How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Manchester, NH?

The median hourly wage is $35.14. The middle half earn between $27.30 and $37.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Manchester, NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.52 an hour ($46,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.30.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Manchester or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $73,090 in Manchester and $78,530 in Boston, a 7% difference.

How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?

The Manchester median of $73,090 is 1% less than the New Hampshire median of $73,850.

HVAC technician salary in Manchester, NH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $73,090 a year, or $35.14 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $96,730. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $73,850; Manchester is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$73,090

Bottom 10% under$46,840Top 10% over$96,730

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.52/hr
Jobs in this area: 870
After cost of living: $69,180
Median hourly pay: $35.14/hr
vs U.S. median: +20%
vs New Hampshire median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31700, Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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	$46,840–$56,780$22.52–$27.30/hr
Experienced technician	$73,090$35.14/hr
Senior / top earners	$78,750–$96,730$37.86–$46.51/hr

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

How Manchester, NH compares

HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Manchester area than nationally: 4.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $96,730, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,840: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New Hampshire metro areas

Boston–Cambridge–Newton$78,530

Other trades in Manchester, NH

Electrician Welder Lineman Plumber

Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Manchester, NH?: HVAC technicians in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $73,090 a year, or $35.14 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $96,730.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Manchester, NH?: The median hourly wage is $35.14. The middle half earn between $27.30 and $37.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Manchester, NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.52 an hour ($46,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.30.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Manchester or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $73,090 in Manchester and $78,530 in Boston, a 7% difference.
How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?: The Manchester median of $73,090 is 1% less than the New Hampshire median of $73,850.

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 31700 (Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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 (105.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures