Skilled Wages

HVAC technician salary in Kansas

Median $29.07 an hour for 3,770 HVAC technicians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$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 2026-11-13

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 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 technicians work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$20.99 – $23.57$43,660 – $49,030roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.57 – $35.02$49,030 – $72,830the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$35.02 – $40.14$72,830 – $83,500the 75th to 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 technicians by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Topeka$22.41$31.00$34.91$39.452207% above
Kansas City$21.94$30.14$32.58$42.683,0104% above
St. Joseph$20.50$29.77$34.46$41.291702% above
Wichita$21.43$28.62$32.19$40.768802% below
Lawrence$23.19$28.55$31.65$39.701302% below
Manhattan$19.56$27.89$30.92$39.441504% below
Joplin$18.54$26.61$31.05$39.412108% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

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 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 and by -8.1% since 2019.

Are there more HVAC technician jobs in Kansas?

+6.8%Jobs since 20193,530 then, 3,770 in 2025
+47.8%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
2.6Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 25th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of HVAC technicians counted in Kansas has changed by +79.5%, against +118.1% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +6.8%.

HVAC and refrigeration technicians in Kansas vs United States, 1999 = 100KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025218United States180Kansas
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Kansas vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearKansas jobsKansas indexUS index
19992,100100100
20001,76084105
20011,78085108
20021,79085110
20031,99095113
20042,07099120
20051,88090128
20062,130101134
20072,120101140
20082,250107139
20092,170103130
20102,340111119
20112,480118123
20122,530120128
20132,500119134
20142,630125139
20152,550121146
20162,200105157
20172,290109164
20182,730130173
20193,530168182
20203,850183183
20213,790180190
20223,440164200
20233,690176212
20244,100195211
20253,770180218

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for HVAC technicians in Kansas

+8.6%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency
420Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
4,360Jobs in 20244,740 projected for 2034
+10.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of HVAC technicians in the state to change by +8.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 4,360 to 4,740, with about 420 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +10.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 3,770 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

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: n/aChautauqua: $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: n/aDouglas: $65.84 (union)Edwards: $65.84 (union)Elk: $65.84 (union)Ellis: $65.84 (union)Ellsworth: $65.84 (union)Finney: n/aFord: $65.84 (union)Franklin: n/aGeary: $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: n/aKearny: n/aKingman: $65.84 (union)Kiowa: $65.84 (union)Labette: $65.84 (union)Lane: $65.84 (union)Leavenworth: n/aLincoln: $65.84 (union)Linn: n/aLogan: $65.84 (union)Lyon: n/aMcPherson: $65.84 (union)Marion: $65.84 (union)Marshall: $65.84 (union)Meade: $65.84 (union)Miami: n/aMitchell: $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: n/aPawnee: $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: n/aScott: $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: n/aUnion / 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 2026-11-13. 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?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09
+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 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. Across the 64 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 36,476 in 2015 to 45,633 in 2025, +25.1%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Johnson County1854,453$103,480$1,990
Wyandotte County541,208$99,535$1,914
Shawnee County57816$79,248$1,524
Riley County18372$73,115$1,406
Sedgwick County1743,015$71,451$1,374
Saline County25374$65,690$1,263
Leavenworth County28258$63,454$1,220
Montgomery County1281$61,404$1,181
Pottawatomie County1280$59,619$1,147
Finney County14125$58,942$1,133
Douglas County40237$58,596$1,127
Ford County1257$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 technicians in Kansas in May 2025, 2.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.99; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is HVAC technician work growing in Kansas?

The BLS employer survey count of HVAC technicians in Kansas went from 2,550 in 2015 to 3,770 in 2025, +47.8%, and +6.8% since 2019. Kansas's labor market agency projects +8.6% growth for HVAC technicians between 2024 and 2034, from 4,360 to 4,740 jobs.

How many HVAC technician openings a year are there in Kansas?

Kansas projects about 420 openings a year for HVAC technicians over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 40,600 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kansas and metro areas, SOC 49-9021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.