How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Baltimore, MD?

The median hourly wage is $30.38. The middle half earn between $25.54 and $40.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Baltimore, MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.65 an hour ($45,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.54.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Baltimore or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $63,180 in Baltimore and $71,920 in Washington, a 12% difference.

How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Baltimore median of $63,180 is 10% less than the Maryland median of $70,020.

HVAC technician salary in Baltimore, MD

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $63,180 a year, or $30.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $103,320. Across all of Maryland, the median is $70,020, so Baltimore pays 10% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$63,180

Bottom 10% under$45,040Top 10% over$103,320

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.65/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,960
After cost of living: $60,470
Median hourly pay: $30.38/hr
vs U.S. median: +4%
vs Maryland median: −10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12580, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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	$45,040–$53,130$21.65–$25.54/hr
Experienced technician	$63,180$30.38/hr
Senior / top earners	$84,950–$103,320$40.84–$49.67/hr

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

How Baltimore, MD compares

Baltimore ranks 3rd of 6 Maryland metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Baltimore area than nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $103,320, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,040: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maryland metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Baltimore, MD?: HVAC technicians in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $63,180 a year, or $30.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $103,320.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Baltimore, MD?: The median hourly wage is $30.38. The middle half earn between $25.54 and $40.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Baltimore, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.65 an hour ($45,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.54.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Baltimore or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $63,180 in Baltimore and $71,920 in Washington, a 12% difference.
How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Baltimore median of $63,180 is 10% less than the Maryland median of $70,020.

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 12580 (Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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 (104.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures