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

The median hourly wage is $29.06. The middle half earn between $23.04 and $37.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Lansing, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.24 an hour ($40,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.04.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Lansing or Ann Arbor?

Ann Arbor pays more: the median is $60,440 in Lansing and $75,000 in Ann Arbor, a 19% difference.

How does Lansing pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Lansing median of $60,440 is 1% less than the Michigan median of $60,850.

HVAC technician salary in Lansing, MI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Lansing–East Lansing, MI area earn a median of $60,440 a year, or $29.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $93,480 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $60,850; Lansing is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$60,440

Bottom 10% under$40,030Top 10% over$93,480

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.24/hr
Jobs in this area: 490
After cost of living: $63,630
Median hourly pay: $29.06/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Michigan median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29620, Lansing-East Lansing, 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	$40,030–$47,910$19.24–$23.04/hr
Experienced technician	$60,440$29.06/hr
Senior / top earners	$77,490–$93,480$37.26–$44.94/hr

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

How Lansing, MI compares

Lansing ranks 6th of 16 Michigan metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Lansing area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.85 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $93,480, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,030: 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 Lansing, MI?: HVAC technicians in the Lansing–East Lansing, MI area earn a median of $60,440 a year, or $29.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $93,480 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Lansing, MI?: The median hourly wage is $29.06. The middle half earn between $23.04 and $37.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Lansing, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.24 an hour ($40,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.04.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Lansing or Ann Arbor?: Ann Arbor pays more: the median is $60,440 in Lansing and $75,000 in Ann Arbor, a 19% difference.
How does Lansing pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Lansing median of $60,440 is 1% 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 29620 (Lansing-East Lansing, 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 (95.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures