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HVAC Technician Salary in Wyoming (2026)

The average HVAC Technician in Wyoming earns around $60,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $50,390/year ($4,199/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$50,390
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$4,199
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$1,938
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$24/hr
Federal Tax
$5,020
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$4,590
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

16.02%
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HVAC Technician Salary Ranges in Wyoming

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

Wyoming's HVAC technician market is anchored by the Cheyenne metro residential + commercial HVAC cluster (Cheyenne + the substantial F.E. Warren AFB + Cheyenne state capital + Microsoft Cheyenne data center + HollyFrontier Cheyenne refinery + the substantial Cheyenne extreme cold winter + high-altitude 6,000 ft elevation), Casper HVAC (the substantial Casper oil + gas hub + Wyoming Medical Center Banner Health + the substantial Halliburton + Ovintiv + Encana corporate + the substantial Casper extreme cold), Laramie HVAC (the substantial UW + the substantial Albany County 7,000 ft elevation extreme cold), Gillette + Powder River Basin HVAC (the substantial Powder River coal mining process + the substantial Campbell County), Jackson Hole UHNW residential HVAC (the substantial Jackson Hole Mountain Resort + Teton Village + the substantial #1 US highest-income Teton County + post-2010 UHNW migration luxury residential + smart-home VRF), Rock Springs + Green River HVAC (the substantial trona mining process), Sheridan + Cody HVAC, plus substantial WY industrial HVAC + chiller + cleanroom specialty at Microsoft Cheyenne data center (post-2012 $112M investment + the substantial Microsoft Cheyenne data center cooling + the substantial Microsoft Cheyenne Azure regional infrastructure + the substantial Microsoft Cheyenne CRAC + CRAH + chilled water) + F.E. Warren AFB (90th Missile Wing Minuteman III + post-2027 Sentinel ICBM + cleared facility + cleared cleanroom HVAC) + HollyFrontier Cheyenne refinery + Sinclair Oil Sinclair refinery process HVAC + the substantial Powder River coal mining process HVAC + the substantial WY natural gas pipeline + processing + the substantial Cheyenne Regional + Banner Casper + St John Jackson hospital HVAC.

Data Center HVAC Specialist (Microsoft Cheyenne)

$72,000–$112,000+ OT

Microsoft Cheyenne data center cooling · CRAC + CRAH + chilled water + Microsoft Azure regional infrastructure

Aerospace Cleared HVAC (F.E. Warren AFB)

$72,000–$115,000+ OT

F.E. Warren AFB · 90th Missile Wing Minuteman III + post-2027 Sentinel ICBM cleared facility + cleanroom HVAC

Refinery Process HVAC (HollyFrontier / Sinclair)

$62,000–$98,000+ OT

HollyFrontier Cheyenne + Sinclair Oil Sinclair refineries · process HVAC + chiller + ammonia refrigeration

Mining Process HVAC (Powder River / Trona)

$58,000–$92,000+ OT

Powder River coal mining + Green River trona mining process HVAC + mine ventilation

Luxury Resort HVAC (Jackson Hole UHNW)

$65,000–$105,000+ OT

Jackson + Teton Village UHNW residential + commercial · #1 US highest-income county smart-home VRF

Senior Commercial HVAC Tech (NATE)

$55,000–$85,000+ OT

Senior commercial tech · NATE Master + EPA 608 Universal · Cheyenne + Casper + Laramie + Gillette

VRF / Heat Pump Specialist

$58,000–$88,000+ OT

VRF + heat pump specialty · commercial + multifamily + IRA 25C cold-climate heat pump + Rocky Mountain Power rebate

HVAC Controls Technician (BACnet)

$55,000–$82,000+

BACnet + Tridium Niagara + building automation · commercial + industrial + hospital + Microsoft + F.E. Warren

Mid-Career HVAC Tech (3-6 yrs)

$38,000–$52,000+ OT

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

Entry Helper / Apprentice

$28,000–$40,000+ OT

Entry helper apprentice · LCCC + Casper College + Sheridan College + UA Local 192 Cheyenne pipeline

Worth knowing: Wyoming's Microsoft Cheyenne data center cooling + F.E. Warren AFB Minuteman III + post-2027 Sentinel cleared facility + HollyFrontier refinery + Powder River coal mining + Jackson Hole UHNW residential concentration is a distinctive WY HVAC feature most national HVAC surveys understate. WY's extreme climate (Cheyenne summer high ~85°F + winter low ~15°F + Cheyenne 6,000 ft elevation + Laramie 7,000 ft elevation + the substantial WY polar vortex -40°F+ extreme + Jackson winter low ~5°F + Jackson 6,200 ft elevation + the substantial WY chinook wind + the substantial WY Continental Divide variable) drives substantial residential + commercial HVAC service. Microsoft Cheyenne (post-2012 $112M investment + the substantial Microsoft Cheyenne data center cooling + the substantial Microsoft Cheyenne Azure regional infrastructure + the substantial Microsoft Cheyenne post-2020 expansion + the substantial Microsoft Cheyenne CRAC + CRAH + chilled water + the substantial Microsoft Cheyenne FE.Warren proximity) supports specialized data center HVAC tech work — Microsoft Cheyenne data center HVAC specialists clear $72-112K. F.E. Warren AFB Cheyenne (~3.5K F.E. Warren personnel + the substantial 90th Missile Wing Minuteman III ICBM + the substantial Warren covering ~150 Minuteman III silos across WY + NE + CO + the substantial post-2027 Sentinel ICBM LGM-35A beddown + the substantial Warren $3B+ Sentinel infrastructure modernization + the substantial Warren as the country's substantial oldest continuously operating military installation 1867 + the substantial Warren cleared cleanroom HVAC + cleared facility) supports specialized aerospace cleared HVAC tech work — F.E. Warren cleared HVAC specialists clear $72-115K + overtime with cleared facility access. HollyFrontier Cheyenne refinery + Sinclair Oil Sinclair refinery (the substantial Cheyenne refining + the substantial HollyFrontier Cheyenne ~52K barrel/day + the substantial Sinclair Sinclair WY ~85K barrel/day + the substantial WY refining process HVAC) supports specialized refinery process HVAC tech work. Powder River Basin coal mining (the substantial Peabody + Arch + Cordero Rojo + Caballo + the substantial Gillette Campbell County coal mining process HVAC + mine ventilation) + Green River trona mining (the substantial Green River trona ~85% world supply + the substantial trona mining process HVAC) supports specialized mining process HVAC tech work. Jackson Hole UHNW residential HVAC (the substantial Jackson + Teton Village UHNW residential + the substantial Teton County #1 US highest-income + the substantial Jackson Hole ~$3M-$50M+ UHNW smart-home VRF + the substantial post-2010 Jackson Hole UHNW migration + the substantial Jackson Hole Walton + Spencer + Cargill ultra-luxury smart-home) supports specialized UHNW residential HVAC work — Jackson Hole luxury HVAC specialists clear $65-105K. The 2025-2026 R-454B refrigerant transition + IRA 25C cold-climate heat pump credit + Rocky Mountain Power heat pump rebate drive sustained heat-pump installation. NATE + EPA 608 Universal + commercial chiller cert + cleared facility cert + cleanroom cert + data center cert drive 25-50% wage premium. LCCC + Casper College + Sheridan College + Western WY CC + UA Local 192 Cheyenne Plumbers Pipefitters + UA Local 3 Denver CO cross-border pipeline. WY 0% income tax + WY 4% state sales tax + WY NO estate tax + WY IS a Right-to-Work state (signed 1963) + WRS public pension anchor the WY HVAC proposition.

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