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HVAC technicians in Wyoming: what they earn

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Wyoming earned a median $54,700 a year in May 2025, $26.30 an hour. 690 people held the job, 2.5 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 10% below the national figure of $61,010, and Wyoming ranks 46 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$54,700
$26.30 an hour
Rank by pay
#46
of 51 with a published median
Employed in WY
690
2.5 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
0.93
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Wyoming

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$18.19$37,840A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$21.42$44,550A quarter earn less.
Median$26.30$54,700Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$29.11$60,550A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$38.00$79,050A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$26.81$55,760The 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.

Pay by metro area in Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY employs the most HVAC technicians of the 2 metro areas based in Wyoming that BLS publishes, 200, at a median $57,820 a year. The best-paid is Casper, WY at $58,150.

MetroEmployedMedian annual10th pct90th pct
Cheyenne, WY 200 $57,820 $37,910 $83,660
Casper, WY 130 $58,150 $38,030 $84,020

Metropolitan statistical areas as BLS publishes them in the same May 2025 estimates. A metro that crosses a state line is listed only under its primary state, so part of a neighboring state's metro can sit outside this table. Areas outside any metro are not shown.

Wyoming against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
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
48 West Virginia $48,850 1,690
49 Mississippi $48,680 2,700

The complete ranking is on the HVAC technicians page.

Against the national figure

FigureWyomingUnited States
Median annual$54,700$61,010
Median hourly$26.30$29.33
10th percentile, annual$37,840$40,050
90th percentile, annual$79,050$95,210
Employed690409,670

Apprenticeships in Wyoming

U.S. Department of Labor records list 27 registered apprentices active in Wyoming in fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024) under the occupation titles DOL maps to heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers (SOC 49-9021). The file's fiscal 2024 records largely stop after February 2024. In fiscal 2023, the latest year the file holds in full, 22 apprentices started; 22 have a starting wage DOL counts, fewer than the 50 a median needs here. Of those who completed that year, 6 have an exit wage DOL counts, fewer than the 50 a median needs.

Find a registered program: DOL's Apprenticeship Finder → · Every state's count and wages for this trade →

Which wages DOL counts, which titles count and how the state is assigned are on the data page.

Other trades in Wyoming

Electricians ($76,120) · Plumbers and pipefitters ($62,410) · Welders ($63,820) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($60,310) · Lineworkers (power-line installers) ($93,860) · Ironworkers ($47,480) · Sheet metal workers ($58,740) · Carpenters ($56,850) · Brickmasons and blockmasons ($60,040) · Auto service technicians ($51,330) · Diesel mechanics ($61,580) · Heavy equipment operators ($62,960) · Machinists ($63,070)

See all 14 ranked by pay in Wyoming.

Licensing requirements and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Wyoming will appear here once they are read from their sources and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates, apart from the apprenticeship figures, which are DOL's; see how the numbers are built.