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HVAC technician salary in Farmington, NM

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Farmington, NM area earn a median of $52,040 a year, or $25.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $73,790. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $50,270; Farmington is 4% above it.

Median yearly pay$52,040
Bottom 10% under$36,630Top 10% over$73,790
Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
$17.61/hr
Jobs in this area
110
After cost of living
$59,330
Median hourly pay
$25.02/hr
vs U.S. median
−15%
vs New Mexico median
+4%
Mean (average) pay
$54,200 a year · $26.06 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22140, Farmington, 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.

Pay by percentile

What HVAC technicians in Farmington, NM earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$17.61$36,630
25th percentile$21.73$45,190
Median (50th)$25.02$52,040
75th percentile$28.76$59,820
90th percentile$35.48$73,790

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Farmington, NM compares

  • Farmington ranks 2nd of 4 New Mexico metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
  • HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Farmington area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.

Other New Mexico metro areas

Other trades in Farmington, NM

Questions

Do HVAC technicians make more in Farmington or Albuquerque?
Albuquerque pays more: the median is $52,040 in Farmington and $57,110 in Albuquerque, a 9% difference.

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 22140 (Farmington, 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 (87.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures