How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Johnson City, TN?

The median hourly wage is $23.08. The middle half earn between $21.77 and $28.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Johnson City, TN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.91 an hour ($37,260 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.77.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Johnson City or Nashville?

Nashville pays more: the median is $48,010 in Johnson City and $60,270 in Nashville, a 20% difference.

How does Johnson City pay compare with the rest of Tennessee?

The Johnson City median of $48,010 is 13% less than the Tennessee median of $55,490.

HVAC technician salary in Johnson City, TN

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Johnson City, TN area earn a median of $48,010 a year, or $23.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $70,050 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $55,490; Johnson City is 13% below it.

Median yearly pay$48,010

Bottom 10% under$37,260Top 10% over$70,050

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.91/hr
Jobs in this area: 230
After cost of living: $54,600
Median hourly pay: $23.08/hr
vs U.S. median: −21%
vs Tennessee median: −13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 27740, Johnson City, TN). 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	$37,260–$45,280$17.91–$21.77/hr
Experienced technician	$48,010$23.08/hr
Senior / top earners	$59,650–$70,050$28.68–$33.68/hr

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

How Johnson City, TN compares

Johnson City has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 9 Tennessee metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Johnson City area as nationally: 2.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $70,050, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,260: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Tennessee metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Johnson City, TN?: HVAC technicians in the Johnson City, TN area earn a median of $48,010 a year, or $23.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $70,050 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Johnson City, TN?: The median hourly wage is $23.08. The middle half earn between $21.77 and $28.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Johnson City, TN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.91 an hour ($37,260 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.77.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Johnson City or Nashville?: Nashville pays more: the median is $48,010 in Johnson City and $60,270 in Nashville, a 20% difference.
How does Johnson City pay compare with the rest of Tennessee?: The Johnson City median of $48,010 is 13% less than the Tennessee median of $55,490.

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 27740 (Johnson City, TN). 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 (87.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures