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

The median hourly wage is $23.87. The middle half earn between $21.00 and $29.61 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Las Cruces, NM?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.25 an hour ($35,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.00.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Las Cruces or Albuquerque?

Albuquerque pays more: the median is $49,650 in Las Cruces and $57,110 in Albuquerque, a 13% difference.

How does Las Cruces pay compare with the rest of New Mexico?

The Las Cruces median of $49,650 is 1% less than the New Mexico median of $50,270.

HVAC technician salary in Las Cruces, NM

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Las Cruces, NM area earn a median of $49,650 a year, or $23.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $72,310. That's 1% less than the New Mexico median of $50,270.

Median yearly pay$49,650

Bottom 10% under$35,880Top 10% over$72,310

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.25/hr
Jobs in this area: 240
After cost of living: $55,040
Median hourly pay: $23.87/hr
vs U.S. median: −19%
vs New Mexico median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29740, Las Cruces, 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	$35,880–$43,670$17.25–$21.00/hr
Experienced technician	$49,650$23.87/hr
Senior / top earners	$61,580–$72,310$29.61–$34.76/hr

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

How Las Cruces, NM compares

Las Cruces ranks 3rd of 4 New Mexico metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Las Cruces area than nationally: 3.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $72,310, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,880: 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 Las Cruces, NM?: HVAC technicians in the Las Cruces, NM area earn a median of $49,650 a year, or $23.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $72,310.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Las Cruces, NM?: The median hourly wage is $23.87. The middle half earn between $21.00 and $29.61 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Las Cruces, NM?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.25 an hour ($35,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.00.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Las Cruces or Albuquerque?: Albuquerque pays more: the median is $49,650 in Las Cruces and $57,110 in Albuquerque, a 13% difference.
How does Las Cruces pay compare with the rest of New Mexico?: The Las Cruces median of $49,650 is 1% less 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 29740 (Las Cruces, 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 (90.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures