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HVAC Technician Salary in Kansas (2026)

The average HVAC Technician in Kansas earns around $60,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $47,565/year ($3,964/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$47,565
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$3,964
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$1,829
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$23/hr
Federal Tax
$5,020
State Tax
$2,825
FICA Taxes
$4,590
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

20.73%
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HVAC Technician Salary Ranges in Kansas

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$44,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$66,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$130,000

/year

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Not all HVAC Technicians earn the same — not even close

Kansas's HVAC technician market is anchored by the Wichita metro residential + commercial HVAC cluster (Wichita + Derby + Andover + the substantial Wichita Air Capital + Spirit AeroSystems + Textron Aviation + Boeing Wichita defense + Koch Industries + Coleman Company + the substantial Wichita tornado + extreme heat + cold winter + the substantial post-2020 Wichita UHNW migration), the Kansas City KS metro HVAC cluster (Overland Park + Olathe + Lenexa + Shawnee + Leawood + Mission Hills + the substantial T-Mobile US Overland Park HQ + Garmin Olathe + Black & Veatch + Sprint + the substantial Hallmark Cards + the substantial KC-metro humid summer + the substantial Mission Hills UHNW residential), Topeka HVAC (Topeka state capital + Stormont Vail + Hill's Pet Nutrition + the substantial Topeka post-2024 Microsoft data center expansion), Lawrence + Manhattan HVAC (KU University of Kansas + K-State + the substantial Fort Riley executive market), Salina + Hutchinson + Garden City + Liberal HVAC (the substantial Western KS Cargill grain processing + the substantial Western KS meat processing Tyson Liberal + National Beef Garden City), Leavenworth + Junction City HVAC (Fort Leavenworth + Fort Riley), plus substantial KS industrial HVAC + chiller + cleanroom specialty at Spirit AeroSystems Wichita (~12K Spirit Wichita employees + the substantial Spirit aerostructures cleanroom HVAC + the substantial Spirit 737 + 787 + 777 fuselage cleanroom + post-2024 Boeing reacquisition + the substantial Spirit cleared facility) + Textron Aviation Wichita Beechcraft + Cessna (the substantial Textron Aviation aerospace cleanroom HVAC) + Boeing Wichita defense (the substantial Boeing Wichita defense cleared cleanroom) + McConnell AFB (22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46 Pegasus + KC-135 + cleared facility + cleared cleanroom HVAC) + Fort Riley + Fort Leavenworth cleared facility + T-Mobile US Overland Park data center cooling + the substantial KU Medical Center + Ascension Via Christi + Stormont Vail hospital HVAC + Cargill + ADM grain processing + ethanol cleanroom + the substantial KS Tyson + National Beef meat processing.

Senior Commercial HVAC Tech (NATE)

$58,000–$88,000+ OT

Senior commercial tech · NATE Master + EPA 608 Universal · Wichita + Overland Park + Topeka + Lawrence

Aerospace Cleanroom (Spirit / Textron / Boeing)

$72,000–$115,000+ OT

Spirit AeroSystems + Textron Aviation + Boeing Wichita · 737 + 787 + 777 + Cessna + Beechcraft cleanroom HVAC

Aerospace Cleared HVAC (McConnell AFB)

$72,000–$118,000+ OT

McConnell AFB · 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46 Pegasus + KC-135 cleared facility + cleanroom HVAC

Data Center HVAC Specialist (Overland Park)

$68,000–$108,000+ OT

T-Mobile US Overland Park + Garmin Olathe + Black & Veatch + post-2024 Microsoft Topeka data center cooling

Food Processing HVAC (Cargill / Tyson)

$58,000–$92,000+ OT

Cargill + ADM grain + ethanol + Tyson Liberal + National Beef Garden City meat processing GMP + sanitary

VRF / Heat Pump Specialist

$62,000–$92,000+ OT

VRF + heat pump specialty · commercial + multifamily + IRA 25C heat pump + Westar Energy + Evergy rebate

HVAC Controls Technician (BACnet)

$58,000–$85,000+

BACnet + Tridium Niagara + building automation · commercial + industrial + hospital + Spirit + McConnell

Senior Residential HVAC Tech (Mission Hills UHNW)

$50,000–$78,000+ OT

Senior residential service tech · Mission Hills + Leawood UHNW · smart-home VRF + tornado-prep

Mid-Career HVAC Tech (3-6 yrs)

$40,000–$55,000+ OT

Mid-career tech transitioning to NATE + EPA 608 Universal · KS HVAC service shops

Entry Helper / Apprentice

$30,000–$42,000+ OT

Entry helper apprentice · WSU Tech + JCCC + Flint Hills + UA Local 441 Wichita + UA Local 533 Kansas City pipeline

Worth knowing: Kansas's Spirit AeroSystems Wichita aerospace cleanroom + Textron Aviation + Boeing Wichita defense + McConnell AFB KC-46 + Fort Riley + Fort Leavenworth + T-Mobile Overland Park data center specialty is a distinctive KS HVAC feature most national HVAC surveys understate. KS's climate (Wichita summer high ~92°F + winter low ~25°F + Wichita humid summer + the substantial KS Great Plains tornado alley + the substantial KS hail + the substantial KS post-2024 Greensburg + Andover tornadoes + the substantial KS polar vortex -20°F+) drives substantial residential + commercial HVAC service. Wichita aerospace cleanroom cluster (Spirit AeroSystems Wichita ~12K Spirit Wichita employees + the substantial Spirit AeroSystems as the country's substantial largest aerostructures manufacturer + the substantial Spirit 737 MAX + 787 + 777 fuselage + wing + the substantial post-2024 Boeing reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems + the substantial Spirit Wichita cleanroom HVAC + Class 100/1000 cleanroom + GMP + Textron Aviation Wichita Beechcraft + Cessna + the substantial Textron Cessna Citation + King Air + Hawker + Beechcraft King Air + Bonanza + the substantial Textron Aviation cleanroom HVAC + the substantial Textron AS9100 + Boeing Wichita defense post-2005 Spirit spinoff + the substantial Boeing Wichita defense cleared cleanroom + the substantial Wichita ~30K aerospace employees combined) supports specialized aerospace cleanroom HVAC tech work — Wichita aerospace cleanroom specialists clear $72-115K with Class 100/1000 + GMP + AS9100 certification. McConnell AFB Wichita (~3K McConnell personnel + the substantial 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46 Pegasus + KC-135 Stratotanker + the substantial McConnell post-2024 KC-46 Pegasus full delivery + the substantial McConnell AFB cleared cleanroom HVAC + cleared facility) supports specialized aerospace cleared HVAC tech work. T-Mobile US Overland Park HQ data center cooling (the substantial T-Mobile US post-2020 Sprint merger + the substantial T-Mobile ~9K Overland Park employees + the substantial T-Mobile Overland Park data center + the substantial T-Mobile network operations center + the substantial Garmin Olathe data center + the substantial Black & Veatch data center + post-2024 Microsoft Topeka data center expansion + the substantial KC-metro CRAC + CRAH + chilled water) supports specialized data center HVAC tech work — Overland Park data center HVAC specialists clear $68-108K. Cargill + ADM grain processing + the substantial KS corn + soybean + wheat + the substantial KS ethanol plants + Tyson Liberal + National Beef Garden City + Cargill Dodge City meat processing supports specialized food processing HVAC tech work. The 2025-2026 R-454B refrigerant transition + IRA 25C heat pump credit + Westar Energy + Evergy heat pump rebate drive sustained heat-pump installation. NATE + EPA 608 Universal + commercial chiller cert + cleared facility cert + cleanroom GMP cert + data center cert + AS9100 aerospace drive 25-50% wage premium. WSU Tech + JCCC + Flint Hills Tech + Salina Area Tech + Manhattan Area Tech + UA Local 441 Wichita Plumbers Pipefitters + UA Local 533 Kansas City + Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 Kansas City pipeline. KS progressive 5.2-5.58% + KS 6.5% sales tax + KS NO estate tax + KS IS a Right-to-Work state + KPERS public pension anchor the KS HVAC proposition.

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