Furnace replacement
$5,450
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,700–$8,050.
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HVAC prices in Philadelphia
$5,450
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1966
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $3,700 and $8,050. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area.
The median home here was built in 1966; 59% heat with gas and 25% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: K on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Philadelphia, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$31/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
25≥90°F
1,200 cooling and 4,730 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
2,118
8.6 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 8,610 HVAC techs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro earn more than $31.05 an hour ($64,580 a year), 4% above the Pennsylvania median. Shops here bill that hour at about $120 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Philadelphia$31.05
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Philadelphia
Replace or install
New systems in Philadelphia
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
$4,700–$10,550 typical $7,050
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,950–$13,800 typical $9,750
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,700–$8,050 typical $5,450
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$8,550–$15,900 typical $11,700
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,050–$7,400 typical $5,500
Local factors
What moves the price in Philadelphia
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 4A
Heating degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means a bigger heating load.
4,730
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
90
Electricity
PECO Energy Co
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
16.2¢
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
$330–$500 typical $410
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$230–$580 typical $370
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$340–$530 typical $430
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$110–$260 typical $170
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$380–$600 typical $480
Nearby
Pennsylvania's other metros
Prices move with local wages, weather and permit fees. Press a metro for its own page.
25
Days a year at 90°F or hotter in Philadelphia, on 1991–2020 normals.
$7,400Pittsburgh · 2,439,940 people
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