The median wage for an HVAC technician is $48,630 per year. The highest paid professionals work in the education services industry, which can include both K-12 schools and colleges. But these jobs are relatively rare: According to the analytics company Emsi Burning Glass, educational employers posted about 3,600 job ads for HVAC technicians in the last 12 months, compared to 21,800 in construction and 7,264 in manufacturing.