How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Salt Lake City, UT?

The median hourly wage is $29.23. The middle half earn between $22.87 and $36.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Salt Lake City, UT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.45 an hour ($38,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.87.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Salt Lake City or Ogden?

Salt Lake City pays more: the median is $60,790 in Salt Lake City and $59,150 in Ogden, a 3% difference.

How does Salt Lake City pay compare with the rest of Utah?

The Salt Lake City median of $60,790 is 4% more than the Utah median of $58,730.

HVAC technician salary in Salt Lake City, UT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Salt Lake City–Murray, UT area earn a median of $60,790 a year, or $29.23 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $83,200 a year. That's 4% more than the Utah median of $58,730.

Median yearly pay$60,790

Bottom 10% under$38,370Top 10% over$83,200

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.45/hr
Jobs in this area: 2,540
After cost of living: $60,270
Median hourly pay: $29.23/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs Utah median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41620, Salt Lake City-Murray, 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.

Apprentice to senior HVAC technician pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice / entry level	$38,370–$47,580$18.45–$22.87/hr
Experienced technician	$60,790$29.23/hr
Senior / top earners	$75,370–$83,200$36.24–$40.00/hr

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

How Salt Lake City, UT compares

Salt Lake City has the highest HVAC technician median of the 5 Utah metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Salt Lake City area than nationally: 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $83,200, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,370: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Salt Lake City, UT?: HVAC technicians in the Salt Lake City–Murray, UT area earn a median of $60,790 a year, or $29.23 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $83,200 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Salt Lake City, UT?: The median hourly wage is $29.23. The middle half earn between $22.87 and $36.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Salt Lake City, UT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.45 an hour ($38,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.87.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Salt Lake City or Ogden?: Salt Lake City pays more: the median is $60,790 in Salt Lake City and $59,150 in Ogden, a 3% difference.
How does Salt Lake City pay compare with the rest of Utah?: The Salt Lake City median of $60,790 is 4% more than the Utah median of $58,730.

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 41620 (Salt Lake City-Murray, 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures