How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Beckley, WV?

The median hourly wage is $21.44. The middle half earn between $17.46 and $27.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Beckley, WV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.44 an hour ($34,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.46.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Beckley or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $44,600 in Beckley and $71,920 in Washington, a 38% difference.

How does Beckley pay compare with the rest of West Virginia?

The Beckley median of $44,600 is 9% less than the West Virginia median of $48,850.

HVAC technician salary in Beckley, WV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Beckley, WV area earn a median of $44,600 a year, or $21.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,830 a year. Across all of West Virginia, the median is $48,850, so Beckley pays 9% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$44,600

Bottom 10% under$34,200Top 10% over$61,830

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.44/hr
Jobs in this area: 100
After cost of living: $50,470
Median hourly pay: $21.44/hr
vs U.S. median: −27%
vs West Virginia median: −9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13220, Beckley, WV). 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	$34,200–$36,310$16.44–$17.46/hr
Experienced technician	$44,600$21.44/hr
Senior / top earners	$56,470–$61,830$27.15–$29.72/hr

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

How Beckley, WV compares

Beckley has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 10 West Virginia metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Beckley area than nationally: 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.85 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $61,830, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,200: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other West Virginia metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Beckley, WV?: HVAC technicians in the Beckley, WV area earn a median of $44,600 a year, or $21.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,830 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Beckley, WV?: The median hourly wage is $21.44. The middle half earn between $17.46 and $27.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Beckley, WV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.44 an hour ($34,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.46.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Beckley or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $44,600 in Beckley and $71,920 in Washington, a 38% difference.
How does Beckley pay compare with the rest of West Virginia?: The Beckley median of $44,600 is 9% less than the West Virginia median of $48,850.

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 13220 (Beckley, WV). 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 (88.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures