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HVAC technician salary in Provo, UT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT area earn a median of $48,930 a year, or $23.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,110. That's 17% less than the Utah median of $58,730.

Median yearly pay$48,930
Bottom 10% under$38,610Top 10% over$76,110
Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
$18.56/hr
Jobs in this area
1,050
After cost of living
$49,810
Median hourly pay
$23.53/hr
vs U.S. median
−20%
vs Utah median
−17%
Mean (average) pay
$55,880 a year · $26.86 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39340, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT). 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.

Pay by percentile

What HVAC technicians in Provo, UT earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$18.56$38,610
25th percentile$22.03$45,820
Median (50th)$23.53$48,930
75th percentile$29.61$61,590
90th percentile$36.59$76,110

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Provo, UT compares

  • Provo ranks 4th of 5 Utah metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
  • HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Provo area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.

Other Utah metro areas

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Questions

Do HVAC technicians make more in Provo or Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City pays more: the median is $48,930 in Provo and $60,790 in Salt Lake City, a 20% difference.

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 39340 (Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT). 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 (98.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures