How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Cleveland, OH?

The median hourly wage is $30.19. The middle half earn between $24.06 and $37.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Cleveland, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.86 an hour ($39,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.06.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Cleveland or Columbus?

Columbus pays more: the median is $62,790 in Cleveland and $64,440 in Columbus, a 3% difference.

How does Cleveland pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Cleveland median of $62,790 is about the same as the Ohio median of $62,510.

HVAC technician salary in Cleveland, OH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Cleveland, OH area earn a median of $62,790 a year, or $30.19 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $98,310 a year. That's about the same as the Ohio median of $62,510.

Median yearly pay$62,790

Bottom 10% under$39,220Top 10% over$98,310

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.86/hr
Jobs in this area: 2,610
After cost of living: $66,850
Median hourly pay: $30.19/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs Ohio median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17410, Cleveland, OH). 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	$39,220–$50,030$18.86–$24.06/hr
Experienced technician	$62,790$30.19/hr
Senior / top earners	$78,360–$98,310$37.67–$47.26/hr

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

How Cleveland, OH compares

Cleveland ranks 2nd of 15 Ohio metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Cleveland area as nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $98,310, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,220: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Ohio metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Cleveland, OH?: HVAC technicians in the Cleveland, OH area earn a median of $62,790 a year, or $30.19 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $98,310 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Cleveland, OH?: The median hourly wage is $30.19. The middle half earn between $24.06 and $37.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Cleveland, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.86 an hour ($39,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.06.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Cleveland or Columbus?: Columbus pays more: the median is $62,790 in Cleveland and $64,440 in Columbus, a 3% difference.
How does Cleveland pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Cleveland median of $62,790 is about the same as the Ohio median of $62,510.

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 17410 (Cleveland, OH). 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 (93.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures