- Boiler repair usually costs $170 to $700, about $430 typical.
- A repair or service visit for a home heating boiler.
What boiler repair costs
Expect boiler repair to cost between $170 and $700, with $430 as a typical figure. A repair or service visit for a home heating boiler.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $170 |
| Typical | $430 |
| High end | $700 |
The range blends Fixr and Bob Vila (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $376 in Arkansas and $521 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- The part. Thermocouples, igniters and pumps are common fixes. Heat exchangers are the costly ones.
- Fuel. Oil boilers need more service than gas or electric.
- Emergencies. No heat in winter means after-hours rates.
Boiler repair cost by fuel
| Fuel | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Gas boiler repair | $100 to $400 | Fixr |
| Electric boiler repair | $200 to $450 | Bob Vila |
| Wood boiler repair | $240 to $500 | Bob Vila |
Boiler repair cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $170 to $700. About 55% of a boiler repair price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for construction and extraction workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $152 | $383 | $624 |
| Alaska | $195 | $494 | $804 |
| Arizona | $168 | $424 | $690 |
| Arkansas | $149 | $376 | $612 |
| California | $189 | $478 | $778 |
| Colorado | $173 | $437 | $711 |
| Connecticut | $189 | $478 | $778 |
| Delaware | $170 | $429 | $699 |
| District of Columbia | $187 | $472 | $768 |
| Florida | $154 | $390 | $634 |
| Georgia | $155 | $391 | $637 |
| Hawaii | $206 | $521 | $848 |
| Idaho | $165 | $417 | $678 |
| Illinois | $203 | $514 | $836 |
| Indiana | $174 | $439 | $715 |
| Iowa | $170 | $430 | $699 |
| Kansas | $163 | $412 | $670 |
| Kentucky | $160 | $405 | $659 |
| Louisiana | $155 | $392 | $638 |
| Maine | $171 | $433 | $705 |
| Maryland | $171 | $431 | $702 |
| Massachusetts | $198 | $501 | $816 |
| Michigan | $173 | $437 | $711 |
| Minnesota | $190 | $482 | $784 |
| Mississippi | $150 | $379 | $618 |
| Missouri | $173 | $439 | $714 |
| Montana | $172 | $436 | $709 |
| Nebraska | $161 | $407 | $663 |
| Nevada | $173 | $439 | $714 |
| New Hampshire | $171 | $432 | $703 |
| New Jersey | $192 | $485 | $790 |
| New Mexico | $155 | $392 | $638 |
| New York | $187 | $473 | $770 |
| North Carolina | $154 | $390 | $634 |
| North Dakota | $173 | $436 | $710 |
| Ohio | $174 | $440 | $717 |
| Oklahoma | $153 | $387 | $629 |
| Oregon | $180 | $456 | $742 |
| Pennsylvania | $172 | $434 | $706 |
| Rhode Island | $175 | $444 | $723 |
| South Carolina | $154 | $390 | $635 |
| South Dakota | $155 | $393 | $639 |
| Tennessee | $156 | $394 | $642 |
| Texas | $154 | $389 | $633 |
| Utah | $166 | $421 | $685 |
| Vermont | $170 | $431 | $701 |
| Virginia | $165 | $418 | $680 |
| Washington | $195 | $493 | $803 |
| West Virginia | $167 | $422 | $687 |
| Wisconsin | $176 | $446 | $726 |
| Wyoming | $170 | $431 | $701 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
How the boiler 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: 55%. Boiler repairs are a technician's time plus a part. 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.
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Sources: Fixr, boiler repair cost; Bob Vila, boiler 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.