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HVAC prices in Washington

$5,750

Furnace replacement typical, statewide

14.7¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most furnace replacement quotes in Washington land between $3,850 and $8,600. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Washington landscape

Washington is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Julian Bracero on Pexels.

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Prices by metro in Washington

Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.

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Metros in Washington with their own prices, largest first.

  • Seattle

    Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · 4,061,920 people

    $5,800

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Where HVAC work costs more in Washington

Washington prices in 13 metros and 2 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

Seattle$5.8kPortland$5.55kSpokane$7.5kBellingham$5.7k

Shades split Washington's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.

  1. From $5.45k to $5.55k
  2. From $5.65k to $5.75k
  3. From $5.8k to $7.1k
  4. From $7.5k to $7.5k
  5. From $7.6k to $7.75k
Statewide typical
$5,750
US typical
$5,400

Lowest for furnace replacement

  1. Rural Western Washington

    Rural · 9 counties

    $5,450

  2. Portland metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $5,550

  3. Longview metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $5,650

  4. Bellingham metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $5,700

  5. Olympia metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $5,750

Highest for furnace replacement

  1. Bremerton metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,750

  2. Kennewick metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $7,750

  3. Walla Walla metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,650

  4. Yakima metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $7,600

  5. Rural Eastern Washington

    Rural · 11 counties

    $7,600

HVAC technician pay

Half the 7,370 HVAC techs in Washington earn more than $36.38 an hour ($75,660 a year), 24% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $140 in our price model.

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.

HVAC technician salary in Washington

$36.38

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Washington

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in Washington, in four figures

Statewide figures, against the other states.

Furnace replacement

$5,750

Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,850–$8,600.

HVAC technician wage

$36/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

11≥90°F

291 cooling and 4,905 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

2,237

7.3 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.

Where Washington sits among the 51

Furnace replacement, typical
$5,750
HVAC wage, median
$36/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
11 days
Electricity
14.7¢

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Statewide prices in Washington

Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.

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Six things to know in Washington

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More about Washington

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.

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