How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Massachusetts?

The median hourly wage is $37.16. The middle half earn between $29.36 and $45.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Massachusetts?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.44 an hour ($50,820 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.36.

Where in Massachusetts do HVAC technicians earn the most?

Among Massachusetts metro areas, Boston–Cambridge–Newton has the highest median at $78,530 a year, and Pittsfield the lowest at $63,900.

Do HVAC technicians in Massachusetts earn more than the national average?

The Massachusetts median of $77,300 is 27% more than the U.S. median of $61,010. Prices in Massachusetts run 6% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $73,090 would nationally.

HVAC technician salary in Massachusetts

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in Massachusetts earn a median of $77,300 a year, or $37.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $102,410. That's 27% more than the national median of $61,010, 4th of 51 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$77,300

Bottom 10% under$50,820Top 10% over$102,410

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.44/hr
Jobs in Massachusetts: 8,200
After cost of living: $73,090
Median hourly pay: $37.16/hr
vs U.S. median: +27%
Rank among states: 4th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25). 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	$50,820–$61,070$24.44–$29.36/hr
Experienced technician	$77,300$37.16/hr
Senior / top earners	$95,070–$102,410$45.71–$49.23/hr

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

How Massachusetts compares

HVAC technicians are less concentrated in Massachusetts than nationally: 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.86 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $102,410, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $50,820: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Massachusetts

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$72,760

Other trades in Massachusetts

Electrician Welder Lineman Plumber

Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Massachusetts?: HVAC technicians in Massachusetts earn a median of $77,300 a year, or $37.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $102,410.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Massachusetts?: The median hourly wage is $37.16. The middle half earn between $29.36 and $45.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Massachusetts?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.44 an hour ($50,820 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.36.
Where in Massachusetts do HVAC technicians earn the most?: Among Massachusetts metro areas, Boston–Cambridge–Newton has the highest median at $78,530 a year, and Pittsfield the lowest at $63,900.
Do HVAC technicians in Massachusetts earn more than the national average?: The Massachusetts median of $77,300 is 27% more than the U.S. median of $61,010. Prices in Massachusetts run 6% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $73,090 would nationally.

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 25. 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 (105.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures