Furnace replacement
$5,450
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,700–$8,000.
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State prices
HVAC prices in Pennsylvania
$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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Prices by metro in Pennsylvania
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.
$5,450Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington · 6,272,014 people
$7,400Pittsburgh · 2,439,940 people
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Where HVAC work costs more in Pennsylvania
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.
- From $5.4k to $5.4k
- From $5.45k to $7.25k
- From $7.3k to $7.3k
- From $7.35k to $7.35k
- From $7.4k to $7.45k
- Statewide typical
- $5,450
- US typical
- $5,400
Lowest for furnace replacement
- $5,400
Lancaster metro
Metro · 1 county · 558k people
- $5,450
Metro · 5 counties · 6.3M people
- $5,450
Harrisburg metro
Metro · 3 counties · 604k people
- $5,450
York metro
Metro · 1 county · 463k people
- $5,450
Reading metro
Metro · 1 county · 433k people
Highest for furnace replacement
- $7,450
Allentown metro
Metro · 3 counties · 874k people
- $7,400
Rural Northeastern Pennsylvania
Rural · 7 counties · 424k people
- $7,400
Scranton metro
Metro · 3 counties · 570k people
- $7,400
Metro · 8 counties · 2.4M people
- $7,350
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
What HVAC costs in Pennsylvania, in four figures
Statewide figures, against the other states.
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.
Where Pennsylvania sits among the 51
- Furnace replacement, typical
- $5,450
- HVAC wage, median
- $30/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 16 days
- Electricity
- 21.7¢
Every job
Statewide prices in Pennsylvania
Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,700–$10,500 typical $7,000
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,950–$13,750 typical $9,750
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,700–$8,000 typical $5,450
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$8,550–$15,900 typical $11,650
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,050–$7,300 typical $5,450
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$500 typical $400
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$230–$570 typical $360
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$340–$530 typical $420
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$110–$250 typical $160
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$370–$580 typical $460
Before you sign
Six things to know in Pennsylvania
13.4 SEER2 minimum
New central AC installed in Pennsylvania must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Licensing
Licensed locally: local (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, etc.) plus Attorney General Home Improvement Contractor registration (HICPA).
Permits
Permit rules are set city by city.
Rebates
0 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
Electricity
21.7¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
Climate
933 cooling and 5,341 heating degree days in an average year.
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More about Pennsylvania
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.
- 0 active
State and utility programs, income limits
- By city
When you need one and what it costs
- Local
local (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, etc.) plus Attorney General Home Improvement Contractor registration (HICPA)
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