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HVAC prices in New Jersey

$5,750

Furnace replacement typical, statewide

25.2¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most furnace replacement quotes in New Jersey land between $3,850 and $8,600. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

New Jersey landscape

New Jersey is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Andres Figueroa on Pexels.

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Where HVAC work costs more in New Jersey

New Jersey prices in 6 metros, 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

New York$5.85kPhiladelphia$5.45kAllentown$7.45kTrenton$7.65kAtlantic City$5.4k

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

  1. From $5.4k to $5.4k
  2. From $5.45k to $5.45k
  3. From $5.55k to $5.55k
  4. From $5.85k to $7.65k
Statewide typical
$5,750
US typical
$5,400

Every price area in New Jersey, lowest first

  1. Atlantic City metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $5,400

  2. Philadelphia metro

    Metro · 4 counties

    $5,450

  3. Vineland metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $5,550

  4. New York metro

    Metro · 12 counties

    $5,850

  5. Allentown metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,450

  6. Trenton metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,650

HVAC technician pay

Half the 10,330 HVAC techs in New Jersey earn more than $35.79 an hour ($74,450 a year), 22% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $138 in our price model.

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

HVAC technician salary in New Jersey

$35.79

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in New Jersey

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in New Jersey, in four figures

Statewide figures, against the other states.

Furnace replacement

$5,750

Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,850–$8,600.

HVAC technician wage

$36/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

24≥90°F

1,090 cooling and 4,957 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

3,454

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

Where New Jersey sits among the 51

Furnace replacement, typical
$5,750
HVAC wage, median
$36/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
24 days
Electricity
25.2¢

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Statewide prices in New Jersey

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 New Jersey

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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.

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