How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Austin, TX?

The median hourly wage is $29.24. The middle half earn between $23.59 and $35.97 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Austin, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.17 an hour ($44,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.59.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Austin or Dallas?

Austin pays more: the median is $60,820 in Austin and $59,560 in Dallas, a 2% difference.

How does Austin pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Austin median of $60,820 is 5% more than the Texas median of $57,760.

HVAC technician salary in Austin, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX area earn a median of $60,820 a year, or $29.24 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $92,180. That's 5% more than the Texas median of $57,760.

Median yearly pay$60,820

Bottom 10% under$44,030Top 10% over$92,180

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.17/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,140
After cost of living: $62,020
Median hourly pay: $29.24/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs Texas median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12420, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX). 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	$44,030–$49,070$21.17–$23.59/hr
Experienced technician	$60,820$29.24/hr
Senior / top earners	$74,810–$92,180$35.97–$44.32/hr

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

How Austin, TX compares

Austin has the highest HVAC technician median of the 25 Texas metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Austin area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $92,180, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Austin, TX?: HVAC technicians in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX area earn a median of $60,820 a year, or $29.24 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $92,180.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Austin, TX?: The median hourly wage is $29.24. The middle half earn between $23.59 and $35.97 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Austin, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.17 an hour ($44,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.59.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Austin or Dallas?: Austin pays more: the median is $60,820 in Austin and $59,560 in Dallas, a 2% difference.
How does Austin pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Austin median of $60,820 is 5% more than the Texas median of $57,760.

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 12420 (Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX). 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 (98.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures