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Lafayette area as nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,720, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,510: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Louisiana metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Lafayette, LA?: HVAC technicians in the Lafayette, LA area earn a median of $51,970 a year, or $24.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,720.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Lafayette, LA?: The median hourly wage is $24.99. The middle half earn between $20.19 and $29.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Lafayette, LA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.59 an hour ($34,510 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.19.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Lafayette or New Orleans?: New Orleans pays more: the median is $51,970 in Lafayette and $63,500 in New Orleans, a 18% difference.
How does Lafayette pay compare with the rest of Louisiana?: The Lafayette median of $51,970 is 11% less than the Louisiana median of $58,650.

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 29180 (Lafayette, LA). 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 (87.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures