How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in St. Louis, MO-IL?

The median hourly wage is $30.29. The middle half earn between $23.58 and $37.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.05 an hour ($45,870 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.58.

Do HVAC technicians make more in St. Louis or Kansas City?

St. Louis pays more: the median is $63,000 in St. Louis and $62,680 in Kansas City, a 1% difference.

How does St. Louis pay compare with the rest of Missouri?

The St. Louis median of $63,000 is 5% more than the Missouri median of $59,950.

HVAC technician salary in St. Louis, MO-IL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the St. Louis, MO-IL area earn a median of $63,000 a year, or $30.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $100,180 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $59,950; St. Louis is 5% above it.

Median yearly pay$63,000

Bottom 10% under$45,870Top 10% over$100,180

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.05/hr
Jobs in this area: 2,980
After cost of living: $66,250
Median hourly pay: $30.29/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs Missouri median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41180, St. Louis, MO-IL). 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	$45,870–$49,040$22.05–$23.58/hr
Experienced technician	$63,000$30.29/hr
Senior / top earners	$78,820–$100,180$37.90–$48.17/hr

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

How St. Louis, MO-IL compares

St. Louis has the highest HVAC technician median of the 8 Missouri metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the St. Louis area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.84 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $100,180, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,870: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Missouri metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in St. Louis, MO-IL?: HVAC technicians in the St. Louis, MO-IL area earn a median of $63,000 a year, or $30.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $100,180 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in St. Louis, MO-IL?: The median hourly wage is $30.29. The middle half earn between $23.58 and $37.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in St. Louis, MO-IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.05 an hour ($45,870 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.58.
Do HVAC technicians make more in St. Louis or Kansas City?: St. Louis pays more: the median is $63,000 in St. Louis and $62,680 in Kansas City, a 1% difference.
How does St. Louis pay compare with the rest of Missouri?: The St. Louis median of $63,000 is 5% more than the Missouri median of $59,950.

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 41180 (St. Louis, MO-IL). 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 (95.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures