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

The median hourly wage is $23.17. The middle half earn between $22.82 and $28.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Grants Pass, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.47 an hour ($38,420 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.82.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Grants Pass or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $48,190 in Grants Pass and $65,260 in Portland, a 26% difference.

How does Grants Pass pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Grants Pass median of $48,190 is 23% less than the Oregon median of $62,940.

HVAC technician salary in Grants Pass, OR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Grants Pass, OR area earn a median of $48,190 a year, or $23.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,020. That's 23% less than the Oregon median of $62,940.

Median yearly pay$48,190

Bottom 10% under$38,420Top 10% over$78,020

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.47/hr
Jobs in this area: 80
After cost of living: $49,290
Median hourly pay: $23.17/hr
vs U.S. median: −21%
vs Oregon median: −23%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24420, Grants Pass, 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	$38,420–$47,460$18.47–$22.82/hr
Experienced technician	$48,190$23.17/hr
Senior / top earners	$59,950–$78,020$28.82–$37.51/hr

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

How Grants Pass, OR compares

Grants Pass has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 8 Oregon metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Grants Pass area as nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,020, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,420: 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 Grants Pass, OR?: HVAC technicians in the Grants Pass, OR area earn a median of $48,190 a year, or $23.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $78,020.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Grants Pass, OR?: The median hourly wage is $23.17. The middle half earn between $22.82 and $28.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Grants Pass, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.47 an hour ($38,420 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.82.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Grants Pass or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $48,190 in Grants Pass and $65,260 in Portland, a 26% difference.
How does Grants Pass pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Grants Pass median of $48,190 is 23% 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 24420 (Grants Pass, 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 (97.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures