- Backsplash installation usually costs $550 to $1,400, about $1,000 typical.
- A tile backsplash on a typical kitchen wall run, installed.
What backsplash installation costs
Expect backsplash installation to cost between $550 and $1,400, with $1,000 as a typical figure. A tile backsplash on a typical kitchen wall run, installed. By the square foot, Bob Vila put it at $15 to $45, with $30 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $550 |
| Typical | $1,000 |
| High end | $1,400 |
| Per square foot | $15 to $45 |
Sources: Fixr and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $885 in Arkansas to $1,192 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Material. Ceramic subway tile is the budget pick. Glass, stone and metal cost more. Fixr's range is $5 to $150 a square foot.
- Pattern. Herringbone, mosaics and small tiles take longer.
- Outlets and windows. Each cut around an outlet or window adds time.
Backsplash installation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 50%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a backsplash installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $496 | $902 | $1,262 |
| Alaska | $624 | $1,135 | $1,589 |
| Arizona | $543 | $987 | $1,382 |
| Arkansas | $487 | $885 | $1,239 |
| California | $606 | $1,102 | $1,543 |
| Colorado | $558 | $1,014 | $1,419 |
| Connecticut | $606 | $1,101 | $1,542 |
| Delaware | $549 | $998 | $1,398 |
| District of Columbia | $599 | $1,089 | $1,524 |
| Florida | $503 | $914 | $1,280 |
| Georgia | $505 | $918 | $1,285 |
| Hawaii | $656 | $1,192 | $1,669 |
| Idaho | $534 | $972 | $1,360 |
| Illinois | $647 | $1,177 | $1,647 |
| Indiana | $561 | $1,019 | $1,427 |
| Iowa | $550 | $999 | $1,399 |
| Kansas | $529 | $962 | $1,346 |
| Kentucky | $520 | $946 | $1,325 |
| Louisiana | $506 | $919 | $1,287 |
| Maine | $554 | $1,006 | $1,409 |
| Maryland | $552 | $1,003 | $1,404 |
| Massachusetts | $633 | $1,151 | $1,611 |
| Michigan | $558 | $1,014 | $1,419 |
| Minnesota | $610 | $1,110 | $1,553 |
| Mississippi | $491 | $893 | $1,250 |
| Missouri | $560 | $1,018 | $1,426 |
| Montana | $557 | $1,012 | $1,417 |
| Nebraska | $523 | $952 | $1,332 |
| Nevada | $560 | $1,018 | $1,426 |
| New Hampshire | $552 | $1,005 | $1,406 |
| New Jersey | $614 | $1,117 | $1,564 |
| New Mexico | $505 | $919 | $1,287 |
| New York | $600 | $1,091 | $1,528 |
| North Carolina | $503 | $915 | $1,281 |
| North Dakota | $557 | $1,014 | $1,419 |
| Ohio | $562 | $1,022 | $1,431 |
| Oklahoma | $500 | $908 | $1,272 |
| Oregon | $580 | $1,055 | $1,477 |
| Pennsylvania | $555 | $1,008 | $1,411 |
| Rhode Island | $566 | $1,029 | $1,441 |
| South Carolina | $504 | $916 | $1,283 |
| South Dakota | $506 | $921 | $1,289 |
| Tennessee | $508 | $924 | $1,294 |
| Texas | $502 | $913 | $1,278 |
| Utah | $539 | $980 | $1,372 |
| Vermont | $551 | $1,002 | $1,402 |
| Virginia | $536 | $974 | $1,364 |
| Washington | $624 | $1,134 | $1,588 |
| West Virginia | $541 | $984 | $1,377 |
| Wisconsin | $569 | $1,034 | $1,448 |
| Wyoming | $551 | $1,002 | $1,402 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
How the backsplash installation 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: 50%. Bob Vila puts contractors at $40 to $60 an hour. 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
Kitchen work is big-ticket, so a deposit on approval and clear lines for materials and labor keep the job on track.
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Sources: Fixr, backsplash installation cost; Bob Vila, backsplash installation 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.