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

The median hourly wage is $28.79. The middle half earn between $23.15 and $35.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Flint, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.81 an hour ($39,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.15.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Flint or Ann Arbor?

Ann Arbor pays more: the median is $59,870 in Flint and $75,000 in Ann Arbor, a 20% difference.

How does Flint pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Flint median of $59,870 is 2% less than the Michigan median of $60,850.

HVAC technician salary in Flint, MI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Flint, MI area earn a median of $59,870 a year, or $28.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $95,570. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $60,850; Flint is 2% below it.

Median yearly pay$59,870

Bottom 10% under$39,120Top 10% over$95,570

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.81/hr
Jobs in this area: 430
After cost of living: $64,350
Median hourly pay: $28.79/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Michigan median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22420, Flint, 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	$39,120–$48,150$18.81–$23.15/hr
Experienced technician	$59,870$28.79/hr
Senior / top earners	$73,660–$95,570$35.41–$45.95/hr

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

How Flint, MI compares

Flint ranks 11th of 16 Michigan metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Flint area than nationally: 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $95,570, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,120: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Michigan metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Flint, MI?: HVAC technicians in the Flint, MI area earn a median of $59,870 a year, or $28.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $95,570.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Flint, MI?: The median hourly wage is $28.79. The middle half earn between $23.15 and $35.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Flint, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.81 an hour ($39,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.15.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Flint or Ann Arbor?: Ann Arbor pays more: the median is $59,870 in Flint and $75,000 in Ann Arbor, a 20% difference.
How does Flint pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Flint median of $59,870 is 2% less 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 22420 (Flint, 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 (93.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures