How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Carson City, NV?

The median hourly wage is $30.00. The middle half earn between $25.02 and $35.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Carson City, NV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.31 an hour ($48,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.02.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Carson City or Reno?

Carson City pays more: the median is $62,400 in Carson City and $61,940 in Reno, a 1% difference.

How does Carson City pay compare with the rest of Nevada?

The Carson City median of $62,400 is 3% more than the Nevada median of $60,510.

HVAC technician salary in Carson City, NV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Carson City, NV area earn a median of $62,400 a year, or $30.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $81,620. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $60,510; Carson City is 3% above it.

Median yearly pay$62,400

Bottom 10% under$48,490Top 10% over$81,620

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.31/hr
Jobs in this area: 100
After cost of living: $63,590
Median hourly pay: $30.00/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Nevada median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 16180, Carson City, NV). 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	$48,490–$52,040$23.31–$25.02/hr
Experienced technician	$62,400$30.00/hr
Senior / top earners	$73,320–$81,620$35.25–$39.24/hr

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

How Carson City, NV compares

Carson City has the highest HVAC technician median of the 3 Nevada metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Carson City area than nationally: 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,620, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,490: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Carson City, NV?: HVAC technicians in the Carson City, NV area earn a median of $62,400 a year, or $30.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $81,620.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Carson City, NV?: The median hourly wage is $30.00. The middle half earn between $25.02 and $35.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Carson City, NV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.31 an hour ($48,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.02.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Carson City or Reno?: Carson City pays more: the median is $62,400 in Carson City and $61,940 in Reno, a 1% difference.
How does Carson City pay compare with the rest of Nevada?: The Carson City median of $62,400 is 3% more than the Nevada median of $60,510.

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 16180 (Carson City, NV). 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 (98.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures