- Electric baseboard heater installation usually costs $410 to $1,100, about $760 typical.
- Installing one or a few electric baseboard heaters on a new 240 volt circuit.
What electric baseboard heater installation costs
Electric baseboard heater installation usually runs $410 to $1,100. A typical job lands near $760. Installing one or a few electric baseboard heaters on a new 240 volt circuit.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $410 |
| Typical | $760 |
| High end | $1,100 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $690 in Arkansas to $877 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Number of heaters. HomeAdvisor puts heaters at $40 to $650 each. Big rooms need more than one.
- Circuit. Most run on 240 volts and need a new circuit from the panel.
- Thermostats. Wall thermostats cost more than built-in ones but control better.
Electric baseboard heater installation cost by home area
| Home area (baseboard radiator heat) | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 800 to 1,000 sq ft | $2,400 to $2,800 | Bob Vila |
| 1,200 to 1,400 sq ft | $3,200 to $4,000 | Bob Vila |
Electric baseboard heater installation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 40%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a electric baseboard heater installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $378 | $700 | $1,013 |
| Alaska | $454 | $842 | $1,219 |
| Arizona | $406 | $752 | $1,089 |
| Arkansas | $372 | $690 | $999 |
| California | $443 | $822 | $1,190 |
| Colorado | $415 | $768 | $1,112 |
| Connecticut | $443 | $822 | $1,189 |
| Delaware | $409 | $759 | $1,099 |
| District of Columbia | $439 | $814 | $1,178 |
| Florida | $382 | $708 | $1,025 |
| Georgia | $383 | $710 | $1,028 |
| Hawaii | $473 | $877 | $1,269 |
| Idaho | $401 | $743 | $1,075 |
| Illinois | $468 | $867 | $1,255 |
| Indiana | $416 | $772 | $1,117 |
| Iowa | $410 | $760 | $1,099 |
| Kansas | $397 | $737 | $1,066 |
| Kentucky | $392 | $727 | $1,053 |
| Louisiana | $384 | $711 | $1,029 |
| Maine | $412 | $764 | $1,106 |
| Maryland | $411 | $762 | $1,102 |
| Massachusetts | $459 | $852 | $1,232 |
| Michigan | $415 | $768 | $1,112 |
| Minnesota | $446 | $827 | $1,196 |
| Mississippi | $375 | $695 | $1,006 |
| Missouri | $416 | $771 | $1,116 |
| Montana | $414 | $767 | $1,110 |
| Nebraska | $394 | $731 | $1,057 |
| Nevada | $416 | $771 | $1,116 |
| New Hampshire | $411 | $763 | $1,104 |
| New Jersey | $448 | $831 | $1,203 |
| New Mexico | $383 | $711 | $1,029 |
| New York | $440 | $815 | $1,180 |
| North Carolina | $382 | $708 | $1,025 |
| North Dakota | $414 | $768 | $1,112 |
| Ohio | $417 | $773 | $1,119 |
| Oklahoma | $380 | $704 | $1,019 |
| Oregon | $428 | $794 | $1,149 |
| Pennsylvania | $413 | $765 | $1,107 |
| Rhode Island | $420 | $778 | $1,126 |
| South Carolina | $383 | $709 | $1,026 |
| South Dakota | $384 | $712 | $1,030 |
| Tennessee | $385 | $714 | $1,033 |
| Texas | $381 | $707 | $1,023 |
| Utah | $403 | $748 | $1,082 |
| Vermont | $411 | $761 | $1,101 |
| Virginia | $401 | $744 | $1,077 |
| Washington | $454 | $841 | $1,218 |
| West Virginia | $405 | $750 | $1,086 |
| Wisconsin | $421 | $781 | $1,130 |
| Wyoming | $411 | $761 | $1,102 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $400 to $650 | $550 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $420 to $1,526 | $973 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $409 to $1,335 | $860 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
How the electric baseboard heater 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: 40%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for heating and cooling 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, electric baseboard heater installation cost; HomeAdvisor, electric baseboard heater installation cost; Bob Vila, electric baseboard heater 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.