How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Hagerstown, MD-WV?

The median hourly wage is $28.08. The middle half earn between $22.28 and $34.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.29 an hour ($38,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.28.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Hagerstown or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $58,410 in Hagerstown and $71,920 in Washington, a 19% difference.

How does Hagerstown pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Hagerstown median of $58,410 is 17% less than the Maryland median of $70,020.

HVAC technician salary in Hagerstown, MD-WV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV area earn a median of $58,410 a year, or $28.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $87,790. That's 17% less than the Maryland median of $70,020.

Median yearly pay$58,410

Bottom 10% under$38,040Top 10% over$87,790

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.29/hr
Jobs in this area: 280
After cost of living: $62,030
Median hourly pay: $28.08/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Maryland median: −17%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25180, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV). 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	$38,040–$46,350$18.29–$22.28/hr
Experienced technician	$58,410$28.08/hr
Senior / top earners	$72,110–$87,790$34.67–$42.21/hr

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

How Hagerstown, MD-WV compares

Hagerstown has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 6 Maryland metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Hagerstown area as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $87,790, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,040: 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 Hagerstown, MD-WV?: HVAC technicians in the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV area earn a median of $58,410 a year, or $28.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $87,790.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: The median hourly wage is $28.08. The middle half earn between $22.28 and $34.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.29 an hour ($38,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.28.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Hagerstown or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $58,410 in Hagerstown and $71,920 in Washington, a 19% difference.
How does Hagerstown pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Hagerstown median of $58,410 is 17% 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 25180 (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV). 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 (94.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures