How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Missoula, MT?

The median hourly wage is $28.96. The middle half earn between $23.20 and $35.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Missoula, MT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.39 an hour ($44,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.20.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Missoula or Bozeman?

Bozeman pays more: the median is $60,240 in Missoula and $72,970 in Bozeman, a 17% difference.

How does Missoula pay compare with the rest of Montana?

The Missoula median of $60,240 is 1% less than the Montana median of $60,850.

HVAC technician salary in Missoula, MT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Missoula, MT area earn a median of $60,240 a year, or $28.96 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,860. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $60,850; Missoula is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$60,240

Bottom 10% under$44,500Top 10% over$75,860

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.39/hr
Jobs in this area: 180
After cost of living: $62,460
Median hourly pay: $28.96/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Montana median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33540, Missoula, MT). 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	$44,500–$48,260$21.39–$23.20/hr
Experienced technician	$60,240$28.96/hr
Senior / top earners	$73,060–$75,860$35.13–$36.47/hr

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

How Missoula, MT compares

Missoula has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 5 Montana metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Missoula area as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,860, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,500: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Missoula, MT?: HVAC technicians in the Missoula, MT area earn a median of $60,240 a year, or $28.96 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,860.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Missoula, MT?: The median hourly wage is $28.96. The middle half earn between $23.20 and $35.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Missoula, MT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.39 an hour ($44,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.20.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Missoula or Bozeman?: Bozeman pays more: the median is $60,240 in Missoula and $72,970 in Bozeman, a 17% difference.
How does Missoula pay compare with the rest of Montana?: The Missoula median of $60,240 is 1% less than the Montana 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 33540 (Missoula, MT). 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 (96.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures