AC replacement
$7,100
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,800–$10,450.
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HVAC prices in Tampa
$7,100
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1986
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $4,800 and $10,450. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area.
The median home here was built in 1986; 5% heat with gas and 92% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: M-DESIGNZ LLC on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Tampa, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$24/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
97≥90°F
3,624 cooling and 544 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
1,429
10.7 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Tampa sits among Florida's metros
- AC replacement, typical
- $7,100
- HVAC wage, median
- $24/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 97 days
- Electricity
- 16.6¢
HVAC technician pay
Half the 6,090 HVAC techs in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro earn more than $24.30 an hour ($50,540 a year), 11% below the Florida median. Shops here bill that hour at about $94 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Tampa$24.30
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Tampa
Replace or install
New systems in Tampa
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
$4,800–$10,450 typical $7,100
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,150–$13,900 typical $10,000
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,900–$6,750 typical $5,100
Local factors
What moves the price in Tampa
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.
3,624
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 0 days at 100°F or more, on average.
97
Electricity
Duke Energy Florida, LLC
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
16.6¢
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
$280–$440 typical $350
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$290–$460 typical $370
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$90–$200 typical $130
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$350–$550 typical $430
Nearby
Florida's other metros
Prices move with local wages, weather and permit fees. Press a metro for its own page.
97
Days a year at 90°F or hotter in Tampa, on 1991–2020 normals.
$7,450Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach · 6,249,291 people
$7,100Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford · 2,793,746 people
$7,300Jacksonville · 1,683,960 people
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