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

The median hourly wage is $29.78. The middle half earn between $23.80 and $37.16 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Reno, NV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.64 an hour ($47,090 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.80.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Reno or Carson City?

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

How does Reno pay compare with the rest of Nevada?

The Reno median of $61,940 is 2% more than the Nevada median of $60,510.

HVAC technician salary in Reno, NV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Reno, NV area earn a median of $61,940 a year, or $29.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $94,700. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $60,510; Reno is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$61,940

Bottom 10% under$47,090Top 10% over$94,700

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.64/hr
Jobs in this area: 760
After cost of living: $61,320
Median hourly pay: $29.78/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Nevada median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39900, Reno, 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	$47,090–$49,510$22.64–$23.80/hr
Experienced technician	$61,940$29.78/hr
Senior / top earners	$77,290–$94,700$37.16–$45.53/hr

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

How Reno, NV compares

Reno ranks 2nd of 3 Nevada metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Reno area as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $94,700, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,090: 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 Reno, NV?: HVAC technicians in the Reno, NV area earn a median of $61,940 a year, or $29.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $94,700.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Reno, NV?: The median hourly wage is $29.78. The middle half earn between $23.80 and $37.16 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Reno, NV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.64 an hour ($47,090 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.80.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Reno or Carson City?: Carson City pays more: the median is $61,940 in Reno and $62,400 in Carson City, a 1% difference.
How does Reno pay compare with the rest of Nevada?: The Reno median of $61,940 is 2% 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 39900 (Reno, 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 (101.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures