How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Albuquerque, NM?

The median hourly wage is $27.46. The middle half earn between $22.53 and $30.70 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Albuquerque, NM?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.36 an hour ($38,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.53.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Albuquerque or Farmington?

Albuquerque pays more: the median is $57,110 in Albuquerque and $52,040 in Farmington, a 10% difference.

How does Albuquerque pay compare with the rest of New Mexico?

The Albuquerque median of $57,110 is 14% more than the New Mexico median of $50,270.

HVAC technician salary in Albuquerque, NM

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Albuquerque, NM area earn a median of $57,110 a year, or $27.46 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,770 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $50,270; Albuquerque is 14% above it.

Median yearly pay$57,110

Bottom 10% under$38,190Top 10% over$75,770

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.36/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,000
After cost of living: $59,770
Median hourly pay: $27.46/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs New Mexico median: +14%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 10740, Albuquerque, NM). 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	$38,190–$46,850$18.36–$22.53/hr
Experienced technician	$57,110$27.46/hr
Senior / top earners	$63,850–$75,770$30.70–$36.43/hr

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

How Albuquerque, NM compares

Albuquerque has the highest HVAC technician median of the 4 New Mexico metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Albuquerque area as nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,770, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,190: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New Mexico metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Albuquerque, NM?: HVAC technicians in the Albuquerque, NM area earn a median of $57,110 a year, or $27.46 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,770 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Albuquerque, NM?: The median hourly wage is $27.46. The middle half earn between $22.53 and $30.70 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Albuquerque, NM?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.36 an hour ($38,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.53.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Albuquerque or Farmington?: Albuquerque pays more: the median is $57,110 in Albuquerque and $52,040 in Farmington, a 10% difference.
How does Albuquerque pay compare with the rest of New Mexico?: The Albuquerque median of $57,110 is 14% more than the New Mexico median of $50,270.

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 10740 (Albuquerque, NM). 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 (95.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures