AC replacement
$7,500
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,050–$11,100.
All of Arizona
Arizona
HVAC prices in Phoenix
$7,500
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1994
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $5,050 and $11,100. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area.
The median home here was built in 1994; 29% heat with gas and 68% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Chris The Island on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Phoenix, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$29/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
174≥90°F
4,681 cooling and 923 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
1,737
9.2 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 8,070 HVAC techs in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro earn more than $29.41 an hour ($61,170 a year), 3% above the Arizona median. Shops here bill that hour at about $113 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Arizona$29.41
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Phoenix
Replace or install
New systems in Phoenix
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
$5,050–$11,100 typical $7,500
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,450–$14,550 typical $10,400
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,100–$7,200 typical $5,400
Local factors
What moves the price in Phoenix
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 2B
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
4,681
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 112 days at 100°F or more, on average.
174
Electricity
Salt River Project
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
13.5¢
Permit
Required for a replacement
The contractor pulls it and books the inspection.
$303
Repair and service
Repairs and tune-ups
Visit, diagnosis and the common repair, at local rates.
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$320–$490 typical $390
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$510 typical $410
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$110–$240 typical $160
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$420–$660 typical $530
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