How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Blacksburg, VA?

The median hourly wage is $24.05. The middle half earn between $22.77 and $29.77 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Blacksburg, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.89 an hour ($39,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.77.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Blacksburg or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $50,030 in Blacksburg and $71,920 in Washington, a 30% difference.

How does Blacksburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Blacksburg median of $50,030 is 16% less than the Virginia median of $59,730.

HVAC technician salary in Blacksburg, VA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford, VA area earn a median of $50,030 a year, or $24.05 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $68,710. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $59,730; Blacksburg is 16% below it.

Median yearly pay$50,030

Bottom 10% under$39,280Top 10% over$68,710

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.89/hr
Jobs in this area: 190
After cost of living: $53,960
Median hourly pay: $24.05/hr
vs U.S. median: −18%
vs Virginia median: −16%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13980, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA). 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	$39,280–$47,370$18.89–$22.77/hr
Experienced technician	$50,030$24.05/hr
Senior / top earners	$61,930–$68,710$29.77–$33.03/hr

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

How Blacksburg, VA compares

Blacksburg ranks 9th of 11 Virginia metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Blacksburg area as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $68,710, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,280: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Virginia metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Blacksburg, VA?: HVAC technicians in the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford, VA area earn a median of $50,030 a year, or $24.05 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $68,710.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Blacksburg, VA?: The median hourly wage is $24.05. The middle half earn between $22.77 and $29.77 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Blacksburg, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.89 an hour ($39,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.77.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Blacksburg or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $50,030 in Blacksburg and $71,920 in Washington, a 30% difference.
How does Blacksburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Blacksburg median of $50,030 is 16% less than the Virginia median of $59,730.

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 13980 (Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA). 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures