Furnace replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,500–$9,750.
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HVAC prices in Salt Lake City
$7,300
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1987
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $5,500 and $9,750. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area.
The median home here was built in 1987; 81% heat with gas and 16% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Stephen Leonardi on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Salt Lake City, 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
62≥90°F
1,402 cooling and 5,188 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
509
11.3 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 2,540 HVAC techs in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro earn more than $29.23 an hour ($60,790 a year), 4% above the Utah 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 Salt Lake City$29.23
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Salt Lake City
Replace or install
New systems in Salt Lake City
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
$4,600–$10,350 typical $6,900
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,850–$13,550 typical $9,650
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$5,500–$9,750 typical $7,300
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$10,350–$17,500 typical $13,450
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,000–$7,150 typical $5,350
Local factors
What moves the price in Salt Lake City
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 5B
Heating degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means a bigger heating load.
5,188
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
113
Electricity
PacifiCorp
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
12.5¢
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
$320–$490 typical $390
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$220–$560 typical $350
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$510 typical $410
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$100–$240 typical $160
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$360–$560 typical $450
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