How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Lewiston, ME?

The median hourly wage is $32.30. The middle half earn between $28.19 and $38.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Lewiston, ME?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.62 an hour ($49,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.19.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Lewiston or Portland?

Lewiston pays more: the median is $67,180 in Lewiston and $64,090 in Portland, a 5% difference.

How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Maine?

The Lewiston median of $67,180 is 6% more than the Maine median of $63,170.

HVAC technician salary in Lewiston, ME

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Lewiston–Auburn, ME area earn a median of $67,180 a year, or $32.30 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $86,910. Across all of Maine, the median is $63,170, so Lewiston pays 6% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$67,180

Bottom 10% under$49,130Top 10% over$86,910

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.62/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $70,910
Median hourly pay: $32.30/hr
vs U.S. median: +10%
vs Maine median: +6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30340, Lewiston-Auburn, ME). 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	$49,130–$58,640$23.62–$28.19/hr
Experienced technician	$67,180$32.30/hr
Senior / top earners	$80,400–$86,910$38.65–$41.78/hr

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

How Lewiston, ME compares

Lewiston has the highest HVAC technician median of the 3 Maine metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Lewiston area than nationally: 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $86,910, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $49,130: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maine metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Lewiston, ME?: HVAC technicians in the Lewiston–Auburn, ME area earn a median of $67,180 a year, or $32.30 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $86,910.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Lewiston, ME?: The median hourly wage is $32.30. The middle half earn between $28.19 and $38.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Lewiston, ME?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.62 an hour ($49,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.19.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Lewiston or Portland?: Lewiston pays more: the median is $67,180 in Lewiston and $64,090 in Portland, a 5% difference.
How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Maine?: The Lewiston median of $67,180 is 6% more than the Maine median of $63,170.

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 30340 (Lewiston-Auburn, ME). 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 (94.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures