How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Green Bay, WI?

The median hourly wage is $29.49. The middle half earn between $23.96 and $38.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Green Bay, WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.56 an hour ($44,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.96.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Green Bay or Minneapolis?

Minneapolis pays more: the median is $61,340 in Green Bay and $77,490 in Minneapolis, a 21% difference.

How does Green Bay pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?

The Green Bay median of $61,340 is 1% less than the Wisconsin median of $61,710.

HVAC technician salary in Green Bay, WI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Green Bay, WI area earn a median of $61,340 a year, or $29.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $101,290 a year. Across all of Wisconsin, the median is $61,710, so Green Bay pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$61,340

Bottom 10% under$44,840Top 10% over$101,290

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.56/hr
Jobs in this area: 420
After cost of living: $65,900
Median hourly pay: $29.49/hr
vs U.S. median: +1%
vs Wisconsin median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24580, Green Bay, WI). 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	$44,840–$49,830$21.56–$23.96/hr
Experienced technician	$61,340$29.49/hr
Senior / top earners	$79,050–$101,290$38.00–$48.70/hr

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

How Green Bay, WI compares

Green Bay ranks 9th of 15 Wisconsin metro areas for HVAC technician pay.
HVAC technicians hold about the same share of jobs in the Green Bay area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $101,290, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,840: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Wisconsin metro areas

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Green Bay, WI?: HVAC technicians in the Green Bay, WI area earn a median of $61,340 a year, or $29.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $101,290 a year.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Green Bay, WI?: The median hourly wage is $29.49. The middle half earn between $23.96 and $38.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Green Bay, WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.56 an hour ($44,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.96.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Green Bay or Minneapolis?: Minneapolis pays more: the median is $61,340 in Green Bay and $77,490 in Minneapolis, a 21% difference.
How does Green Bay pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?: The Green Bay median of $61,340 is 1% less than the Wisconsin median of $61,710.

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 24580 (Green Bay, WI). 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 (93.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures