How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Lawton, OK?

The median hourly wage is $35.09. The middle half earn between $24.20 and $35.56 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Lawton, OK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.67 an hour ($36,740 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.20.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Lawton or Oklahoma City?

Lawton pays more: the median is $72,980 in Lawton and $60,120 in Oklahoma City, a 21% difference.

How does Lawton pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?

The Lawton median of $72,980 is 27% more than the Oklahoma median of $57,560.

HVAC technician salary in Lawton, OK

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Lawton, OK area earn a median of $72,980 a year, or $35.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,310. Across all of Oklahoma, the median is $57,560, so Lawton pays 27% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$72,980

Bottom 10% under$36,740Top 10% over$74,310

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.67/hr
Jobs in this area: 280
After cost of living: $84,920
Median hourly pay: $35.09/hr
vs U.S. median: +20%
vs Oklahoma median: +27%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30020, Lawton, OK). 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	$36,740–$50,330$17.67–$24.20/hr
Experienced technician	$72,980$35.09/hr
Senior / top earners	$73,960–$74,310$35.56–$35.73/hr

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

How Lawton, OK compares

Lawton has the highest HVAC technician median of the 5 Oklahoma metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Lawton area than nationally: 6.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,310, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,740: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Lawton, OK?: HVAC technicians in the Lawton, OK area earn a median of $72,980 a year, or $35.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,310.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Lawton, OK?: The median hourly wage is $35.09. The middle half earn between $24.20 and $35.56 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Lawton, OK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.67 an hour ($36,740 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.20.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Lawton or Oklahoma City?: Lawton pays more: the median is $72,980 in Lawton and $60,120 in Oklahoma City, a 21% difference.
How does Lawton pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?: The Lawton median of $72,980 is 27% more than the Oklahoma median of $57,560.

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 30020 (Lawton, OK). 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 (85.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures