- AC repair usually costs $210 to $640, about $400 typical.
- A repair visit for a central air conditioner: diagnosis, parts and labor.
What AC repair costs
AC repair usually runs $210 to $640. A typical job lands near $400. A repair visit for a central air conditioner: diagnosis, parts and labor.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $210 |
| Typical | $400 |
| High end | $640 |
Sources: Fixr, HomeAdvisor, Bob Vila and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $349 in Arkansas to $485 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- The part. Capacitors and contactors are cheap. Compressors and coils are the costly repairs.
- Refrigerant. Leaks have to be found and fixed before a recharge.
- Timing. HomeAdvisor says after-hours rates can reach $250 an hour.
- Age. Fixr notes older systems are more likely to need major work.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Service call fee | $75 to $200 | HomeAdvisor |
| Thermostat repair | $60 to $440 | Bob Vila |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same AC repair can be far apart only because one includes them.
AC repair cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 55%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a AC repair quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $187 | $357 | $571 |
| Alaska | $241 | $459 | $735 |
| Arizona | $207 | $394 | $631 |
| Arkansas | $183 | $349 | $559 |
| California | $234 | $445 | $712 |
| Colorado | $213 | $406 | $650 |
| Connecticut | $233 | $445 | $711 |
| Delaware | $210 | $399 | $639 |
| District of Columbia | $230 | $439 | $702 |
| Florida | $190 | $362 | $580 |
| Georgia | $191 | $364 | $582 |
| Hawaii | $254 | $485 | $775 |
| Idaho | $203 | $387 | $620 |
| Illinois | $251 | $478 | $764 |
| Indiana | $214 | $409 | $654 |
| Iowa | $210 | $400 | $640 |
| Kansas | $201 | $383 | $613 |
| Kentucky | $198 | $376 | $602 |
| Louisiana | $191 | $364 | $583 |
| Maine | $211 | $403 | $645 |
| Maryland | $211 | $401 | $642 |
| Massachusetts | $245 | $466 | $746 |
| Michigan | $213 | $406 | $650 |
| Minnesota | $235 | $448 | $717 |
| Mississippi | $185 | $353 | $565 |
| Missouri | $214 | $408 | $653 |
| Montana | $213 | $405 | $648 |
| Nebraska | $199 | $379 | $606 |
| Nevada | $214 | $408 | $653 |
| New Hampshire | $211 | $402 | $643 |
| New Jersey | $237 | $451 | $722 |
| New Mexico | $191 | $364 | $583 |
| New York | $231 | $440 | $704 |
| North Carolina | $190 | $363 | $580 |
| North Dakota | $213 | $406 | $650 |
| Ohio | $215 | $410 | $655 |
| Oklahoma | $189 | $360 | $575 |
| Oregon | $223 | $424 | $679 |
| Pennsylvania | $212 | $404 | $646 |
| Rhode Island | $217 | $413 | $661 |
| South Carolina | $191 | $363 | $581 |
| South Dakota | $192 | $365 | $584 |
| Tennessee | $192 | $367 | $587 |
| Texas | $190 | $362 | $579 |
| Utah | $205 | $391 | $626 |
| Vermont | $210 | $401 | $641 |
| Virginia | $204 | $389 | $622 |
| Washington | $241 | $459 | $734 |
| West Virginia | $206 | $393 | $629 |
| Wisconsin | $218 | $415 | $664 |
| Wyoming | $210 | $401 | $641 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $250 to $700 | $375 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $172 to $664 | $417 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $100 to $610 | $369 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $250 to $600 | Not given | Counted |
We take the middle of the guides' lows for the low end, the middle of their highs for the high end, and the middle of their averages for the typical AC repair price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 55%. Most AC repairs are a technician's time plus a part. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, ac repair cost; HomeAdvisor, ac repair cost; Bob Vila, ac repair cost; Today's Homeowner, ac repair cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.