Nationally, a whole-house generator installation runs $8,000–$18,000, but local labor rates change that a lot. Pick your city for an accurate breakdown.
A standby generator is part electrical, part gas, part concrete — a big-ticket install where the transfer switch, gas hookup, and labor can be quietly inflated. Here is what each piece should cost.
New York, NY
$11,800–$26,600
San Francisco, CA
$11,600–$26,100
Los Angeles, CA
$10,700–$24,100
San Jose, CA
$11,400–$25,600
Boston, MA
$10,900–$24,500
Seattle, WA
$10,600–$23,900
San Diego, CA
$10,400–$23,400
Washington, DC
$10,500–$23,600
Chicago, IL
$9,800–$22,000
Denver, CO
$9,400–$21,200
Portland, OR
$9,500–$21,400
Austin, TX
$9,300–$20,900
Miami, FL
$9,400–$21,100
Philadelphia, PA
$9,200–$20,700
Atlanta, GA
$8,400–$18,900
Dallas, TX
$8,300–$18,700
Houston, TX
$8,200–$18,400
Phoenix, AZ
$8,200–$18,500
Nashville, TN
$8,500–$19,100
Charlotte, NC
$8,000–$18,000
Minneapolis, MN
$8,600–$19,400
Tampa, FL
$8,000–$18,000
Orlando, FL
$7,900–$17,800
Las Vegas, NV
$8,300–$18,700
San Antonio, TX
$7,600–$17,100
Columbus, OH
$7,500–$16,900
Indianapolis, IN
$7,400–$16,600
Kansas City, MO
$7,400–$16,700
Oklahoma City, OK
$7,200–$16,200
Memphis, TN
$7,300–$16,400
Honolulu, HI
$11,200–$25,200
Sacramento, CA
$9,600–$21,600
Salt Lake City, UT
$9,000–$20,200
Baltimore, MD
$9,000–$20,300
Hartford, CT
$9,200–$20,700
Raleigh, NC
$8,300–$18,700
Richmond, VA
$8,000–$18,000
Pittsburgh, PA
$8,000–$18,000
Milwaukee, WI
$8,200–$18,400
Detroit, MI
$8,000–$18,000
Jacksonville, FL
$7,900–$17,800
New Orleans, LA
$7,800–$17,600
Boise, ID
$8,000–$18,000
St. Louis, MO
$7,800–$17,500
Cincinnati, OH
$7,600–$17,100
Tucson, AZ
$7,400–$16,600
Albuquerque, NM
$7,400–$16,700
Louisville, KY
$7,400–$16,600
Birmingham, AL
$7,200–$16,200
Tulsa, OK
$7,100–$16,000
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