- Rewiring a house usually costs $6,650 to $11,500, about $9,150 typical.
- Rewiring a home of about 2,000 to 2,200 square feet, with outlets, switches and fixtures reconnected.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What rewiring a house costs
Rewiring a house usually runs $6,650 to $11,500. A typical job lands near $9,150. Rewiring a home of about 2,000 to 2,200 square feet, with outlets, switches and fixtures reconnected. By the square foot of home, HomeAdvisor put it at $3 to $5, with $4 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $6,650 |
| Typical | $9,150 |
| High end | $11,500 |
| Per square foot of home | $3 to $5 |
National figures from HomeAdvisor and Fixr, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $11,437 typical in Hawaii against $7,783 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Home size. HomeAdvisor puts rewiring at $3 to $5 a square foot of home, so a 2,000 square foot house runs $6,000 to $10,000.
- Access. Plaster walls, finished basements and no attic access mean more holes to cut and patch.
- Old wiring. Knob-and-tube and aluminum wiring take longer to remove and replace safely.
- Panel. A rewire often needs a bigger panel, which is its own cost.
- Drywall repair. Patching and painting after the electrician may be a separate trade.
Rewiring a house cost by home size
| Home size | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 700 sq ft | $2,318 to $4,218 | Fixr |
| 1,000 sq ft | $3,312 to $6,026 | Fixr |
| 1,700 sq ft | $5,630 to $10,244 | Fixr |
| 3,000 sq ft | $9,936 to $18,078 | Fixr |
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Permits | $250 to $900 | HomeAdvisor |
| Inspections | $150 to $250 | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing rewiring a house bids.
Rewiring a house cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national rewiring a house range with its labor part, roughly 65%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $5,798 | $7,978 | $10,027 |
| Alaska | $7,817 | $10,756 | $13,518 |
| Arizona | $6,540 | $8,998 | $11,309 |
| Arkansas | $5,657 | $7,783 | $9,782 |
| California | $7,530 | $10,361 | $13,022 |
| Colorado | $6,769 | $9,314 | $11,706 |
| Connecticut | $7,527 | $10,357 | $13,017 |
| Delaware | $6,636 | $9,131 | $11,477 |
| District of Columbia | $7,417 | $10,205 | $12,826 |
| Florida | $5,910 | $8,132 | $10,221 |
| Georgia | $5,942 | $8,176 | $10,275 |
| Hawaii | $8,312 | $11,437 | $14,375 |
| Idaho | $6,404 | $8,811 | $11,074 |
| Illinois | $8,176 | $11,250 | $14,140 |
| Indiana | $6,818 | $9,381 | $11,790 |
| Iowa | $6,644 | $9,142 | $11,490 |
| Kansas | $6,318 | $8,693 | $10,926 |
| Kentucky | $6,185 | $8,510 | $10,696 |
| Louisiana | $5,952 | $8,190 | $10,294 |
| Maine | $6,706 | $9,227 | $11,597 |
| Maryland | $6,674 | $9,183 | $11,542 |
| Massachusetts | $7,951 | $10,941 | $13,751 |
| Michigan | $6,769 | $9,314 | $11,706 |
| Minnesota | $7,597 | $10,453 | $13,137 |
| Mississippi | $5,725 | $7,877 | $9,900 |
| Missouri | $6,809 | $9,368 | $11,774 |
| Montana | $6,753 | $9,291 | $11,678 |
| Nebraska | $6,232 | $8,575 | $10,777 |
| Nevada | $6,809 | $9,368 | $11,774 |
| New Hampshire | $6,689 | $9,204 | $11,568 |
| New Jersey | $7,660 | $10,540 | $13,247 |
| New Mexico | $5,949 | $8,186 | $10,289 |
| New York | $7,438 | $10,234 | $12,863 |
| North Carolina | $5,913 | $8,136 | $10,226 |
| North Dakota | $6,768 | $9,312 | $11,704 |
| Ohio | $6,839 | $9,410 | $11,826 |
| Oklahoma | $5,857 | $8,059 | $10,129 |
| Oregon | $7,127 | $9,806 | $12,325 |
| Pennsylvania | $6,721 | $9,248 | $11,623 |
| Rhode Island | $6,904 | $9,499 | $11,939 |
| South Carolina | $5,925 | $8,153 | $10,247 |
| South Dakota | $5,966 | $8,209 | $10,317 |
| Tennessee | $5,995 | $8,248 | $10,367 |
| Texas | $5,897 | $8,113 | $10,197 |
| Utah | $6,476 | $8,911 | $11,200 |
| Vermont | $6,664 | $9,169 | $11,523 |
| Virginia | $6,425 | $8,840 | $11,111 |
| Washington | $7,808 | $10,743 | $13,503 |
| West Virginia | $6,510 | $8,957 | $11,257 |
| Wisconsin | $6,947 | $9,559 | $12,014 |
| Wyoming | $6,665 | $9,171 | $11,526 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| HomeAdvisor | $6,000 to $10,000 | Not given | Counted |
| Fixr | $7,286 to $13,257 | Not given | 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 rewiring a house price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 65%. Rewiring is mostly an electrician's time, plus opening and patching walls. 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: HomeAdvisor, rewiring a house cost; Fixr, rewiring a house 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.