Skilled Wages

HVAC technician salary in Kansas

Median $29.07 an hour for 3,770 hvac and refrigeration technicians, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$29.07/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$60,460/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$20.99 – $40.1410th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,770Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

HVAC technician pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrKansas: 10th $20.99 · 25th $23.57 · median $29.07 · 75th $35.02 · 90th $40.14Kansas$29.07$20.99$40.14United States: 10th $19.25 · 25th $23.25 · median $29.33 · 75th $37.05 · 90th $45.78United States$29.33
Hourly wage percentiles for hvac and refrigeration technicians: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 29th of 51 states for median hvac technician pay, and 15th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $32.26). 3,770 hvac and refrigeration technicians work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$20.99 – $23.57$43,660 – $49,030roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$23.57 – $35.02$49,030 – $72,830the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$35.02 – $40.14$72,830 – $83,500the 75th–90th percentile and above

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HVAC technician pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrTopeka: $31.00Topeka$31.00Kansas City: $30.14Kansas City$30.14St. Joseph: $29.77St. Joseph$29.77Wichita: $28.62Wichita$28.62Lawrence: $28.55Lawrence$28.55Manhattan: $27.89Manhattan$27.89Joplin: $26.61Joplin$26.61
Median hourly wage for hvac and refrigeration technicians by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Topeka$22.41$31.00$39.452207% above
Kansas City$21.94$30.14$42.683,0104% above
St. Joseph$20.50$29.77$41.291702% above
Wichita$21.43$28.62$40.768802% below
Lawrence$23.19$28.55$39.701302% below
Manhattan$19.56$27.89$39.441504% below
Joplin$18.54$26.61$39.412108% below

HVAC technician wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.33United States$29.07Kansas
Median hourly wage for hvac and refrigeration technicians, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.51$28.04$14.502,100
2000$15.49$28.96$15.761,760
2001$16.16$29.38$16.351,780
2002$16.34$29.24$16.781,790
2003$16.39$28.68$16.901,990
2004$17.28$29.45$17.432,070
2005$17.02$28.06$17.811,880
2006$17.45$27.87$18.112,130
2007$17.96$27.89$18.442,120
2008$19.22$28.74$19.082,250
2009$19.42$29.14$19.762,170
2010$20.40$30.12$20.452,340
2011$19.62$28.08$20.862,480
2012$20.34$28.52$20.982,530
2013$20.54$28.39$21.102,500
2014$21.25$28.90$21.462,630
2015$21.59$29.33$21.692,550
2016$22.10$29.64$22.072,200
2017$22.40$29.42$22.642,290
2018$23.90$30.64$22.892,730
2019$25.13$31.65$23.433,530
2020$25.19$31.33$24.323,850
2021$23.01$27.34$23.383,790
2022$23.57$25.93$24.713,440
2023$24.87$26.28$27.553,690
2024$27.29$28.01$28.754,100
2025$29.07$29.07$29.333,770

