How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Grand Forks, ND-MN?

The median hourly wage is $36.28. The middle half earn between $26.86 and $37.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Grand Forks, ND-MN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.41 an hour ($46,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.86.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Grand Forks or Fargo?

Fargo pays more: the median is $75,470 in Grand Forks and $75,920 in Fargo, a 1% difference.

How does Grand Forks pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?

The Grand Forks median of $75,470 is 1% more than the North Dakota median of $74,490.

HVAC technician salary in Grand Forks, ND-MN

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Grand Forks, ND-MN area earn a median of $75,470 a year, or $36.28 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,700. Across all of North Dakota, the median is $74,490, so Grand Forks pays 1% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$75,470

Bottom 10% under$46,610Top 10% over$95,700

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.41/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $87,080
Median hourly pay: $36.28/hr
vs U.S. median: +24%
vs North Dakota median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24220, Grand Forks, ND-MN). 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	$46,610–$55,860$22.41–$26.86/hr
Experienced technician	$75,470$36.28/hr
Senior / top earners	$78,500–$95,700$37.74–$46.01/hr

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

How Grand Forks, ND-MN compares

Grand Forks ranks 2nd of 4 North Dakota metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Grand Forks area as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $95,700, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other North Dakota metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Grand Forks, ND-MN?: HVAC technicians in the Grand Forks, ND-MN area earn a median of $75,470 a year, or $36.28 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,700.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Grand Forks, ND-MN?: The median hourly wage is $36.28. The middle half earn between $26.86 and $37.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Grand Forks, ND-MN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.41 an hour ($46,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.86.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Grand Forks or Fargo?: Fargo pays more: the median is $75,470 in Grand Forks and $75,920 in Fargo, a 1% difference.
How does Grand Forks pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?: The Grand Forks median of $75,470 is 1% more than the North Dakota median of $74,490.

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 24220 (Grand Forks, ND-MN). 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 (86.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures