How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Boston, MA-NH?

The median hourly wage is $37.75. The middle half earn between $29.68 and $46.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Boston, MA-NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.46 an hour ($50,890 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.68.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Boston or Springfield?

Boston pays more: the median is $78,530 in Boston and $76,530 in Springfield, a 3% difference.

How does Boston pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?

The Boston median of $78,530 is 2% more than the Massachusetts median of $77,300.

HVAC technician salary in Boston, MA-NH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH area earn a median of $78,530 a year, or $37.75 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $103,050. Across all of Massachusetts, the median is $77,300, so Boston pays 2% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$78,530

Bottom 10% under$50,890Top 10% over$103,050

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.46/hr
Jobs in this area: 6,050
After cost of living: $72,530
Median hourly pay: $37.75/hr
vs U.S. median: +29%
vs Massachusetts median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14460, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH). 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	$50,890–$61,740$24.46–$29.68/hr
Experienced technician	$78,530$37.75/hr
Senior / top earners	$97,270–$103,050$46.76–$49.54/hr

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

How Boston, MA-NH compares

Boston has the highest HVAC technician median of the 7 Massachusetts metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Boston area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.85 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $103,050, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $50,890: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Massachusetts metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Boston, MA-NH?: HVAC technicians in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH area earn a median of $78,530 a year, or $37.75 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $103,050.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Boston, MA-NH?: The median hourly wage is $37.75. The middle half earn between $29.68 and $46.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Boston, MA-NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.46 an hour ($50,890 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.68.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Boston or Springfield?: Boston pays more: the median is $78,530 in Boston and $76,530 in Springfield, a 3% difference.
How does Boston pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?: The Boston median of $78,530 is 2% more 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 14460 (Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH). 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 (108.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures