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HVAC prices in Louisiana

$7,300

AC replacement typical, statewide

12.7¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most AC replacement quotes in Louisiana land between $4,900 and $10,850. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

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Louisiana is in the DOE southeast region: new central AC must meet 14.3 SEER2. Photo: Oleksiy Yeshtokyn,🌻🇺🇦🌻 on Pexels.

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Where HVAC work costs more in Louisiana

Louisiana prices in 10 metros and 3 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

New Orleans$7.4kShreveport$6.8kHouma$7.25kAlexandria$6.95k

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

  1. From $6.5k to $6.5k
  2. From $6.6k to $6.75k
  3. From $6.8k to $6.95k
  4. From $7.1k to $7.2k
  5. From $7.25k to $7.25k
  6. From $7.4k to $7.4k
Statewide typical
$7,300
US typical
$7,000

Lowest for AC replacement

  1. Rural Northeast Louisiana

    Rural · 13 counties

    $6,500

  2. Rural Central Louisiana

    Rural · 10 counties

    $6,600

  3. Monroe metro

    Metro · 4 counties

    $6,750

  4. Shreveport metro

    Metro · 3 counties

    $6,800

  5. Lake Charles metro

    Metro · 3 counties

    $6,950

Highest for AC replacement

  1. Baton Rouge metro

    Metro · 10 counties

    $7,400

  2. New Orleans metro

    Metro · 7 counties

    $7,400

  3. Hammond metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,250

  4. Houma metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $7,250

  5. Slidell metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,250

HVAC technician pay

Half the 5,380 HVAC techs in Louisiana earn more than $28.20 an hour ($58,650 a year), 4% below the US 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 Louisiana

$28.20

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Louisiana

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in Louisiana, in four figures

Statewide figures, against the other states.

AC replacement

$7,300

Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,900–$10,850.

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

92≥90°F

2,887 cooling and 1,556 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

1,612

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

Where Louisiana sits among the 51

AC replacement, typical
$7,300
HVAC wage, median
$28/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
92 days
Electricity
12.7¢

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Statewide prices in Louisiana

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

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Federally funded HEAR heat pump rebates in this state.

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