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HVAC prices in Alabama

$6,550

AC replacement typical, statewide

16.4¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most AC replacement quotes in Alabama land between $4,450 and $9,700. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Alabama landscape

Alabama is in the DOE southeast region: new central AC must meet 14.3 SEER2. Photo: K on Pexels.

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Prices by metro in Alabama

AC replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.

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Metros in Alabama with their own prices, largest first.

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Where HVAC work costs more in Alabama

Alabama prices in 13 metros and 4 rural areas, each on its own. Every county takes its area's typical price; switch the job and the map redraws.

AC replacement · typical price by county

Birmingham$6.55kHuntsville$6.6kMobile$7kMontgomery$6.55kDothan$6.95kGadsden$6.6k

Shades split Alabama's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.

  1. From $6.5k to $6.5k
  2. From $6.55k to $6.95k
  3. From $7k to $7.1k
Statewide typical
$6,550
US typical
$7,000

Lowest for AC replacement

  1. Columbus metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $6,500

  2. Rural Northwest Alabama

    Rural · 6 counties

    $6,500

  3. Florence metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $6,500

  4. Birmingham metro

    Metro · 7 counties

    $6,550

  5. Rural Northeast Alabama

    Rural · 11 counties

    $6,550

Highest for AC replacement

  1. Rural Southeast Alabama

    Rural · 8 counties

    $7,100

  2. Daphne metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,000

  3. Mobile metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,000

  4. Dothan metro

    Metro · 3 counties

    $6,950

  5. Gadsden metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $6,600

HVAC technician pay

Half the 8,260 HVAC techs in Alabama earn more than $23.26 an hour ($48,370 a year), 21% below the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $90 in our price model.

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.

HVAC technician salary in Alabama

$23.26

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Alabama

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in Alabama, in four figures

Statewide figures, against the other states.

AC replacement

$6,550

Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,450–$9,700.

HVAC technician wage

$23/hr

Median hourly pay here against $29.33 for the US (BLS OEWS). Labor is a third of a typical install.

Hot days a year

66≥90°F

2,095 cooling and 2,488 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

1,636

8.2 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.

Where Alabama sits among the 51

AC replacement, typical
$6,550
HVAC wage, median
$23/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
66 days
Electricity
16.4¢

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Statewide prices in Alabama

Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.

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Six things to know in Alabama

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Reference pages built from public records, each row with its source and the date we checked it.

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Federally funded HEAR heat pump rebates in this state.

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