How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Las Vegas, NV?

The median hourly wage is $28.96. The middle half earn between $23.09 and $36.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Las Vegas, NV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.60 an hour ($40,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.09.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Las Vegas or Carson City?

Carson City pays more: the median is $60,240 in Las Vegas and $62,400 in Carson City, a 3% difference.

How does Las Vegas pay compare with the rest of Nevada?

The Las Vegas median of $60,240 is about the same as the Nevada median of $60,510.

HVAC technician salary in Las Vegas, NV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV area earn a median of $60,240 a year, or $28.96 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $88,870 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $60,510; Las Vegas is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$60,240

Bottom 10% under$40,760Top 10% over$88,870

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.60/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,150
After cost of living: $60,110
Median hourly pay: $28.96/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Nevada median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29820, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, 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	$40,760–$48,020$19.60–$23.09/hr
Experienced technician	$60,240$28.96/hr
Senior / top earners	$76,590–$88,870$36.82–$42.73/hr

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

How Las Vegas, NV compares

Las Vegas has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 3 Nevada metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Las Vegas area as nationally: 2.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $88,870, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,760: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Nevada metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Las Vegas, NV?: HVAC technicians in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV area earn a median of $60,240 a year, or $28.96 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $88,870 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Las Vegas, NV?: The median hourly wage is $28.96. The middle half earn between $23.09 and $36.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Las Vegas, NV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.60 an hour ($40,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.09.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Las Vegas or Carson City?: Carson City pays more: the median is $60,240 in Las Vegas and $62,400 in Carson City, a 3% difference.
How does Las Vegas pay compare with the rest of Nevada?: The Las Vegas median of $60,240 is about the same as 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 29820 (Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, 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 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures