- Appliance repair usually costs $100 to $280, about $190 typical.
- A repair visit for a home appliance such as a refrigerator, washer, dryer or oven.
What appliance repair costs
Most homeowners pay $100 to $280 for appliance repair, and $190 is a typical price. A repair visit for a home appliance such as a refrigerator, washer, dryer or oven.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $100 |
| Typical | $190 |
| High end | $280 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $234 typical in Hawaii against $164 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- The appliance. Built-in refrigerators and high-end ranges cost more to fix.
- The part. Control boards and compressors are the costly repairs.
- Trip charge. Most techs charge a service call fee that may go toward the repair.
Appliance repair cost by appliance type
| Appliance | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerator | $200 to $300 | HomeAdvisor |
| Freezer | $90 to $500 | HomeAdvisor |
Appliance repair cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national appliance repair range with its labor part, roughly 60%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $88 | $168 | $247 |
| Alaska | $116 | $221 | $325 |
| Arizona | $98 | $187 | $276 |
| Arkansas | $86 | $164 | $241 |
| California | $112 | $213 | $314 |
| Colorado | $102 | $193 | $285 |
| Connecticut | $112 | $213 | $314 |
| Delaware | $100 | $190 | $279 |
| District of Columbia | $111 | $210 | $310 |
| Florida | $90 | $170 | $251 |
| Georgia | $90 | $171 | $252 |
| Hawaii | $123 | $234 | $345 |
| Idaho | $97 | $184 | $270 |
| Illinois | $121 | $230 | $339 |
| Indiana | $102 | $194 | $287 |
| Iowa | $100 | $190 | $280 |
| Kansas | $95 | $181 | $267 |
| Kentucky | $94 | $178 | $262 |
| Louisiana | $90 | $172 | $253 |
| Maine | $101 | $191 | $282 |
| Maryland | $100 | $191 | $281 |
| Massachusetts | $118 | $224 | $331 |
| Michigan | $102 | $193 | $285 |
| Minnesota | $113 | $215 | $317 |
| Mississippi | $87 | $166 | $244 |
| Missouri | $102 | $194 | $286 |
| Montana | $101 | $193 | $284 |
| Nebraska | $94 | $179 | $264 |
| Nevada | $102 | $194 | $286 |
| New Hampshire | $101 | $191 | $282 |
| New Jersey | $114 | $217 | $319 |
| New Mexico | $90 | $172 | $253 |
| New York | $111 | $211 | $311 |
| North Carolina | $90 | $171 | $251 |
| North Dakota | $102 | $193 | $285 |
| Ohio | $103 | $195 | $287 |
| Oklahoma | $89 | $169 | $249 |
| Oregon | $107 | $203 | $299 |
| Pennsylvania | $101 | $192 | $283 |
| Rhode Island | $104 | $197 | $290 |
| South Carolina | $90 | $171 | $252 |
| South Dakota | $91 | $172 | $253 |
| Tennessee | $91 | $173 | $255 |
| Texas | $90 | $170 | $251 |
| Utah | $98 | $185 | $273 |
| Vermont | $100 | $190 | $281 |
| Virginia | $97 | $184 | $271 |
| Washington | $116 | $221 | $325 |
| West Virginia | $98 | $186 | $275 |
| Wisconsin | $104 | $198 | $292 |
| Wyoming | $100 | $190 | $281 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $100 to $300 | $200 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $108 to $251 | $179 | Counted |
How the appliance repair range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 60%. HomeAdvisor puts labor at $50 to $150 an hour plus parts. The share is 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Appliance calls are short visits, so a set trip charge and a parts line on every invoice keep the day profitable.
With Koira's free Office plan, the appliance repair estimate, the deposit and the final invoice live in one place, sent by text. See estimates. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, appliance repair cost; HomeAdvisor, appliance 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.