- Electric fireplace installation usually costs $370 to $1,600, about $880 typical.
- An electric fireplace, wall-mounted or built in, with wiring if needed.
What electric fireplace installation costs
Expect electric fireplace installation to cost between $370 and $1,600, with $880 as a typical figure. An electric fireplace, wall-mounted or built in, with wiring if needed.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $370 |
| Typical | $880 |
| High end | $1,600 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $789 in Arkansas to $1,032 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Plug-in or hardwired. Plug-in units need no installer. Hardwired units need an electrician.
- Built-in or wall-mounted. Recessing a unit into a wall means framing and drywall.
- Unit size and features. Long linear units and realistic flame effects cost more.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Electrician to hardwire | about $200 | HomeAdvisor |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same electric fireplace installation can be far apart only because one includes them.
Electric fireplace installation 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 electric fireplace installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $337 | $802 | $1,458 |
| Alaska | $415 | $987 | $1,794 |
| Arizona | $366 | $870 | $1,582 |
| Arkansas | $332 | $789 | $1,435 |
| California | $404 | $961 | $1,747 |
| Colorado | $375 | $891 | $1,620 |
| Connecticut | $404 | $960 | $1,746 |
| Delaware | $369 | $879 | $1,598 |
| District of Columbia | $400 | $950 | $1,728 |
| Florida | $342 | $812 | $1,477 |
| Georgia | $343 | $815 | $1,482 |
| Hawaii | $434 | $1,032 | $1,877 |
| Idaho | $361 | $857 | $1,559 |
| Illinois | $429 | $1,020 | $1,854 |
| Indiana | $376 | $895 | $1,628 |
| Iowa | $370 | $879 | $1,599 |
| Kansas | $357 | $850 | $1,545 |
| Kentucky | $352 | $837 | $1,523 |
| Louisiana | $343 | $816 | $1,484 |
| Maine | $372 | $885 | $1,609 |
| Maryland | $371 | $882 | $1,604 |
| Massachusetts | $420 | $999 | $1,817 |
| Michigan | $375 | $891 | $1,620 |
| Minnesota | $406 | $967 | $1,758 |
| Mississippi | $334 | $795 | $1,446 |
| Missouri | $376 | $895 | $1,626 |
| Montana | $374 | $889 | $1,617 |
| Nebraska | $354 | $842 | $1,530 |
| Nevada | $376 | $895 | $1,626 |
| New Hampshire | $372 | $884 | $1,607 |
| New Jersey | $409 | $973 | $1,768 |
| New Mexico | $343 | $816 | $1,483 |
| New York | $400 | $952 | $1,731 |
| North Carolina | $342 | $813 | $1,477 |
| North Dakota | $375 | $891 | $1,620 |
| Ohio | $377 | $897 | $1,631 |
| Oklahoma | $339 | $807 | $1,468 |
| Oregon | $388 | $924 | $1,679 |
| Pennsylvania | $373 | $887 | $1,612 |
| Rhode Island | $380 | $903 | $1,642 |
| South Carolina | $342 | $814 | $1,479 |
| South Dakota | $344 | $817 | $1,486 |
| Tennessee | $345 | $820 | $1,491 |
| Texas | $341 | $811 | $1,475 |
| Utah | $363 | $864 | $1,571 |
| Vermont | $371 | $881 | $1,602 |
| Virginia | $361 | $859 | $1,563 |
| Washington | $415 | $986 | $1,793 |
| West Virginia | $365 | $867 | $1,577 |
| Wisconsin | $381 | $907 | $1,650 |
| Wyoming | $371 | $881 | $1,603 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $540 to $1,005 | $750 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $200 to $2,200 | $1,000 | Counted |
We take the middle of the guides' lows for the low end, the middle of their highs for the high end, and the middle of their averages for the typical electric fireplace installation price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read 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 fireplaces and chimneys 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 fireplace installation cost; HomeAdvisor, electric fireplace 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.