In today's dollars, the median hvac technician wage in Kansas changed by -0.9% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for hvac technicians in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay hvac technicians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 88 of the 92 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $65.84 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $62.17). 1 of the 92 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Montgomery County at $33.54). The market median for the state is $29.07.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: $65.84 (union)Anderson: $65.84 (union)Atchison: $65.84 (union)Barber: $65.84 (union)Barton: $65.84 (union)Bourbon: $65.84 (union)Brown: $65.84 (union)Butler: $65.84 (union)Chase: —Chautauqua: $65.84 (union)Cherokee: $65.84 (union)Cheyenne: $65.84 (union)Clark: $65.84 (union)Clay: $65.84 (union)Cloud: $65.84 (union)Coffey: $65.84 (union)Comanche: $65.84 (union)Cowley: $65.84 (union)Crawford: $65.84 (union)Decatur: $65.84 (union)Dickinson: $65.84 (union)Doniphan: —Douglas: $65.84 (union)Edwards: $65.84 (union)Elk: $65.84 (union)Ellis: $65.84 (union)Ellsworth: $65.84 (union)Finney: —Ford: $65.84 (union)Franklin: —Geary: $62.17 (survey)Gove: $65.84 (union)Graham: $65.84 (union)Grant: $65.84 (union)Gray: $65.84 (union)Greeley: $65.84 (union)Greenwood: $65.84 (union)Hamilton: $65.84 (union)Harper: $65.84 (union)Harvey: $65.84 (union)Haskell: $65.84 (union)Hodgeman: $65.84 (union)Jackson: $65.84 (union)Jefferson: $65.84 (union)Jewell: $65.84 (union)Johnson: —Kearny: —Kingman: $65.84 (union)Kiowa: $65.84 (union)Labette: $65.84 (union)Lane: $65.84 (union)Leavenworth: —Lincoln: $65.84 (union)Linn: —Logan: $65.84 (union)Lyon: —McPherson: $65.84 (union)Marion: $65.84 (union)Marshall: $65.84 (union)Meade: $65.84 (union)Miami: —Mitchell: $65.84 (union)Montgomery: $33.54 (survey)Morris: $65.84 (union)Morton: $65.84 (union)Nemaha: $65.84 (union)Neosho: $65.84 (union)Ness: $65.84 (union)Norton: $65.84 (union)Osage: $65.84 (union)Osborne: $65.84 (union)Ottawa: —Pawnee: $65.84 (union)Phillips: $65.84 (union)Pottawatomie: $62.17 (survey)Pratt: $65.84 (union)Rawlins: $65.84 (union)Reno: $65.84 (union)Republic: $65.84 (union)Rice: $65.84 (union)Riley: $62.17 (survey)Rooks: $65.84 (union)Rush: $65.84 (union)Russell: $65.84 (union)Saline: —Scott: $65.84 (union)Sedgwick: $65.84 (union)Seward: $65.84 (union)Shawnee: $65.84 (union)Sheridan: $65.84 (union)Sherman: $65.84 (union)Smith: $65.84 (union)Stafford: $65.84 (union)Stanton: $65.84 (union)Stevens: $65.84 (union)Sumner: $65.84 (union)Thomas: $65.84 (union)Trego: $65.84 (union)Wabaunsee: $65.84 (union)Wallace: $65.84 (union)Washington: $65.84 (union)Wichita: $65.84 (union)Wilson: $65.84 (union)Woodson: $65.84 (union)Wyandotte: —Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/asurvey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for hvac technicians by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$20$40$60$80/hrCherokee (Joplin): market median $26.61, prevailing (union) $65.84, gap +$39.23Cherokee (Joplin)+$39.23Douglas (Lawrence): market median $28.55, prevailing (union) $65.84, gap +$37.29Douglas (Lawrence)+$37.29Butler (Wichita): market median $28.62, prevailing (union) $65.84, gap +$37.22Butler (Wichita)+$37.22Jackson (Topeka): market median $31.00, prevailing (union) $65.84, gap +$34.84Jackson (Topeka)+$34.84Geary (Manhattan): market median $27.89, prevailing (survey) $62.17, gap +$34.28Geary (Manhattan)+$34.28
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for hvac technicians, metro counties in Kansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AllenUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
AndersonUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
AtchisonUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
BarberUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
BartonUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
BourbonUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
BrownUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
ButlerUnion PLUM0441-014 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260046
ChautauquaUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
CherokeeUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
CheyenneUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
ClarkUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
ClayUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
CloudUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044
CoffeyUnion PLUM0441-016 2025-06-30$45.90$19.94$65.84KS20260044

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Kansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

79.3kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-08
+4.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202579kAug 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just hvac technicians), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.

CountyEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Johnson County4,453$103,480$1,990
Wyandotte County1,208$99,535$1,914
Shawnee County816$79,248$1,524
Riley County372$73,115$1,406
Sedgwick County3,015$71,451$1,374
Saline County374$65,690$1,263
Leavenworth County258$63,454$1,220
Montgomery County81$61,404$1,181
Pottawatomie County80$59,619$1,147
Finney County125$58,942$1,133
Douglas County237$58,596$1,127
Ford County57$57,505$1,106

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Questions this page answers

How much do hvac technicians make in Kansas?

The median hvac technician in Kansas earned $29.07 an hour ($60,460 a year) in May 2025, 1% below the national median of $29.33. The middle half earn $23.57–$35.02; the top 10% earn more than $40.14.

Where does Kansas rank for hvac technician pay?

Kansas ranks 29th of 51 states for hvac technician pay, with a median of $29.07 an hour, and 15th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union hvac technician rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for hvac technicians in 88 counties, with a typical package of $65.84 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many hvac technicians work in Kansas?

BLS counted 3,770 hvac and refrigeration technicians in Kansas in May 2025, 2.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.99; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kansas and metro areas, SOC 49-9021.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.