How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Olympia, WA?

The median hourly wage is $36.66. The middle half earn between $28.49 and $47.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Olympia, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.59 an hour ($46,980 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.49.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Olympia or Seattle?

Seattle pays more: the median is $76,260 in Olympia and $80,100 in Seattle, a 5% difference.

How does Olympia pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Olympia median of $76,260 is 1% more than the Washington median of $75,660.

HVAC technician salary in Olympia, WA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Olympia–Lacey–Tumwater, WA area earn a median of $76,260 a year, or $36.66 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $135,580. That's 1% more than the Washington median of $75,660.

Median yearly pay$76,260

Bottom 10% under$46,980Top 10% over$135,580

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.59/hr
Jobs in this area: 270
After cost of living: $73,560
Median hourly pay: $36.66/hr
vs U.S. median: +25%
vs Washington median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36500, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA). 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	$46,980–$59,260$22.59–$28.49/hr
Experienced technician	$76,260$36.66/hr
Senior / top earners	$98,030–$135,580$47.13–$65.19/hr

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

How Olympia, WA compares

Olympia ranks 3rd of 13 Washington metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Olympia area than nationally: 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.80 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $135,580, is 2.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,980: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Washington metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Olympia, WA?: HVAC technicians in the Olympia–Lacey–Tumwater, WA area earn a median of $76,260 a year, or $36.66 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $135,580.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Olympia, WA?: The median hourly wage is $36.66. The middle half earn between $28.49 and $47.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Olympia, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.59 an hour ($46,980 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.49.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Olympia or Seattle?: Seattle pays more: the median is $76,260 in Olympia and $80,100 in Seattle, a 5% difference.
How does Olympia pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Olympia median of $76,260 is 1% more than the Washington median of $75,660.

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 36500 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA). 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 (103.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures