AC replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,900–$10,900.
All of Florida
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HVAC prices in Jacksonville
$7,300
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1992
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $4,900 and $10,900. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Jacksonville, FL metro area.
The median home here was built in 1992; 4% heat with gas and 93% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Mike Jones on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Jacksonville, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$28/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
95≥90°F
3,264 cooling and 966 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
606
9.1 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Jacksonville sits among Florida's metros
- AC replacement, typical
- $7,300
- HVAC wage, median
- $28/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 95 days
- Electricity
- 12.4¢
HVAC technician pay
Half the 3,340 HVAC techs in the Jacksonville metro earn more than $28.17 an hour ($58,590 a year), 3% above the Florida median. Shops here bill that hour at about $109 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Jacksonville$28.17
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Jacksonville
Replace or install
New systems in Jacksonville
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
$4,900–$10,900 typical $7,300
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,350–$14,350 typical $10,250
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,950–$7,000 typical $5,250
Local factors
What moves the price in Jacksonville
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 2A
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
3,264
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 2 days at 100°F or more, on average.
95
Electricity
JEA
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
12.4¢
Permit
Required for a replacement
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
$310–$480 typical $380
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$320–$500 typical $400
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$100–$230 typical $150
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$400–$630 typical $500
Nearby
Florida's other metros
Prices move with local wages, weather and permit fees. Press a metro for its own page.
95
Days a year at 90°F or hotter in Jacksonville, on 1991–2020 normals.
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