Furnace replacement
$5,450
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,700–$8,000.
State prices
$5,450
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
21.7¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in Pennsylvania land between $3,700 and $8,000. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Pennsylvania is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Samyantak Mohanty on Pexels.
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Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.
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Metros in Pennsylvania with their own prices, largest first.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington · 6,272,014 people
Pittsburgh · 2,439,940 people
On the map
Pennsylvania prices in 16 metros and 4 rural areas, 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
Shades split Pennsylvania's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
Lancaster metro
Metro · 1 county · 558k people
Metro · 5 counties · 6.3M people
Harrisburg metro
Metro · 3 counties · 604k people
York metro
Metro · 1 county · 463k people
Reading metro
Metro · 1 county · 433k people
Allentown metro
Metro · 3 counties · 874k people
Rural Northeastern Pennsylvania
Rural · 7 counties · 424k people
Scranton metro
Metro · 3 counties · 570k people
Metro · 8 counties · 2.4M people
Williamsport metro
Metro · 1 county · 113k people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 15,880 HVAC techs in Pennsylvania earn more than $30.00 an hour ($62,400 a year), 2% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $116 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Pennsylvania$30.00
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Pennsylvania
The numbers here
Statewide figures, against the other states.
Furnace replacement
$5,450
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,700–$8,000.
HVAC technician wage
$30/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
16≥90°F
933 cooling and 5,341 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
4,153
7.9 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Every job
Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.
$4,700–$10,500 typical $7,000
$6,950–$13,750 typical $9,750
$3,700–$8,000 typical $5,450
$8,550–$15,900 typical $11,650
$4,050–$7,300 typical $5,450
$330–$500 typical $400
$230–$570 typical $360
$340–$530 typical $420
$110–$250 typical $160
$370–$580 typical $460
Before you sign
New central AC installed in Pennsylvania must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Licensed locally: local (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, etc.) plus Attorney General Home Improvement Contractor registration (HICPA).
Permit rules are set city by city.
0 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
21.7¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
933 cooling and 5,341 heating degree days in an average year.
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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.
State and utility programs, income limits
When you need one and what it costs
local (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, etc.) plus Attorney General Home Improvement Contractor registration (HICPA)
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