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HVAC technicians in Idaho: what they earn

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Idaho earned a median $56,240 a year in May 2025, $27.04 an hour. 4,550 people held the job, 5.3 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 8% below the national figure of $61,010, and Idaho ranks 44 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$56,240
$27.04 an hour
Rank by pay
#44
of 51 states and DC
Employed in ID
4,550
5.3 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
2.02
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Idaho

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$18.59$38,660A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$22.71$47,250A quarter earn less.
Median$27.04$56,240Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$32.23$67,030A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$38.84$80,780A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$28.85$60,010The average. Pulled up by the top earners.

Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, BLS's full-time year. Overtime is inside the survey's earnings but not separated out.

Idaho against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
41 Florida $56,670 39,160
42 South Carolina $56,610 6,920
43 Georgia $56,390 12,290
44 Idaho $56,240 4,550
45 Tennessee $55,490 9,740
46 Wyoming $54,700 690
47 New Mexico $50,270 1,950

The complete ranking is on the HVAC technicians page.

Against the national figure

IdahoUnited States
Median annual$56,240$61,010
Median hourly$27.04$29.33
10th percentile, annual$38,660$40,050
90th percentile, annual$80,780$95,210
Employed4,550409,670

Other trades in Idaho

Electricians ($63,000) · Plumbers and pipefitters ($52,380) · Welders ($50,530) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($58,770)

See all five ranked by pay in Idaho.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Idaho are being collected from the state authority and will appear here once sourced and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates; see how the numbers are built.