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

The median hourly wage is $30.81. The middle half earn between $28.74 and $37.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Portland, ME?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.99 an hour ($51,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.74.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Portland or Lewiston?

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

How does Portland pay compare with the rest of Maine?

The Portland median of $64,090 is 1% more than the Maine median of $63,170.

HVAC technician salary in Portland, ME

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Portland–South Portland, ME area earn a median of $64,090 a year, or $30.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $80,960. That's 1% more than the Maine median of $63,170.

Median yearly pay$64,090

Bottom 10% under$51,970Top 10% over$80,960

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.99/hr
Jobs in this area: 920
After cost of living: $62,920
Median hourly pay: $30.81/hr
vs U.S. median: +5%
vs Maine median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38860, Portland-South Portland, 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	$51,970–$59,770$24.99–$28.74/hr
Experienced technician	$64,090$30.81/hr
Senior / top earners	$78,640–$80,960$37.81–$38.92/hr

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

How Portland, ME compares

Portland ranks 2nd of 3 Maine metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Portland area than nationally: 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $80,960, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $51,970: 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 Portland, ME?: HVAC technicians in the Portland–South Portland, ME area earn a median of $64,090 a year, or $30.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $80,960.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Portland, ME?: The median hourly wage is $30.81. The middle half earn between $28.74 and $37.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Portland, ME?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.99 an hour ($51,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.74.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Portland or Lewiston?: Lewiston pays more: the median is $64,090 in Portland and $67,180 in Lewiston, a 5% difference.
How does Portland pay compare with the rest of Maine?: The Portland median of $64,090 is 1% 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 38860 (Portland-South Portland, 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 (101.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures