Statewide pay Government data
Hvac technicians in Utah earn a statewide median of $58,730 a year, 1% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #35 of 50 states and DC. About 5,580 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near Utah
See all states on the hvac technician overview.
Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes hvac technician pay for 5 Utah metros: Logan, Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake City and St. George.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake CityUTAH · UT | $60,790 | $60,267 | 2,540 |
| OgdenUTAH · UT | $59,150 | $58,944 | 1,090 |
| LoganUTAH · UT | $55,420 | $57,773 | 230 |
| ProvoUTAH · UT | $48,930 | $49,811 | 1,050 |
| St. GeorgeUTAH · UT | $47,790 | $49,106 | 420 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Pay outside the cities Government data
BLS also reports pay for Utah's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10.9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 40,600 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, hvac technicians have 214 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 2.5× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.
What the work is like Government data
How often hvac technicians deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes medium preparation (vocational training or an apprenticeship, often 1–2+ years).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Registered apprenticeships Government data
Of hvac technician apprentices in Utah who finished or left a registered program in fiscal years 2020–2024, 74% completed (U.S.: 52%), about 52 graduates a year. The typical program runs 6,000 hours, about 3 years of full-time work. Union programs had a 61% completion rate, compared with 77% for non-union programs.
U.S. Department of Labor, RAPIDS apprentice records (Completion Rate Analysis), FY2020–2024 exits.
Where to train in Utah Government data
7 schools in Utah offer HVAC/R programs below the bachelor's level, 6 of them at public colleges. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Technical College Saint George, UT · Public | Certificate | — | 37 | — |
| Fortis College-Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit | Certificate | $32,709 | 35 | $43,060 |
| Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT · Public | Certificate | — | 20 | — |
| Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT · Public | Certificate | $14,942 | 14 | — |
| Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT · Public | Certificate | $6,175 | 4 | — |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · Public | Associate degree | $12,474 | 2 | — |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · Public | Certificate | $12,474 | 1 | — |
| Snow College Ephraim, UT · Public | Certificate | $12,288 | 1 | — |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in Utah Official source
The main state licensing office in Utah is the Utah Division of Professional Licensing. It can point you to the right license for hvac technicians.
Official Utah licensing site ↗
Requirements for hvac technicians vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 3.8% of wage and salary workers in Utah were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#47 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.8% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only hvac technicians.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in Utah
All trades in Utah.