AC replacement
$6,550
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,450–$9,700.
All of Alabama
Alabama
HVAC prices in Birmingham
$6,550
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1983
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $4,450 and $9,700. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Birmingham, AL metro area.
The median home here was built in 1983; 39% heat with gas and 56% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: K on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Birmingham, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
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
63≥90°F
2,077 cooling and 2,602 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
431
9.3 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 2,370 HVAC techs in the Birmingham metro earn more than $23.43 an hour ($48,740 a year), in line with the Alabama 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 Birmingham$23.43
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Birmingham
Replace or install
New systems in Birmingham
Typical installed prices for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home, with the range most quotes fall in.
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,450–$9,700 typical $6,550
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,650–$12,900 typical $9,250
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,550–$7,400 typical $5,150
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$8,150–$15,000 typical $11,050
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,900–$6,700 typical $5,100
Local factors
What moves the price in Birmingham
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 3A
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
2,077
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 2 days at 100°F or more, on average.
63
Electricity
Alabama Power Co
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
16.8¢
Permit
Depends on the city
The contractor pulls it and books the inspection.
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Repair and service
Repairs and tune-ups
Visit, diagnosis and the common repair, at local rates.
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$270–$430 typical $340
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$180–$500 typical $300
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$290–$460 typical $360
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$80–$190 typical $130
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$290–$450 typical $360
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