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

The median hourly wage is $22.68. The middle half earn between $18.83 and $28.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in McAllen, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.34 an hour ($36,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.83.

Do HVAC technicians make more in McAllen or Austin?

Austin pays more: the median is $47,170 in McAllen and $60,820 in Austin, a 22% difference.

How does McAllen pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The McAllen median of $47,170 is 18% less than the Texas median of $57,760.

HVAC technician salary in McAllen, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX area earn a median of $47,170 a year, or $22.68 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $73,010. Across all of Texas, the median is $57,760, so McAllen pays 18% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$47,170

Bottom 10% under$36,060Top 10% over$73,010

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.34/hr
Jobs in this area: 530
After cost of living: $54,920
Median hourly pay: $22.68/hr
vs U.S. median: −23%
vs Texas median: −18%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 32580, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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	$36,060–$39,160$17.34–$18.83/hr
Experienced technician	$47,170$22.68/hr
Senior / top earners	$58,840–$73,010$28.29–$35.10/hr

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

How McAllen, TX compares

McAllen has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 25 Texas metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the McAllen area than nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.67 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,010, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,060: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in McAllen, TX?: HVAC technicians in the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX area earn a median of $47,170 a year, or $22.68 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $73,010.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in McAllen, TX?: The median hourly wage is $22.68. The middle half earn between $18.83 and $28.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in McAllen, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.34 an hour ($36,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.83.
Do HVAC technicians make more in McAllen or Austin?: Austin pays more: the median is $47,170 in McAllen and $60,820 in Austin, a 22% difference.
How does McAllen pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The McAllen median of $47,170 is 18% less 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 32580 (McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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 (85.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures