- Driveway gate usually costs $1,000 to $5,000, about $3,750 typical.
- A driveway gate, manual or automatic, installed.
What driveway gate costs
Driveway gate usually runs $1,000 to $5,000. A typical job lands near $3,750. A driveway gate, manual or automatic, installed.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,000 |
| Typical | $3,750 |
| High end | $5,000 |
Sources: Fixr, HomeAdvisor and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $3,362 in Arkansas to $4,399 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Manual or automatic. Openers, keypads and wiring add a lot.
- Swing or slide. Sliding gates need a track and room to the side.
- Material. Bob Vila says vinyl gates are typically the least expensive.
- Power. Automatic gates need power run to them or solar.
Driveway gate cost by gate type
| Gate | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic swing gate | $840 to $6,000 | HomeAdvisor |
| Manual wood gate | $400 to $4,000 | Bob Vila |
Driveway gate cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 45%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a driveway gate quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $911 | $3,418 | $4,557 |
| Alaska | $1,121 | $4,206 | $5,607 |
| Arizona | $989 | $3,707 | $4,943 |
| Arkansas | $897 | $3,362 | $4,483 |
| California | $1,092 | $4,094 | $5,458 |
| Colorado | $1,012 | $3,797 | $5,062 |
| Connecticut | $1,091 | $4,092 | $5,457 |
| Delaware | $999 | $3,745 | $4,993 |
| District of Columbia | $1,080 | $4,049 | $5,399 |
| Florida | $923 | $3,461 | $4,615 |
| Georgia | $926 | $3,474 | $4,631 |
| Hawaii | $1,173 | $4,399 | $5,865 |
| Idaho | $974 | $3,654 | $4,872 |
| Illinois | $1,159 | $4,346 | $5,795 |
| Indiana | $1,017 | $3,815 | $5,087 |
| Iowa | $999 | $3,748 | $4,997 |
| Kansas | $965 | $3,620 | $4,827 |
| Kentucky | $952 | $3,568 | $4,758 |
| Louisiana | $927 | $3,478 | $4,637 |
| Maine | $1,006 | $3,772 | $5,029 |
| Maryland | $1,003 | $3,759 | $5,013 |
| Massachusetts | $1,135 | $4,258 | $5,677 |
| Michigan | $1,012 | $3,797 | $5,062 |
| Minnesota | $1,099 | $4,120 | $5,493 |
| Mississippi | $904 | $3,389 | $4,518 |
| Missouri | $1,017 | $3,812 | $5,083 |
| Montana | $1,011 | $3,790 | $5,053 |
| Nebraska | $956 | $3,587 | $4,782 |
| Nevada | $1,017 | $3,812 | $5,083 |
| New Hampshire | $1,004 | $3,765 | $5,020 |
| New Jersey | $1,105 | $4,144 | $5,526 |
| New Mexico | $927 | $3,477 | $4,635 |
| New York | $1,082 | $4,058 | $5,410 |
| North Carolina | $923 | $3,462 | $4,616 |
| North Dakota | $1,012 | $3,796 | $5,061 |
| Ohio | $1,020 | $3,824 | $5,098 |
| Oklahoma | $917 | $3,441 | $4,587 |
| Oregon | $1,050 | $3,936 | $5,248 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,007 | $3,778 | $5,037 |
| Rhode Island | $1,026 | $3,849 | $5,132 |
| South Carolina | $925 | $3,467 | $4,623 |
| South Dakota | $929 | $3,483 | $4,644 |
| Tennessee | $932 | $3,494 | $4,659 |
| Texas | $922 | $3,456 | $4,608 |
| Utah | $982 | $3,682 | $4,910 |
| Vermont | $1,001 | $3,755 | $5,007 |
| Virginia | $977 | $3,662 | $4,883 |
| Washington | $1,121 | $4,202 | $5,603 |
| West Virginia | $985 | $3,695 | $4,927 |
| Wisconsin | $1,031 | $3,866 | $5,155 |
| Wyoming | $1,002 | $3,756 | $5,008 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $1,000 to $6,000 | $4,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $2,500 to $5,000 | Not given | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $875 to $3,823 | $2,337 | Counted |
How the driveway gate 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: 45%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for fences and gates 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, driveway gate cost; HomeAdvisor, driveway gate cost; Bob Vila, driveway gate 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.