How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Elmira, NY?

The median hourly wage is $30.00. The middle half earn between $25.67 and $37.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Elmira, NY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.39 an hour ($46,570 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.67.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Elmira or New York?

New York pays more: the median is $62,400 in Elmira and $77,990 in New York, a 20% difference.

How does Elmira pay compare with the rest of New York?

The Elmira median of $62,400 is 16% less than the New York median of $74,430.

HVAC technician salary in Elmira, NY

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Elmira, NY area earn a median of $62,400 a year, or $30.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $84,720 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $74,430; Elmira is 16% below it.

Median yearly pay$62,400

Bottom 10% under$46,570Top 10% over$84,720

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.39/hr
Jobs in this area: 80
After cost of living: $66,100
Median hourly pay: $30.00/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs New York median: −16%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21300, Elmira, NY). 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	$46,570–$53,400$22.39–$25.67/hr
Experienced technician	$62,400$30.00/hr
Senior / top earners	$77,490–$84,720$37.25–$40.73/hr

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

How Elmira, NY compares

Elmira ranks 8th of 13 New York metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Elmira area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $84,720, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,570: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Elmira, NY?: HVAC technicians in the Elmira, NY area earn a median of $62,400 a year, or $30.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $84,720 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Elmira, NY?: The median hourly wage is $30.00. The middle half earn between $25.67 and $37.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Elmira, NY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.39 an hour ($46,570 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.67.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Elmira or New York?: New York pays more: the median is $62,400 in Elmira and $77,990 in New York, a 20% difference.
How does Elmira pay compare with the rest of New York?: The Elmira median of $62,400 is 16% less than the New York median of $74,430.

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 21300 (Elmira, NY). 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 (94.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures