- Bathroom exhaust fan installation usually costs $250 to $730, about $400 typical.
- Installing or replacing one bathroom exhaust fan, vented outside.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What bathroom exhaust fan installation costs
Expect bathroom exhaust fan installation to cost between $250 and $730, with $400 as a typical figure. Installing or replacing one bathroom exhaust fan, vented outside.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $250 |
| Typical | $400 |
| High end | $730 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $477 typical in Hawaii against $354 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- New or replacement. Fixr says replacing an existing fan averages $250, against $400 for a new one.
- Venting. A new fan needs a duct to the outside through the roof or a wall.
- Wiring. A new switch, timer or humidity sensor adds electrical work.
- Fan features. Quiet fans, lights and heaters cost more.
Bathroom exhaust fan installation cost by fan size
| Fan size | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 40 to 79 CFM | $20 to $250 for the fan | HomeAdvisor |
Bathroom exhaust fan installation cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national bathroom exhaust fan installation range with its labor part, roughly 50%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $225 | $361 | $658 |
| Alaska | $284 | $454 | $829 |
| Arizona | $247 | $395 | $721 |
| Arkansas | $221 | $354 | $646 |
| California | $275 | $441 | $804 |
| Colorado | $253 | $406 | $740 |
| Connecticut | $275 | $441 | $804 |
| Delaware | $250 | $399 | $729 |
| District of Columbia | $272 | $435 | $795 |
| Florida | $229 | $366 | $668 |
| Georgia | $230 | $367 | $670 |
| Hawaii | $298 | $477 | $870 |
| Idaho | $243 | $389 | $709 |
| Illinois | $294 | $471 | $859 |
| Indiana | $255 | $408 | $744 |
| Iowa | $250 | $400 | $729 |
| Kansas | $240 | $385 | $702 |
| Kentucky | $237 | $378 | $691 |
| Louisiana | $230 | $368 | $671 |
| Maine | $252 | $403 | $735 |
| Maryland | $251 | $401 | $732 |
| Massachusetts | $288 | $460 | $840 |
| Michigan | $253 | $406 | $740 |
| Minnesota | $277 | $444 | $810 |
| Mississippi | $223 | $357 | $652 |
| Missouri | $255 | $407 | $743 |
| Montana | $253 | $405 | $739 |
| Nebraska | $238 | $381 | $695 |
| Nevada | $255 | $407 | $743 |
| New Hampshire | $251 | $402 | $733 |
| New Jersey | $279 | $447 | $815 |
| New Mexico | $230 | $368 | $671 |
| New York | $273 | $436 | $797 |
| North Carolina | $229 | $366 | $668 |
| North Dakota | $253 | $405 | $740 |
| Ohio | $255 | $409 | $746 |
| Oklahoma | $227 | $363 | $663 |
| Oregon | $264 | $422 | $770 |
| Pennsylvania | $252 | $403 | $736 |
| Rhode Island | $257 | $412 | $751 |
| South Carolina | $229 | $366 | $669 |
| South Dakota | $230 | $368 | $672 |
| Tennessee | $231 | $370 | $675 |
| Texas | $228 | $365 | $666 |
| Utah | $245 | $392 | $715 |
| Vermont | $250 | $401 | $731 |
| Virginia | $243 | $390 | $711 |
| Washington | $283 | $454 | $828 |
| West Virginia | $246 | $394 | $718 |
| Wisconsin | $259 | $414 | $755 |
| Wyoming | $250 | $401 | $731 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $250 to $900 | $400 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $241 to $563 | $396 | Counted |
How the bathroom exhaust fan 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%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for bathrooms work. 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.
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Sources: Fixr, bathroom exhaust fan installation cost; HomeAdvisor, bathroom exhaust fan 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.