How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Jacksonville, NC?

The median hourly wage is $23.35. The middle half earn between $18.40 and $27.98 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Jacksonville, NC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.71 an hour ($34,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.40.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Jacksonville or Charlotte?

Charlotte pays more: the median is $48,570 in Jacksonville and $59,840 in Charlotte, a 19% difference.

How does Jacksonville pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?

The Jacksonville median of $48,570 is 15% less than the North Carolina median of $57,260.

HVAC technician salary in Jacksonville, NC

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Jacksonville, NC area earn a median of $48,570 a year, or $23.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $71,480. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $57,260; Jacksonville is 15% below it.

Median yearly pay$48,570

Bottom 10% under$34,760Top 10% over$71,480

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.71/hr
Jobs in this area: 210
After cost of living: $52,740
Median hourly pay: $23.35/hr
vs U.S. median: −20%
vs North Carolina median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 27340, Jacksonville, NC). 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	$34,760–$38,270$16.71–$18.40/hr
Experienced technician	$48,570$23.35/hr
Senior / top earners	$58,200–$71,480$27.98–$34.36/hr

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

How Jacksonville, NC compares

Jacksonville has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 16 North Carolina metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Jacksonville area than nationally: 4.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,480, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,760: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other North Carolina metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Jacksonville, NC?: HVAC technicians in the Jacksonville, NC area earn a median of $48,570 a year, or $23.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $71,480.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Jacksonville, NC?: The median hourly wage is $23.35. The middle half earn between $18.40 and $27.98 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Jacksonville, NC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.71 an hour ($34,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.40.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Jacksonville or Charlotte?: Charlotte pays more: the median is $48,570 in Jacksonville and $59,840 in Charlotte, a 19% difference.
How does Jacksonville pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?: The Jacksonville median of $48,570 is 15% less than the North Carolina median of $57,260.

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 27340 (Jacksonville, NC). 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 (92.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures