AC replacement
$6,900
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,600–$10,300.
All of Nevada
Nevada
HVAC prices in Las Vegas
$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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What HVAC costs in Las Vegas, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
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
New systems in Las Vegas
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
$4,600–$10,300 typical $6,900
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,850–$13,500 typical $9,650
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,650–$7,850 typical $5,350
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$8,450–$15,650 typical $11,500
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,000–$7,200 typical $5,400
Local factors
What moves the price in Las Vegas
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 3B
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
3,720
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 78 days at 100°F or more, on average.
137
Electricity
Nevada Power Co
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
15.3¢
Permit
Required for a replacement
The contractor pulls it and books the inspection.
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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
$310–$480 typical $390
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$220–$560 typical $350
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$510 typical $410
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$100–$240 typical $160
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$350–$560 typical $440
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