How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Bend, OR?

The median hourly wage is $29.40. The middle half earn between $23.99 and $36.87 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Bend, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.73 an hour ($47,270 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.99.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Bend or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $61,150 in Bend and $65,260 in Portland, a 6% difference.

How does Bend pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Bend median of $61,150 is 3% less than the Oregon median of $62,940.

HVAC technician salary in Bend, OR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Bend, OR area earn a median of $61,150 a year, or $29.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $89,980 a year. Across all of Oregon, the median is $62,940, so Bend pays 3% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$61,150

Bottom 10% under$47,270Top 10% over$89,980

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.73/hr
Jobs in this area: 340
After cost of living: $59,020
Median hourly pay: $29.40/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs Oregon median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13460, Bend, OR). 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	$47,270–$49,900$22.73–$23.99/hr
Experienced technician	$61,150$29.40/hr
Senior / top earners	$76,700–$89,980$36.87–$43.26/hr

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

How Bend, OR compares

Bend ranks 4th of 8 Oregon metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Bend area than nationally: 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $89,980, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,270: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Bend, OR?: HVAC technicians in the Bend, OR area earn a median of $61,150 a year, or $29.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $89,980 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Bend, OR?: The median hourly wage is $29.40. The middle half earn between $23.99 and $36.87 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Bend, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.73 an hour ($47,270 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.99.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Bend or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $61,150 in Bend and $65,260 in Portland, a 6% difference.
How does Bend pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Bend median of $61,150 is 3% less than the Oregon median of $62,940.

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 13460 (Bend, OR). 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 (103.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures