AC replacement
$6,900
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,600–$10,300.
Nevada
$6,900
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1998
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $4,600 and $10,300. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area.

The median home here was built in 1998; 60% heat with gas and 36% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Giorgio Caso on Pexels.
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Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
AC replacement
$6,900
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,600–$10,300.
HVAC technician wage
$29/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
137≥90°F
3,720 cooling and 1,836 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
631
7.3 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 3,150 HVAC techs in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro earn more than $28.96 an hour ($60,240 a year), in line with the Nevada median. Shops here bill that hour at about $112 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Nevada$28.96
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Las Vegas
Replace or install
Typical installed prices for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home, with the range most quotes fall in.
$4,600–$10,300 typical $6,900
$6,850–$13,500 typical $9,650
$3,650–$7,850 typical $5,350
$8,450–$15,650 typical $11,500
$4,000–$7,200 typical $5,400
Local factors
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
3,720
Hot days
Including 78 days at 100°F or more, on average.
137
Electricity
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
15.3¢
Permit
The contractor pulls it and books the inspection.
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Repair and service
Visit, diagnosis and the common repair, at local rates.
$310–$480 typical $390
$220–$560 typical $350
$330–$510 typical $410
$100–$240 typical $160
$350–$560 typical $440
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