AC replacement
$7,250
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,900–$10,850.
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HVAC prices in San Antonio
$7,250
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1993
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $4,900 and $10,850. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area.
The median home here was built in 1993; 25% heat with gas and 72% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Mariya Eskina on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in San Antonio, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$28/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
124≥90°F
3,153 cooling and 1,437 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
786
8.1 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where San Antonio sits among Texas's metros
- AC replacement, typical
- $7,250
- HVAC wage, median
- $28/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 124 days
- Electricity
- 12.4¢
HVAC technician pay
Half the 3,160 HVAC techs in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro earn more than $28.17 an hour ($58,590 a year), in line with the Texas median. Shops here bill that hour at about $109 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in San Antonio$28.17
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in San Antonio
Replace or install
New systems in San Antonio
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–$10,850 typical $7,250
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,300–$14,250 typical $10,200
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,900–$7,000 typical $5,250
Local factors
What moves the price in San Antonio
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 2A, 2B
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
3,153
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 20 days at 100°F or more, on average.
124
Electricity
City of San Antonio - (TX)
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
12.4¢
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–$470 typical $380
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$320–$500 typical $400
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$100–$230 typical $150
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$400–$630 typical $500
Nearby
Texas's other metros
Prices move with local wages, weather and permit fees. Press a metro for its own page.
124
Days a year at 90°F or hotter in San Antonio, on 1991–2020 normals.
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