How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Williamsport, PA?

The median hourly wage is $28.49. The middle half earn between $23.05 and $31.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Williamsport, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.30 an hour ($44,310 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.05.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Williamsport or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $59,260 in Williamsport and $64,580 in Philadelphia, a 8% difference.

How does Williamsport pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Williamsport median of $59,260 is 5% less than the Pennsylvania median of $62,400.

HVAC technician salary in Williamsport, PA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Williamsport, PA area earn a median of $59,260 a year, or $28.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,630 a year. Across all of Pennsylvania, the median is $62,400, so Williamsport pays 5% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$59,260

Bottom 10% under$44,310Top 10% over$79,630

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.30/hr
Jobs in this area: 120
After cost of living: $64,170
Median hourly pay: $28.49/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Pennsylvania median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48700, Williamsport, PA). 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	$44,310–$47,940$21.30–$23.05/hr
Experienced technician	$59,260$28.49/hr
Senior / top earners	$66,220–$79,630$31.84–$38.28/hr

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

How Williamsport, PA compares

Williamsport ranks 12th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Williamsport area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,630, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,310: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Williamsport, PA?: HVAC technicians in the Williamsport, PA area earn a median of $59,260 a year, or $28.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,630 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Williamsport, PA?: The median hourly wage is $28.49. The middle half earn between $23.05 and $31.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Williamsport, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.30 an hour ($44,310 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.05.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Williamsport or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $59,260 in Williamsport and $64,580 in Philadelphia, a 8% difference.
How does Williamsport pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Williamsport median of $59,260 is 5% less than the Pennsylvania median of $62,400.

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 48700 (Williamsport, PA). 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 (92.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures