How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Mankato, MN?

The median hourly wage is $36.86. The middle half earn between $29.14 and $39.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Mankato, MN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.03 an hour ($47,900 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.14.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Mankato or Minneapolis?

Minneapolis pays more: the median is $76,670 in Mankato and $77,490 in Minneapolis, a 1% difference.

How does Mankato pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?

The Mankato median of $76,670 is about the same as the Minnesota median of $76,350.

HVAC technician salary in Mankato, MN

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Mankato, MN area earn a median of $76,670 a year, or $36.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $100,270. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $76,350; Mankato is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$76,670

Bottom 10% under$47,900Top 10% over$100,270

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.03/hr
Jobs in this area: 120
After cost of living: $84,290
Median hourly pay: $36.86/hr
vs U.S. median: +26%
vs Minnesota median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31860, Mankato, MN). 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	$47,900–$60,600$23.03–$29.14/hr
Experienced technician	$76,670$36.86/hr
Senior / top earners	$81,730–$100,270$39.29–$48.21/hr

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

How Mankato, MN compares

Mankato ranks 3rd of 9 Minnesota metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Mankato area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.83 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $100,270, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,900: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Minnesota metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Mankato, MN?: HVAC technicians in the Mankato, MN area earn a median of $76,670 a year, or $36.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $100,270.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Mankato, MN?: The median hourly wage is $36.86. The middle half earn between $29.14 and $39.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Mankato, MN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.03 an hour ($47,900 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.14.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Mankato or Minneapolis?: Minneapolis pays more: the median is $76,670 in Mankato and $77,490 in Minneapolis, a 1% difference.
How does Mankato pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?: The Mankato median of $76,670 is about the same as the Minnesota median of $76,350.

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 31860 (Mankato, MN). 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 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures