Furnace replacement
$5,800
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,850–$8,800.
All of Washington
Washington
HVAC prices in Seattle
$5,800
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1985
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $3,850 and $8,800. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.
The median home here was built in 1985; 38% heat with gas and 55% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Seattle, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$39/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
2≥90°F
213 cooling and 4,597 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
1,064
6.6 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 3,940 HVAC techs in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro earn more than $38.51 an hour ($80,100 a year), 6% above the Washington median. Shops here bill that hour at about $148 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Seattle$38.51
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Seattle
Replace or install
New systems in Seattle
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
$5,000–$11,500 typical $7,600
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,300–$14,850 typical $10,400
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,850–$8,800 typical $5,800
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$9,100–$17,100 typical $12,500
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,350–$8,250 typical $6,000
Local factors
What moves the price in Seattle
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 4C
Heating degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means a bigger heating load.
4,597
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
28
Electricity
Puget Sound Energy Inc
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
14.6¢
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
$390–$590 typical $480
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$290–$670 typical $440
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$410–$620 typical $500
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$140–$320 typical $210
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$470–$740 typical $590
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