Where is heat pump installer work cheapest and most expensive?

Of the metros we index, heat pump installer work is cheapest in Burlington, VT (median $4,490) and priciest in Cleveland, OH (median $14,000).

How much does a heat pump installer cost?

Q: How much does a heat pump installer cost?

Across 5 U.S. metros, the median heat pump installer permit value is $6,500, with most jobs between $2,500 and $12,000 — from 6,455 real public building permits. This is a declared-value public-record figure (a floor that can run below the final price), not a survey estimate.

National median · 6,455 real permits · 5 metros

$6,500

Typical range $2,500 – $12,000 (middle 50% of permits)

Price predictability: some variance — the priciest quarter runs about 4.8× the cheapest, so compare a couple of quotes.

These are real declared construction values from public building permits — what homeowners and contractors actually filed with the city for heat pump installer work, not a survey estimate. Pick your city below for the local number.

Heat Pump Installer cost by city

Metro	Median	Typical range	Permits
Burlington, VT	$4,490	$1,500–$10,000	3,884
Atlanta, GA	$8,800	$4,800–$14,570	407
Baltimore, MD	$9,000	$5,000–$13,637	1,949
Dallas, TX	$11,800	$6,316–$171,429	48
Cleveland, OH	$14,000	$10,000–$35,475	164

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Source: real public building permits across 5 metros, 6,455 permits. Median + interquartile range. Declared construction value is a public-record proxy for project cost. Data: ProFix Real Cost Index (CC BY 4.0).