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

The median hourly wage is $23.67. The middle half earn between $21.27 and $29.56 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Roanoke, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.14 an hour ($37,720 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.27.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Roanoke or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $49,230 in Roanoke and $71,920 in Washington, a 32% difference.

How does Roanoke pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Roanoke median of $49,230 is 18% less than the Virginia median of $59,730.

HVAC technician salary in Roanoke, VA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Roanoke, VA area earn a median of $49,230 a year, or $23.67 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,040 a year. Statewide, HVAC technicians earn a median of $59,730; Roanoke is 18% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,230

Bottom 10% under$37,720Top 10% over$75,040

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.14/hr
Jobs in this area: 660
After cost of living: $52,590
Median hourly pay: $23.67/hr
vs U.S. median: −19%
vs Virginia median: −18%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 40220, Roanoke, 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	$37,720–$44,240$18.14–$21.27/hr
Experienced technician	$49,230$23.67/hr
Senior / top earners	$61,470–$75,040$29.56–$36.08/hr

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

How Roanoke, VA compares

Roanoke ranks 10th of 11 Virginia metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are more concentrated in the Roanoke area than nationally: 4.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,040, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,720: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Roanoke, VA?: HVAC technicians in the Roanoke, VA area earn a median of $49,230 a year, or $23.67 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,040 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Roanoke, VA?: The median hourly wage is $23.67. The middle half earn between $21.27 and $29.56 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Roanoke, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.14 an hour ($37,720 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.27.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Roanoke or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $49,230 in Roanoke and $71,920 in Washington, a 32% difference.
How does Roanoke pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Roanoke median of $49,230 is 18% 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 40220 (Roanoke, 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 (93.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures