- Fountain installation usually costs $1,050 to $10,000, about $5,400 typical.
- An outdoor water fountain installed with its pump and power.
What fountain installation costs
Fountain installation usually runs $1,050 to $10,000. A typical job lands near $5,400. An outdoor water fountain installed with its pump and power.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,050 |
| Typical | $5,400 |
| High end | $10,000 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $4,779 in Mississippi to $6,199 in District of Columbia.
What drives the price
- Size and material. Small resin fountains are cheap. Large stone and tiered fountains cost the most.
- Power and water. An outdoor outlet and plumbing may be needed.
- Labor. HomeAdvisor puts labor at $400 to $1,600.
Fountain 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 landscaping and groundskeeping workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a fountain installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $993 | $5,109 | $9,461 |
| Alaska | $1,188 | $6,108 | $11,310 |
| Arizona | $1,046 | $5,381 | $9,965 |
| Arkansas | $996 | $5,121 | $9,484 |
| California | $1,153 | $5,930 | $10,982 |
| Colorado | $1,156 | $5,947 | $11,014 |
| Connecticut | $1,156 | $5,946 | $11,011 |
| Delaware | $1,021 | $5,252 | $9,726 |
| District of Columbia | $1,205 | $6,199 | $11,479 |
| Florida | $1,017 | $5,231 | $9,688 |
| Georgia | $1,031 | $5,302 | $9,818 |
| Hawaii | $1,159 | $5,961 | $11,039 |
| Idaho | $1,090 | $5,603 | $10,376 |
| Illinois | $1,125 | $5,784 | $10,711 |
| Indiana | $1,033 | $5,310 | $9,834 |
| Iowa | $1,046 | $5,381 | $9,965 |
| Kansas | $1,053 | $5,415 | $10,029 |
| Kentucky | $1,010 | $5,195 | $9,621 |
| Louisiana | $981 | $5,045 | $9,343 |
| Maine | $1,160 | $5,965 | $11,046 |
| Maryland | $1,054 | $5,419 | $10,035 |
| Massachusetts | $1,203 | $6,188 | $11,460 |
| Michigan | $1,034 | $5,316 | $9,844 |
| Minnesota | $1,170 | $6,018 | $11,145 |
| Mississippi | $929 | $4,779 | $8,849 |
| Missouri | $1,040 | $5,348 | $9,904 |
| Montana | $1,150 | $5,913 | $10,950 |
| Nebraska | $1,050 | $5,400 | $10,000 |
| Nevada | $1,045 | $5,372 | $9,949 |
| New Hampshire | $1,142 | $5,875 | $10,880 |
| New Jersey | $1,085 | $5,582 | $10,338 |
| New Mexico | $1,025 | $5,269 | $9,758 |
| New York | $1,142 | $5,872 | $10,874 |
| North Carolina | $1,030 | $5,297 | $9,809 |
| North Dakota | $1,076 | $5,536 | $10,252 |
| Ohio | $1,035 | $5,324 | $9,860 |
| Oklahoma | $996 | $5,121 | $9,484 |
| Oregon | $1,145 | $5,887 | $10,902 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,056 | $5,429 | $10,054 |
| Rhode Island | $1,140 | $5,863 | $10,858 |
| South Carolina | $1,011 | $5,199 | $9,627 |
| South Dakota | $989 | $5,088 | $9,423 |
| Tennessee | $1,016 | $5,224 | $9,675 |
| Texas | $1,011 | $5,200 | $9,630 |
| Utah | $1,076 | $5,533 | $10,245 |
| Vermont | $1,164 | $5,987 | $11,087 |
| Virginia | $1,038 | $5,338 | $9,885 |
| Washington | $1,176 | $6,046 | $11,196 |
| West Virginia | $939 | $4,828 | $8,942 |
| Wisconsin | $1,083 | $5,572 | $10,319 |
| Wyoming | $1,037 | $5,331 | $9,872 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $1,200 to $15,000 | $8,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $927 to $4,972 | $2,847 | Counted |
How the fountain 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%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for lawn, trees and yard work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers over the national $18.82 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, fountain installation cost; HomeAdvisor, fountain 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.