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

The median hourly wage is $29.43. The middle half earn between $23.31 and $36.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Salisbury, MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.00 an hour ($43,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.31.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Salisbury or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $61,220 in Salisbury and $71,920 in Washington, a 15% difference.

How does Salisbury pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Salisbury median of $61,220 is 13% less than the Maryland median of $70,020.

HVAC technician salary in Salisbury, MD

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Salisbury, MD area earn a median of $61,220 a year, or $29.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $98,140. That's 13% less than the Maryland median of $70,020.

Median yearly pay$61,220

Bottom 10% under$43,690Top 10% over$98,140

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $64,030
Median hourly pay: $29.43/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs Maryland median: −13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41540, Salisbury, 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	$43,690–$48,470$21.00–$23.31/hr
Experienced technician	$61,220$29.43/hr
Senior / top earners	$76,440–$98,140$36.75–$47.18/hr

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

How Salisbury, MD compares

Salisbury ranks 5th of 6 Maryland metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Salisbury area than nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $98,140, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,690: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Salisbury, MD?: HVAC technicians in the Salisbury, MD area earn a median of $61,220 a year, or $29.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $98,140.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Salisbury, MD?: The median hourly wage is $29.43. The middle half earn between $23.31 and $36.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Salisbury, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.00 an hour ($43,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.31.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Salisbury or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $61,220 in Salisbury and $71,920 in Washington, a 15% difference.
How does Salisbury pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Salisbury median of $61,220 is 13% 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 41540 (Salisbury, 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 (95.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures