AC replacement
$7,350
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,900–$10,950.
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HVAC prices in Austin
$7,350
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
2002
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $4,900 and $10,950. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area.
The median home here was built in 2002; 39% heat with gas and 56% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Elsie Soto on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Austin, 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
123≥90°F
3,244 cooling and 1,485 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
825
8.3 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Austin sits among Texas's metros
- AC replacement, typical
- $7,350
- HVAC wage, median
- $29/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 123 days
- Electricity
- 12.6¢
HVAC technician pay
Half the 3,140 HVAC techs in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro earn more than $29.24 an hour ($60,820 a year), 5% above the Texas median. Shops here bill that hour at about $113 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Austin$29.24
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Austin
Replace or install
New systems in Austin
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
$4,900–$10,950 typical $7,350
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,300–$14,400 typical $10,250
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,950–$7,100 typical $5,300
Local factors
What moves the price in Austin
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 2A
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
3,244
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 28 days at 100°F or more, on average.
123
Electricity
Austin Energy
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
12.6¢
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
$330–$510 typical $410
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$110–$240 typical $160
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$420–$660 typical $520
Nearby
Texas's other metros
Prices move with local wages, weather and permit fees. Press a metro for its own page.
123
Days a year at 90°F or hotter in Austin, on 1991–2020 normals.
$7,450Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · 7,985,590 people
$7,400Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands · 7,442,788 people
$7,250San Antonio-New Braunfels · 2,662,733 people
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