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

The median hourly wage is $26.85. The middle half earn between $21.35 and $29.33 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Waco, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.48 an hour ($38,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.35.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Waco or Austin?

Austin pays more: the median is $55,860 in Waco and $60,820 in Austin, a 8% difference.

How does Waco pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Waco median of $55,860 is 3% less than the Texas median of $57,760.

HVAC technician salary in Waco, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Waco, TX area earn a median of $55,860 a year, or $26.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,010. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $57,760; Waco is 3% below it.

Median yearly pay$55,860

Bottom 10% under$38,440Top 10% over$74,010

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.48/hr
Jobs in this area: 440
After cost of living: $60,360
Median hourly pay: $26.85/hr
vs U.S. median: −8%
vs Texas median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47380, Waco, 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	$38,440–$44,400$18.48–$21.35/hr
Experienced technician	$55,860$26.85/hr
Senior / top earners	$61,010–$74,010$29.33–$35.58/hr

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

How Waco, TX compares

Waco ranks 9th of 25 Texas metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Waco area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,010, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Waco, TX?: HVAC technicians in the Waco, TX area earn a median of $55,860 a year, or $26.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,010.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Waco, TX?: The median hourly wage is $26.85. The middle half earn between $21.35 and $29.33 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Waco, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.48 an hour ($38,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.35.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Waco or Austin?: Austin pays more: the median is $55,860 in Waco and $60,820 in Austin, a 8% difference.
How does Waco pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Waco median of $55,860 is 3% 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 47380 (Waco, 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 (92.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures