How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Barnstable Town, MA?

The median hourly wage is $35.25. The middle half earn between $26.86 and $39.47 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Barnstable Town, MA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.46 an hour ($50,870 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.86.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Barnstable Town or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $73,330 in Barnstable Town and $78,530 in Boston, a 7% difference.

How does Barnstable Town pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?

The Barnstable Town median of $73,330 is 5% less than the Massachusetts median of $77,300.

HVAC technician salary in Barnstable Town, MA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Barnstable Town, MA area earn a median of $73,330 a year, or $35.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $96,780 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $77,300; Barnstable Town is 5% below it.

Median yearly pay$73,330

Bottom 10% under$50,870Top 10% over$96,780

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.46/hr
Jobs in this area: 460
After cost of living: $74,560
Median hourly pay: $35.25/hr
vs U.S. median: +20%
vs Massachusetts median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12700, Barnstable Town, MA). 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	$50,870–$55,870$24.46–$26.86/hr
Experienced technician	$73,330$35.25/hr
Senior / top earners	$82,090–$96,780$39.47–$46.53/hr

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

How Barnstable Town, MA compares

Barnstable Town ranks 5th of 7 Massachusetts metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Barnstable Town area than nationally: 4.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.9 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $96,780, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $50,870: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Barnstable Town, MA?: HVAC technicians in the Barnstable Town, MA area earn a median of $73,330 a year, or $35.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $96,780 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Barnstable Town, MA?: The median hourly wage is $35.25. The middle half earn between $26.86 and $39.47 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Barnstable Town, MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.46 an hour ($50,870 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.86.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Barnstable Town or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $73,330 in Barnstable Town and $78,530 in Boston, a 7% difference.
How does Barnstable Town pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?: The Barnstable Town median of $73,330 is 5% less than the Massachusetts median of $77,300.

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 12700 (Barnstable Town, MA). 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 (98.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures