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

The median hourly wage is $26.78. The middle half earn between $22.55 and $31.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Rocky Mount, NC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.24 an hour ($37,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.55.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Rocky Mount or Charlotte?

Charlotte pays more: the median is $55,690 in Rocky Mount and $59,840 in Charlotte, a 7% difference.

How does Rocky Mount pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?

The Rocky Mount median of $55,690 is 3% less than the North Carolina median of $57,260.

HVAC technician salary in Rocky Mount, NC

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Rocky Mount, NC area earn a median of $55,690 a year, or $26.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $70,980. Across all of North Carolina, the median is $57,260, so Rocky Mount pays 3% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$55,690

Bottom 10% under$37,940Top 10% over$70,980

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.24/hr
Jobs in this area: 150
After cost of living: $63,280
Median hourly pay: $26.78/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs North Carolina median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 40580, Rocky Mount, 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	$37,940–$46,890$18.24–$22.55/hr
Experienced technician	$55,690$26.78/hr
Senior / top earners	$65,340–$70,980$31.41–$34.13/hr

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

How Rocky Mount, NC compares

Rocky Mount ranks 8th of 16 North Carolina metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Rocky Mount area as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $70,980, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,940: 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 Rocky Mount, NC?: HVAC technicians in the Rocky Mount, NC area earn a median of $55,690 a year, or $26.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $70,980.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Rocky Mount, NC?: The median hourly wage is $26.78. The middle half earn between $22.55 and $31.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Rocky Mount, NC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.24 an hour ($37,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.55.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Rocky Mount or Charlotte?: Charlotte pays more: the median is $55,690 in Rocky Mount and $59,840 in Charlotte, a 7% difference.
How does Rocky Mount pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?: The Rocky Mount median of $55,690 is 3% 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 40580 (Rocky Mount, 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 (88.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures