How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Ann Arbor, MI?

The median hourly wage is $36.06. The middle half earn between $28.21 and $47.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Ann Arbor, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.41 an hour ($46,620 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.21.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Ann Arbor or Detroit?

Ann Arbor pays more: the median is $75,000 in Ann Arbor and $63,170 in Detroit, a 19% difference.

How does Ann Arbor pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Ann Arbor median of $75,000 is 23% more than the Michigan median of $60,850.

HVAC technician salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Ann Arbor, MI area earn a median of $75,000 a year, or $36.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $101,310. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $60,850; Ann Arbor is 23% above it.

Median yearly pay$75,000

Bottom 10% under$46,620Top 10% over$101,310

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.41/hr
Jobs in this area: 460
After cost of living: $74,350
Median hourly pay: $36.06/hr
vs U.S. median: +23%
vs Michigan median: +23%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 11460, Ann Arbor, MI). 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	$46,620–$58,680$22.41–$28.21/hr
Experienced technician	$75,000$36.06/hr
Senior / top earners	$99,340–$101,310$47.76–$48.71/hr

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

How Ann Arbor, MI compares

Ann Arbor has the highest HVAC technician median of the 16 Michigan metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Ann Arbor area than nationally: 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.79 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $101,310, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,620: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Ann Arbor, MI?: HVAC technicians in the Ann Arbor, MI area earn a median of $75,000 a year, or $36.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $101,310.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Ann Arbor, MI?: The median hourly wage is $36.06. The middle half earn between $28.21 and $47.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Ann Arbor, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.41 an hour ($46,620 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.21.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Ann Arbor or Detroit?: Ann Arbor pays more: the median is $75,000 in Ann Arbor and $63,170 in Detroit, a 19% difference.
How does Ann Arbor pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Ann Arbor median of $75,000 is 23% more than the Michigan median of $60,850.

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 11460 (Ann Arbor, MI). 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures