Nationally, a home EV charger installation runs $800–$2,200, but local labor rates change that a lot. Pick your city for an accurate breakdown.
Installing a Level 2 home charger is mostly an electrical job — the charger itself is cheap; running a new 240V circuit (and upgrading the panel only if it is truly full) is where quotes swing and overcharges hide.
New York, NY
$1,200–$3,300
San Francisco, CA
$1,200–$3,200
Los Angeles, CA
$1,100–$2,900
San Jose, CA
$1,100–$3,100
Boston, MA
$1,100–$3,000
Seattle, WA
$1,100–$2,900
San Diego, CA
$1,000–$2,900
Washington, DC
$1,000–$2,900
Chicago, IL
$1,000–$2,700
Denver, CO
$900–$2,600
Portland, OR
$1,000–$2,600
Austin, TX
$900–$2,600
Miami, FL
$900–$2,600
Philadelphia, PA
$900–$2,500
Atlanta, GA
$800–$2,300
Dallas, TX
$800–$2,300
Houston, TX
$800–$2,200
Phoenix, AZ
$800–$2,300
Nashville, TN
$800–$2,300
Charlotte, NC
$800–$2,200
Minneapolis, MN
$900–$2,400
Tampa, FL
$800–$2,200
Orlando, FL
$800–$2,200
Las Vegas, NV
$800–$2,300
San Antonio, TX
$800–$2,100
Columbus, OH
$800–$2,100
Indianapolis, IN
$700–$2,000
Kansas City, MO
$700–$2,000
Oklahoma City, OK
$700–$2,000
Memphis, TN
$700–$2,000
Honolulu, HI
$1,100–$3,100
Sacramento, CA
$1,000–$2,600
Salt Lake City, UT
$900–$2,500
Baltimore, MD
$900–$2,500
Hartford, CT
$900–$2,500
Raleigh, NC
$800–$2,300
Richmond, VA
$800–$2,200
Pittsburgh, PA
$800–$2,200
Milwaukee, WI
$800–$2,200
Detroit, MI
$800–$2,200
Jacksonville, FL
$800–$2,200
New Orleans, LA
$800–$2,200
Boise, ID
$800–$2,200
St. Louis, MO
$800–$2,100
Cincinnati, OH
$800–$2,100
Tucson, AZ
$700–$2,000
Albuquerque, NM
$700–$2,000
Louisville, KY
$700–$2,000
Birmingham, AL
$700–$2,000
Tulsa, OK
$700–$2,000
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