How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in St. Cloud, MN?

The median hourly wage is $35.78. The middle half earn between $27.30 and $39.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in St. Cloud, MN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.39 an hour ($46,580 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.30.

Do HVAC technicians make more in St. Cloud or Rochester?

Rochester pays more: the median is $74,420 in St. Cloud and $77,500 in Rochester, a 4% difference.

How does St. Cloud pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?

The St. Cloud median of $74,420 is 3% less than the Minnesota median of $76,350.

HVAC technician salary in St. Cloud, MN

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the St. Cloud, MN area earn a median of $74,420 a year, or $35.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $98,160. Across all of Minnesota, the median is $76,350, so St. Cloud pays 3% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$74,420

Bottom 10% under$46,580Top 10% over$98,160

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.39/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $84,920
Median hourly pay: $35.78/hr
vs U.S. median: +22%
vs Minnesota median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41060, St. Cloud, 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	$46,580–$56,790$22.39–$27.30/hr
Experienced technician	$74,420$35.78/hr
Senior / top earners	$82,540–$98,160$39.68–$47.19/hr

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

How St. Cloud, MN compares

St. Cloud ranks 7th of 9 Minnesota metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the St. Cloud area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $98,160, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,580: 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 St. Cloud, MN?: HVAC technicians in the St. Cloud, MN area earn a median of $74,420 a year, or $35.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $98,160.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in St. Cloud, MN?: The median hourly wage is $35.78. The middle half earn between $27.30 and $39.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in St. Cloud, MN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.39 an hour ($46,580 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.30.
Do HVAC technicians make more in St. Cloud or Rochester?: Rochester pays more: the median is $74,420 in St. Cloud and $77,500 in Rochester, a 4% difference.
How does St. Cloud pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?: The St. Cloud median of $74,420 is 3% less than 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 41060 (St. Cloud, 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 (87.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures