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

The median hourly wage is $28.95. The middle half earn between $22.70 and $30.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Harrisonburg, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.92 an hour ($39,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.70.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Harrisonburg or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $60,210 in Harrisonburg and $71,920 in Washington, a 16% difference.

How does Harrisonburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Harrisonburg median of $60,210 is 1% more than the Virginia median of $59,730.

HVAC technician salary in Harrisonburg, VA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Harrisonburg, VA area earn a median of $60,210 a year, or $28.95 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,780 a year. That's 1% more than the Virginia median of $59,730.

Median yearly pay$60,210

Bottom 10% under$39,340Top 10% over$77,780

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.92/hr
Jobs in this area: 340
After cost of living: $63,450
Median hourly pay: $28.95/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Virginia median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25500, Harrisonburg, 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	$39,340–$47,210$18.92–$22.70/hr
Experienced technician	$60,210$28.95/hr
Senior / top earners	$63,870–$77,780$30.71–$37.40/hr

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

How Harrisonburg, VA compares

Harrisonburg ranks 3rd of 11 Virginia metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Harrisonburg area than nationally: 5.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.9 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,780, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,340: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Harrisonburg, VA?: HVAC technicians in the Harrisonburg, VA area earn a median of $60,210 a year, or $28.95 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,780 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Harrisonburg, VA?: The median hourly wage is $28.95. The middle half earn between $22.70 and $30.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Harrisonburg, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.92 an hour ($39,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.70.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Harrisonburg or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $60,210 in Harrisonburg and $71,920 in Washington, a 16% difference.
How does Harrisonburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Harrisonburg median of $60,210 is 1% more 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 25500 (Harrisonburg, 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 (94.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures