- Fireplace installation usually costs $940 to $4,400, about $2,400 typical.
- Adding a fireplace to a home, from a simple electric unit to a vented gas or wood unit.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What fireplace installation costs
Most homeowners pay $940 to $4,400 for fireplace installation, and $2,400 is a typical price. Adding a fireplace to a home, from a simple electric unit to a vented gas or wood unit.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $940 |
| Typical | $2,400 |
| High end | $4,400 |
The range blends Fixr and Bob Vila (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $2,152 in Arkansas and $2,815 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Fuel. Electric is the cheapest because it needs no venting. Gas and wood need a vent or chimney.
- Venting. A new chimney or vent pipe through the roof is the costly part of a gas or wood fireplace.
- Surround and mantel. Stone, tile and a custom mantel can cost as much as the unit.
- Labor. Bob Vila notes local labor costs move the price a lot.
Fireplace installation cost by type
| Type | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Electric | $200 to $2,500 | Fixr |
Fireplace installation cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $940 to $4,400. About 45% of a fireplace installation price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for construction and extraction workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $857 | $2,187 | $4,010 |
| Alaska | $1,054 | $2,692 | $4,935 |
| Arizona | $929 | $2,372 | $4,350 |
| Arkansas | $843 | $2,152 | $3,945 |
| California | $1,026 | $2,620 | $4,803 |
| Colorado | $952 | $2,430 | $4,455 |
| Connecticut | $1,026 | $2,619 | $4,802 |
| Delaware | $939 | $2,397 | $4,394 |
| District of Columbia | $1,015 | $2,592 | $4,751 |
| Florida | $868 | $2,215 | $4,061 |
| Georgia | $871 | $2,223 | $4,076 |
| Hawaii | $1,103 | $2,815 | $5,161 |
| Idaho | $916 | $2,339 | $4,287 |
| Illinois | $1,089 | $2,781 | $5,099 |
| Indiana | $956 | $2,442 | $4,477 |
| Iowa | $939 | $2,398 | $4,397 |
| Kansas | $907 | $2,317 | $4,248 |
| Kentucky | $894 | $2,284 | $4,187 |
| Louisiana | $872 | $2,226 | $4,080 |
| Maine | $945 | $2,414 | $4,426 |
| Maryland | $942 | $2,406 | $4,411 |
| Massachusetts | $1,067 | $2,725 | $4,996 |
| Michigan | $952 | $2,430 | $4,455 |
| Minnesota | $1,033 | $2,637 | $4,834 |
| Mississippi | $849 | $2,169 | $3,976 |
| Missouri | $956 | $2,440 | $4,473 |
| Montana | $950 | $2,426 | $4,447 |
| Nebraska | $899 | $2,296 | $4,208 |
| Nevada | $956 | $2,440 | $4,473 |
| New Hampshire | $944 | $2,410 | $4,418 |
| New Jersey | $1,039 | $2,652 | $4,863 |
| New Mexico | $871 | $2,225 | $4,079 |
| New York | $1,017 | $2,597 | $4,761 |
| North Carolina | $868 | $2,216 | $4,063 |
| North Dakota | $952 | $2,429 | $4,454 |
| Ohio | $958 | $2,447 | $4,486 |
| Oklahoma | $862 | $2,202 | $4,037 |
| Oregon | $987 | $2,519 | $4,619 |
| Pennsylvania | $947 | $2,418 | $4,433 |
| Rhode Island | $965 | $2,463 | $4,516 |
| South Carolina | $869 | $2,219 | $4,068 |
| South Dakota | $873 | $2,229 | $4,087 |
| Tennessee | $876 | $2,236 | $4,100 |
| Texas | $866 | $2,212 | $4,055 |
| Utah | $923 | $2,357 | $4,320 |
| Vermont | $941 | $2,403 | $4,406 |
| Virginia | $918 | $2,344 | $4,297 |
| Washington | $1,053 | $2,689 | $4,930 |
| West Virginia | $926 | $2,365 | $4,336 |
| Wisconsin | $969 | $2,474 | $4,536 |
| Wyoming | $941 | $2,404 | $4,407 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
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 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, fireplace installation cost; Bob Vila, 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.