- Egress window installation usually costs $2,600 to $5,650, about $4,150 typical.
- One below-ground egress window in a basement: digging, cutting the foundation, the window and the well.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What egress window installation costs
Expect egress window installation to cost between $2,600 and $5,650, with $4,150 as a typical figure. One below-ground egress window in a basement: digging, cutting the foundation, the window and the well.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $2,600 |
| Typical | $4,150 |
| High end | $5,650 |
Sources: Fixr, HomeAdvisor, Bob Vila, This Old House and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $3,578 in Arkansas to $5,108 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Digging. A below-grade egress window needs a hole dug outside for the well. Rock, roots or a deck in the way add time.
- Cutting the foundation. Poured concrete is cut with a saw. Block walls need the cut edges filled and a new header.
- Above or below ground. Today's Homeowner puts above-ground egress windows at $1,000 to $2,500, far less than basement ones.
- Code. An egress window must be large enough to climb out of. Your local building department sets the minimum and inspects the work.
Egress window installation cost by frame material
| Frame material | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | $100 to $850 | Bob Vila |
| Aluminum | $150 to $1,250 | Bob Vila |
| Fiberglass | $200 to $1,500 | Bob Vila |
| Steel | $400 to $1,750 | Bob Vila |
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Window well | $500 to $1,000 | HomeAdvisor |
| Structural engineer | $200 to $1,500 | HomeAdvisor |
| Permits | $50 to $300 | Bob Vila |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same egress window installation can be far apart only because one includes them.
Egress window installation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 60%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a egress window installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,293 | $3,659 | $4,982 |
| Alaska | $3,021 | $4,822 | $6,565 |
| Arizona | $2,560 | $4,087 | $5,564 |
| Arkansas | $2,241 | $3,578 | $4,871 |
| California | $2,918 | $4,657 | $6,340 |
| Colorado | $2,643 | $4,219 | $5,744 |
| Connecticut | $2,917 | $4,655 | $6,338 |
| Delaware | $2,595 | $4,142 | $5,639 |
| District of Columbia | $2,877 | $4,592 | $6,252 |
| Florida | $2,333 | $3,724 | $5,070 |
| Georgia | $2,344 | $3,742 | $5,095 |
| Hawaii | $3,200 | $5,108 | $6,954 |
| Idaho | $2,511 | $4,008 | $5,457 |
| Illinois | $3,151 | $5,029 | $6,847 |
| Indiana | $2,660 | $4,247 | $5,781 |
| Iowa | $2,598 | $4,147 | $5,645 |
| Kansas | $2,480 | $3,959 | $5,390 |
| Kentucky | $2,432 | $3,882 | $5,285 |
| Louisiana | $2,348 | $3,748 | $5,103 |
| Maine | $2,620 | $4,182 | $5,694 |
| Maryland | $2,609 | $4,164 | $5,669 |
| Massachusetts | $3,070 | $4,900 | $6,671 |
| Michigan | $2,643 | $4,219 | $5,744 |
| Minnesota | $2,942 | $4,695 | $6,392 |
| Mississippi | $2,266 | $3,617 | $4,924 |
| Missouri | $2,657 | $4,241 | $5,774 |
| Montana | $2,637 | $4,209 | $5,731 |
| Nebraska | $2,449 | $3,909 | $5,322 |
| Nevada | $2,657 | $4,241 | $5,774 |
| New Hampshire | $2,614 | $4,173 | $5,681 |
| New Jersey | $2,965 | $4,732 | $6,442 |
| New Mexico | $2,347 | $3,746 | $5,101 |
| New York | $2,884 | $4,604 | $6,268 |
| North Carolina | $2,334 | $3,726 | $5,072 |
| North Dakota | $2,643 | $4,218 | $5,742 |
| Ohio | $2,668 | $4,259 | $5,798 |
| Oklahoma | $2,314 | $3,693 | $5,028 |
| Oregon | $2,772 | $4,425 | $6,024 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,626 | $4,191 | $5,706 |
| Rhode Island | $2,692 | $4,296 | $5,849 |
| South Carolina | $2,338 | $3,733 | $5,082 |
| South Dakota | $2,353 | $3,756 | $5,114 |
| Tennessee | $2,364 | $3,773 | $5,136 |
| Texas | $2,328 | $3,716 | $5,059 |
| Utah | $2,537 | $4,050 | $5,514 |
| Vermont | $2,605 | $4,158 | $5,661 |
| Virginia | $2,519 | $4,020 | $5,474 |
| Washington | $3,018 | $4,817 | $6,558 |
| West Virginia | $2,549 | $4,069 | $5,540 |
| Wisconsin | $2,707 | $4,321 | $5,883 |
| Wyoming | $2,605 | $4,159 | $5,662 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $2,500 to $5,000 | $3,500 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $2,723 to $5,898 | $4,244 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $2,621 to $5,662 | $4,129 | Counted |
| This Old House | $2,718 to $5,878 | $4,216 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $2,500 to $5,500 | Not given | Counted |
How the egress window 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: 60%. HomeAdvisor and Bob Vila put labor at $40 to $100 an hour over three days or more, and Fixr puts the window itself at $100 to $800, so labor is most of the bill. 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.
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Sources: Fixr, egress window installation cost; HomeAdvisor, egress window installation cost; Bob Vila, egress window installation cost; This Old House, egress window installation cost; Today's Homeowner, egress window 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.