How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

The median hourly wage is $30.02. The middle half earn between $27.47 and $34.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.55 an hour ($48,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.47.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Sioux Falls or Rapid City?

Sioux Falls pays more: the median is $62,440 in Sioux Falls and $61,430 in Rapid City, a 2% difference.

How does Sioux Falls pay compare with the rest of South Dakota?

The Sioux Falls median of $62,440 is 2% more than the South Dakota median of $61,390.

HVAC technician salary in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN area earn a median of $62,440 a year, or $30.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,070. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $61,390; Sioux Falls is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$62,440

Bottom 10% under$48,990Top 10% over$76,070

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.55/hr
Jobs in this area: 600
After cost of living: $68,890
Median hourly pay: $30.02/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs South Dakota median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43620, Sioux Falls, SD-MN). 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	$48,990–$57,130$23.55–$27.47/hr
Experienced technician	$62,440$30.02/hr
Senior / top earners	$71,920–$76,070$34.58–$36.57/hr

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

How Sioux Falls, SD-MN compares

Sioux Falls has the highest HVAC technician median of the 3 South Dakota metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Sioux Falls area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,070, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,990: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other South Dakota metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?: HVAC technicians in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN area earn a median of $62,440 a year, or $30.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,070.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?: The median hourly wage is $30.02. The middle half earn between $27.47 and $34.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.55 an hour ($48,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.47.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Sioux Falls or Rapid City?: Sioux Falls pays more: the median is $62,440 in Sioux Falls and $61,430 in Rapid City, a 2% difference.
How does Sioux Falls pay compare with the rest of South Dakota?: The Sioux Falls median of $62,440 is 2% more than the South Dakota median of $61,390.

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 43620 (Sioux Falls, SD-MN). 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 (90.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures