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

The median hourly wage is $29.35. The middle half earn between $22.98 and $36.33 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Sandusky, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.61 an hour ($38,700 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.98.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Sandusky or Columbus?

Columbus pays more: the median is $61,040 in Sandusky and $64,440 in Columbus, a 5% difference.

How does Sandusky pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Sandusky median of $61,040 is 2% less than the Ohio median of $62,510.

HVAC technician salary in Sandusky, OH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Sandusky, OH area earn a median of $61,040 a year, or $29.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,400. Across all of Ohio, the median is $62,510, so Sandusky pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$61,040

Bottom 10% under$38,700Top 10% over$94,400

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.61/hr
Jobs in this area: 120
After cost of living: $68,370
Median hourly pay: $29.35/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs Ohio median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41780, Sandusky, 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	$38,700–$47,800$18.61–$22.98/hr
Experienced technician	$61,040$29.35/hr
Senior / top earners	$75,560–$94,400$36.33–$45.39/hr

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

How Sandusky, OH compares

Sandusky ranks 9th of 15 Ohio metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Sandusky area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $94,400, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,700: 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 Sandusky, OH?: HVAC technicians in the Sandusky, OH area earn a median of $61,040 a year, or $29.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,400.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Sandusky, OH?: The median hourly wage is $29.35. The middle half earn between $22.98 and $36.33 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Sandusky, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.61 an hour ($38,700 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.98.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Sandusky or Columbus?: Columbus pays more: the median is $61,040 in Sandusky and $64,440 in Columbus, a 5% difference.
How does Sandusky pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Sandusky median of $61,040 is 2% less than 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 41780 (Sandusky, 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 (89.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures