AC replacement
$7,450
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,000–$11,050.
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Florida
HVAC prices in Miami
$7,450
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1982
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $5,000 and $11,050. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area.
The median home here was built in 1982; 3% heat with gas and 91% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Alain Garcia on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Miami, 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
87≥90°F
4,471 cooling and 143 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
2,638
11.3 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Miami sits among Florida's metros
- AC replacement, typical
- $7,450
- HVAC wage, median
- $28/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 87 days
- Electricity
- 13.7¢
HVAC technician pay
Half the 9,140 HVAC techs in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro earn more than $27.90 an hour ($58,040 a year), 2% above the Florida median. Shops here bill that hour at about $107 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Miami$27.90
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Miami
Replace or install
New systems in Miami
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
$5,000–$11,050 typical $7,450
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,450–$14,600 typical $10,450
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,000–$7,100 typical $5,350
Local factors
What moves the price in Miami
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 1A
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
4,471
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 0 days at 100°F or more, on average.
87
Electricity
Florida Power & Light Co
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
13.7¢
Permit
Required for a replacement
Homeowners may pull it; contractors usually do.
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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–$490 typical $390
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$520 typical $410
- 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.
87
Days a year at 90°F or hotter in Miami, on 1991–2020 normals.
$7,100Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater · 3,304,691 people
$7,100Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford · 2,793,746 people
$7,300Jacksonville · 1,683,960 people
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