Furnace replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,450–$9,750.
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HVAC prices in Milwaukee
$7,300
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1967
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $5,450 and $9,750. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area.
The median home here was built in 1967; 76% heat with gas and 19% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Quang Vuong on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Milwaukee, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
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
9≥90°F
748 cooling and 6,532 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
401
6.1 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 1,620 HVAC techs in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro earn more than $30.25 an hour ($62,930 a year), 2% above the Wisconsin median. Shops here bill that hour at about $117 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Wisconsin$30.25
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Milwaukee
Replace or install
New systems in Milwaukee
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–$10,400 typical $6,950
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,850–$13,600 typical $9,650
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$5,450–$9,750 typical $7,300
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$10,300–$17,500 typical $13,450
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,050–$7,300 typical $5,450
Local factors
What moves the price in Milwaukee
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 5A
Heating degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means a bigger heating load.
6,532
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
125
Electricity
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
19.2¢
Permit
Depends on the city
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 $400
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$230–$560 typical $360
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$520 typical $420
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$110–$250 typical $170
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$370–$580 typical $460
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