How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?

The median hourly wage is $27.79. The middle half earn between $22.74 and $31.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Spartanburg, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.56 an hour ($40,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.74.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Spartanburg or Charlotte?

Charlotte pays more: the median is $57,790 in Spartanburg and $59,840 in Charlotte, a 3% difference.

How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?

The Spartanburg median of $57,790 is 2% more than the South Carolina median of $56,610.

HVAC technician salary in Spartanburg, SC

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $57,790 a year, or $27.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,920. That's 2% more than the South Carolina median of $56,610.

Median yearly pay$57,790

Bottom 10% under$40,670Top 10% over$76,920

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.56/hr
Jobs in this area: 390
After cost of living: $63,470
Median hourly pay: $27.79/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs South Carolina median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43900, Spartanburg, SC). 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	$40,670–$47,290$19.56–$22.74/hr
Experienced technician	$57,790$27.79/hr
Senior / top earners	$65,020–$76,920$31.26–$36.98/hr

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

How Spartanburg, SC compares

Spartanburg ranks 6th of 10 South Carolina metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Spartanburg area than nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.90 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,920, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,670: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Spartanburg, SC?: HVAC technicians in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $57,790 a year, or $27.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,920.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?: The median hourly wage is $27.79. The middle half earn between $22.74 and $31.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Spartanburg, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.56 an hour ($40,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.74.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Spartanburg or Charlotte?: Charlotte pays more: the median is $57,790 in Spartanburg and $59,840 in Charlotte, a 3% difference.
How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Spartanburg median of $57,790 is 2% more than the South Carolina median of $56,610.

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 43900 (Spartanburg, SC). 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 (91.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures