Furnace replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,450–$9,700.
State prices
$7,300
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
19.1¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in Wisconsin land between $5,450 and $9,700. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Wisconsin is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Josh Sorenson on Pexels.
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Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.
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Metros in Wisconsin with their own prices, largest first.
Milwaukee-Waukesha · 1,568,938 people
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Wisconsin prices in 15 metros and 4 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
Shades split Wisconsin's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
Rural South Central Wisconsin
Rural · 11 counties · 544k people
Rural Northeastern Wisconsin
Rural · 14 counties · 489k people
Rural Western Wisconsin
Rural · 11 counties · 334k people
Green Bay metro
Metro · 3 counties · 331k people
Eau Claire metro
Metro · 2 counties · 174k people
Metro · 2 counties · 3.7M people
Duluth metro
Metro · 1 county · 281k people
Kenosha metro
Metro · 1 county · 168k people
Sheboygan metro
Metro · 1 county · 118k people
Rural Northwestern Wisconsin
Rural · 9 counties · 139k people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 6,630 HVAC techs in Wisconsin earn more than $29.67 an hour ($61,710 a year), in line with the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $114 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Wisconsin$29.67
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Wisconsin
The numbers here
Statewide figures, against the other states.
Furnace replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,450–$9,700.
HVAC technician wage
$30/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
8≥90°F
607 cooling and 7,246 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
1,942
7.8 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Every job
Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.
$4,600–$10,350 typical $6,900
$6,850–$13,550 typical $9,600
$5,450–$9,700 typical $7,300
$10,300–$17,450 typical $13,400
$4,050–$7,250 typical $5,400
$320–$490 typical $390
$220–$560 typical $350
$330–$510 typical $410
$110–$250 typical $160
$360–$570 typical $460
Before you sign
New central AC installed in Wisconsin must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Statewide license: Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS).
Permit rules are set city by city.
0 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
19.1¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
607 cooling and 7,246 heating degree days in an average year.
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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.
State and utility programs, income limits
When you need one and what it costs
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)
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