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HVAC prices in Maryland

$7,300

AC replacement typical, statewide

21.4¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most AC replacement quotes in Maryland land between $4,850 and $10,950. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

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Maryland is in the DOE southeast region: new central AC must meet 14.3 SEER2. Photo: Styves Exantus on Pexels.

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Prices by metro in Maryland

AC replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.

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Metros in Maryland with their own prices, largest first.

  • Baltimore

    Baltimore-Columbia-Towson · 2,849,436 people

    $7,100

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Where HVAC work costs more in Maryland

Maryland prices in 6 metros and 1 rural area, 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

Washington$7.35kBaltimore$7.1kLexington Park$7k

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

  1. From $6.85k to $6.95k
  2. From $7k to $7.05k
  3. From $7.1k to $7.1k
  4. From $7.35k to $7.35k
Statewide typical
$7,300
US typical
$7,000

Lowest for AC replacement

  1. Hagerstown metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $6,850

  2. Salisbury metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $6,950

  3. Rural Maryland

    Rural · 7 counties

    $7,000

Highest for AC replacement

  1. Washington metro

    Metro · 4 counties

    $7,350

  2. Baltimore metro

    Metro · 7 counties

    $7,100

  3. Philadelphia metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,050

HVAC technician pay

Half the 8,560 HVAC techs in Maryland earn more than $33.67 an hour ($70,020 a year), 15% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $130 in our price model.

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.

HVAC technician salary in Maryland

$33.67

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Maryland

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in Maryland, 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 $4,850–$10,950.

HVAC technician wage

$34/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

36≥90°F

1,546 cooling and 4,098 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

1,986

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

Where Maryland sits among the 51

AC replacement, typical
$7,300
HVAC wage, median
$34/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
36 days
Electricity
21.4¢

Every job

Statewide prices in Maryland

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

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Six things to know in Maryland

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More about Maryland

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.

  • Rebates in Maryland

    State and utility programs, income limits

    0 active

  • Permits

    When you need one and what it costs

    By city

  • Contractor licensing

    Maryland State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors (HVACR Board), Maryland Department of Labor

    Statewide

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