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

The median hourly wage is $23.98. The middle half earn between $22.55 and $28.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Sumter, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.40 an hour ($36,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.55.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Sumter or Charlotte?

Charlotte pays more: the median is $49,880 in Sumter and $59,840 in Charlotte, a 17% difference.

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

The Sumter median of $49,880 is 12% less than the South Carolina median of $56,610.

HVAC technician salary in Sumter, SC

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Sumter, SC area earn a median of $49,880 a year, or $23.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,990. That's 12% less than the South Carolina median of $56,610.

Median yearly pay$49,880

Bottom 10% under$36,190Top 10% over$73,990

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.40/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $56,670
Median hourly pay: $23.98/hr
vs U.S. median: −18%
vs South Carolina median: −12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 44940, Sumter, 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	$36,190–$46,890$17.40–$22.55/hr
Experienced technician	$49,880$23.98/hr
Senior / top earners	$58,240–$73,990$28.00–$35.57/hr

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

How Sumter, SC compares

Sumter ranks 9th of 10 South Carolina metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Sumter area than nationally: 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,990, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,190: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other South Carolina metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Sumter, SC?: HVAC technicians in the Sumter, SC area earn a median of $49,880 a year, or $23.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,990.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Sumter, SC?: The median hourly wage is $23.98. The middle half earn between $22.55 and $28.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Sumter, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.40 an hour ($36,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.55.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Sumter or Charlotte?: Charlotte pays more: the median is $49,880 in Sumter and $59,840 in Charlotte, a 17% difference.
How does Sumter pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Sumter median of $49,880 is 12% less 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 44940 (Sumter, 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 (88.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures