Heat pump cost in San Francisco (2026)
The typical heat pump installation in San Francisco was valued at $17,000 on its city permit (middle half: $8,800 to $27,000), across 2,697 heat pump installations with city permits issued from September 2021 to September 2026.
How the values spread
The numbers behind the chart
| Value on the permit | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $10,000 | 730 | 27% |
| $10,000 to $20,000 | 824 | 31% |
| $20,000 to $30,000 | 567 | 21% |
| $30,000 to $40,000 | 226 | 8% |
| $40,000 to $50,000 | 123 | 5% |
| $50,000 and over | 227 | 8% |
Heat pump installers with the most jobs in San Francisco
| Rank | Contractor | Jobs | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schmitt Heating Co Inc San Francisco, licensed 31 years | Visit website | |
| 2 | Building Efficiency Inc San Francisco, licensed 16 years | Visit website | |
| 3 | Galaxy Hvac and Appliance Repair Pleasant Hill, licensed 5 years | Call (925) 233-7378 |
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By ZIP code
The 12 ZIP codes with the most heat pump installations valued on the permit (at least 20 each).
| ZIP code | Jobs | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94110 | 355 | $15,000 | $7,500 to $24,000 |
| 94114 | 337 | $17,000 | $9,900 to $29,000 |
| 94131 | 223 | $15,000 | $7,500 to $23,000 |
| 94118 | 160 | $19,000 | $10,000 to $33,000 |
| 94122 | 160 | $18,000 | $8,000 to $26,000 |
| 94117 | 155 | $16,000 | $9,400 to $27,000 |
| 94107 | 145 | $20,000 | $11,000 to $26,000 |
| 94127 | 135 | $20,000 | $10,000 to $26,000 |
| 94116 | 124 | $14,000 | $7,200 to $23,000 |
| 94112 | 124 | $18,000 | $9,600 to $24,000 |
| 94121 | 120 | $19,000 | $10,000 to $29,000 |
| 94123 | 118 | $22,000 | $9,800 to $39,000 |
By year
| Year | Jobs | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (September to December) | 69 | $16,000 | $12,000 to $23,000 |
| 2022 | 378 | $17,000 | $11,000 to $25,000 |
| 2023 | 468 | $17,000 | $9,600 to $26,000 |
| 2024 | 548 | $18,000 | $7,900 to $28,000 |
| 2025 | 673 | $16,000 | $7,200 to $27,000 |
| 2026 (January to September) | 561 | $18,000 | $10,000 to $29,000 |
What the records show
- Share of jobs in each budget range: under $10,000: 27% (730 of 2,697); $10,000 to $20,000: 31% (824 of 2,697); $20,000 to $35,000: 26% (700 of 2,697); over $35,000: 16% (443 of 2,697).
- The median was $17,000 in 2022 (378 jobs) and $16,000 in 2025 (673 jobs), down 6%.
- Across the ZIP codes above, the median ran from $14,000 in 94116 to $22,000 in 94123.
Every figure here is the job value written on the city permit, not the price paid. Permit values usually run below the final price, so get more than one quote. Values under $1,000 are placeholders and are left out. Median and middle half: half of the jobs were valued above the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: San Francisco building, electrical and plumbing permits, from September 2021 to September 2026. Data updated September 24, 2026. The same figures as data: heat-pump.json.