Furnace replacement
$7,800
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,700–$10,600.
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State prices
HVAC prices in Illinois
$7,800
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
19.2¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in Illinois land between $5,700 and $10,600. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.
Illinois is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Qiang Lai on Pexels.
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Prices by metro in Illinois
Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.
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Metros in Illinois with their own prices, largest first.
$7,850Chicago-Naperville-Elgin · 9,371,595 people
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Where HVAC work costs more in Illinois
Illinois prices in 12 metros and 4 rural areas, each on its own. Every county takes its area's typical price; switch the job and the map redraws.
Furnace replacement · typical price by county
Shades split Illinois's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
- From $5.05k to $5.3k
- From $5.45k to $7.35k
- From $7.45k to $7.55k
- From $7.6k to $7.85k
- Statewide typical
- $7,800
- US typical
- $5,400
Lowest for furnace replacement
- $5,050
Cape Girardeau metro
Metro · 1 county · 98k people
- $5,300
Paducah metro
Metro · 1 county · 103k people
- $5,450
Metro · 8 counties · 2.8M people
- $5,450
Rural South Illinois
Rural · 19 counties · 384k people
- $5,450
Rural East Central Illinois
Rural · 15 counties · 372k people
Highest for furnace replacement
- $7,850
Metro · 9 counties · 9.4M people
- $7,600
Decatur metro
Metro · 1 county · 102k people
- $7,600
Peoria metro
Metro · 5 counties · 365k people
- $7,550
Champaign metro
Metro · 3 counties · 239k people
- $7,550
Rockford metro
Metro · 2 counties · 337k people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 9,740 HVAC techs in Illinois earn more than $37.21 an hour ($77,410 a year), 27% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $143 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Illinois$37.21
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Illinois
The numbers here
What HVAC costs in Illinois, in four figures
Statewide figures, against the other states.
HVAC technician wage
$37/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
21≥90°F
1,052 cooling and 5,804 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
4,042
8 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Illinois sits among the 51
- Furnace replacement, typical
- $7,800
- HVAC wage, median
- $37/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 21 days
- Electricity
- 19.2¢
Every job
Statewide prices in Illinois
Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,950–$11,400 typical $7,500
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,250–$14,700 typical $10,350
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$5,700–$10,600 typical $7,800
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$10,950–$18,800 typical $14,350
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,350–$8,150 typical $5,950
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$380–$580 typical $470
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$280–$660 typical $430
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$400–$610 typical $490
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$130–$310 typical $200
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$450–$720 typical $570
Before you sign
Six things to know in Illinois
13.4 SEER2 minimum
New central AC installed in Illinois must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Licensing
Licensed locally: local (municipal).
Permits
Permit rules are set city by city.
Rebates
0 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
Electricity
19.2¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
Climate
1,052 cooling and 5,804 heating degree days in an average year.
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More about Illinois
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.
- 0 active
State and utility programs, income limits
- By city
When you need one and what it costs
- Local
local (municipal)
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