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HVAC prices in Arkansas

$6,500

AC replacement typical, statewide

14.3¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most AC replacement quotes in Arkansas land between $4,400 and $9,600. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Arkansas landscape

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

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Where HVAC work costs more in Arkansas

Arkansas prices in 7 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

Memphis$6.8kLittle Rock$6.5kFayetteville$6.65kFort Smith$6.5kTexarkana$6.5k

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

  1. From $6.45k to $6.45k
  2. From $6.5k to $6.8k
Statewide typical
$6,500
US typical
$7,000

Lowest for AC replacement

  1. Rural North Arkansas

    Rural · 16 counties

    $6,450

  2. Rural West Arkansas

    Rural · 12 counties

    $6,450

  3. Rural East Arkansas

    Rural · 11 counties

    $6,450

  4. Hot Springs metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $6,450

  5. Little Rock metro

    Metro · 6 counties

    $6,500

Highest for AC replacement

  1. Memphis metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $6,800

  2. Fayetteville metro

    Metro · 3 counties

    $6,650

  3. Jonesboro metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $6,500

  4. Texarkana metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $6,500

  5. Fort Smith metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $6,500

HVAC technician pay

Half the 4,960 HVAC techs in Arkansas earn more than $23.13 an hour ($48,110 a year), 21% below the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $89 in our price model.

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

HVAC technician salary in Arkansas

$23.13

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Arkansas

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in Arkansas, in four figures

Statewide figures, against the other states.

AC replacement

$6,500

Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,400–$9,600.

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

64≥90°F

1,898 cooling and 3,351 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

1,118

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

Where Arkansas sits among the 51

AC replacement, typical
$6,500
HVAC wage, median
$23/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
64 days
Electricity
14.3¢

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Statewide prices in Arkansas

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

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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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