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

The median hourly wage is $28.42. The middle half earn between $22.86 and $35.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Wausau, WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.81 an hour ($45,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.86.

Do HVAC technicians make more in Wausau or Minneapolis?

Minneapolis pays more: the median is $59,110 in Wausau and $77,490 in Minneapolis, a 24% difference.

How does Wausau pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?

The Wausau median of $59,110 is 4% less than the Wisconsin median of $61,710.

HVAC technician salary in Wausau, WI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

HVAC technicians in the Wausau, WI area earn a median of $59,110 a year, or $28.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $91,560. Across all of Wisconsin, the median is $61,710, so Wausau pays 4% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$59,110

Bottom 10% under$45,370Top 10% over$91,560

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.81/hr
Jobs in this area: 140
After cost of living: $63,800
Median hourly pay: $28.42/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Wisconsin median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48140, Wausau, 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	$45,370–$47,550$21.81–$22.86/hr
Experienced technician	$59,110$28.42/hr
Senior / top earners	$73,180–$91,560$35.18–$44.02/hr

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

How Wausau, WI compares

Wausau has the lowest HVAC technician median of the 15 Wisconsin metro areas with published pay.
HVAC technicians are less concentrated in the Wausau area than nationally: 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.75 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $91,560, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,370: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do HVAC technicians make in Wausau, WI?: HVAC technicians in the Wausau, WI area earn a median of $59,110 a year, or $28.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $91,560.
How much do HVAC technicians make an hour in Wausau, WI?: The median hourly wage is $28.42. The middle half earn between $22.86 and $35.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice HVAC technicians make in Wausau, WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.81 an hour ($45,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.86.
Do HVAC technicians make more in Wausau or Minneapolis?: Minneapolis pays more: the median is $59,110 in Wausau and $77,490 in Minneapolis, a 24% difference.
How does Wausau pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?: The Wausau median of $59,110 is 4% 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 48140 (Wausau, 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures