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

The median hourly wage is $28.97. The middle half earn between $23.31 and $34.30 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Nashville, TN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.41 an hour ($46,620 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.31.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Nashville or Knoxville?

Nashville pays more: the median is $60,270 in Nashville and $56,780 in Knoxville, a 6% difference.

How does Nashville pay compare with the rest of Tennessee?

The Nashville median of $60,270 is 9% more than the Tennessee median of $55,490.

HVAC technician salary in Nashville, TN

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Nashville–Davidson––Murfreesboro––Franklin, TN area earn a median of $60,270 a year, or $28.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $91,170. That's 9% more than the Tennessee median of $55,490.

Median yearly pay$60,270

Bottom 10% under$46,620Top 10% over$91,170

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.41/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,500
After cost of living: $62,560
Median hourly pay: $28.97/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Tennessee median: +9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 34980, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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	$46,620–$48,480$22.41–$23.31/hr
Experienced technician	$60,270$28.97/hr
Senior / top earners	$71,330–$91,170$34.30–$43.83/hr

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

How Nashville, TN compares

Nashville has the highest HVAC technician median of the 9 Tennessee metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Nashville area than nationally: 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $91,170, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,620: 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 Nashville, TN?: HVAC technicians in the Nashville–Davidson––Murfreesboro––Franklin, TN area earn a median of $60,270 a year, or $28.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $91,170.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Nashville, TN?: The median hourly wage is $28.97. The middle half earn between $23.31 and $34.30 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Nashville, TN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.41 an hour ($46,620 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.31.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Nashville or Knoxville?: Nashville pays more: the median is $60,270 in Nashville and $56,780 in Knoxville, a 6% difference.
How does Nashville pay compare with the rest of Tennessee?: The Nashville median of $60,270 is 9% more 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 34980 (Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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 (96.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures