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

The median hourly wage is $23.34. The middle half earn between $19.12 and $28.27 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Victoria, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.13 an hour ($37,700 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.12.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Victoria or Austin?

Austin pays more: the median is $48,550 in Victoria and $60,820 in Austin, a 20% difference.

How does Victoria pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Victoria median of $48,550 is 16% less than the Texas median of $57,760.

HVAC technician salary in Victoria, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Victoria, TX area earn a median of $48,550 a year, or $23.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,780. Across all of Texas, the median is $57,760, so Victoria pays 16% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$48,550

Bottom 10% under$37,700Top 10% over$75,780

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.13/hr
Jobs in this area: 100
After cost of living: $54,040
Median hourly pay: $23.34/hr
vs U.S. median: −20%
vs Texas median: −16%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47020, Victoria, 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	$37,700–$39,770$18.13–$19.12/hr
Experienced technician	$48,550$23.34/hr
Senior / top earners	$58,790–$75,780$28.27–$36.44/hr

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

How Victoria, TX compares

Victoria ranks 19th of 25 Texas metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Victoria area as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,780, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,700: 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 Victoria, TX?: HVAC technicians in the Victoria, TX area earn a median of $48,550 a year, or $23.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,780.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Victoria, TX?: The median hourly wage is $23.34. The middle half earn between $19.12 and $28.27 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Victoria, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.13 an hour ($37,700 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.12.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Victoria or Austin?: Austin pays more: the median is $48,550 in Victoria and $60,820 in Austin, a 20% difference.
How does Victoria pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Victoria median of $48,550 is 16% 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 47020 (Victoria, 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 (89.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures