- Home automation installation usually costs $1,100 to $3,700, about $2,400 typical.
- Smart home devices and controls installed and set up, from a few rooms to a full home.
What home automation installation costs
Home automation installation usually runs $1,100 to $3,700. A typical job lands near $2,400. Smart home devices and controls installed and set up, from a few rooms to a full home.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,100 |
| Typical | $2,400 |
| High end | $3,700 |
The range blends Fixr and HomeAdvisor (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $2,069 in Arkansas and $2,954 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Scope. A few smart plugs and a hub are cheap. Whole-home lighting, climate and security control cost the most.
- Wired or wireless. Wired systems cost more to install and are more reliable.
- Subscriptions. Monitoring and cloud services add a yearly cost.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Professional wiring for wired systems | $500 or more | HomeAdvisor |
| Monitoring subscriptions | $500 to $1,500 a year | HomeAdvisor |
These often show up as separate lines. When you compare home automation installation quotes, line them up item by item.
Home automation installation cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $1,100 to $3,700. About 60% of a home automation 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 | $970 | $2,116 | $3,263 |
| Alaska | $1,278 | $2,789 | $4,299 |
| Arizona | $1,083 | $2,363 | $3,643 |
| Arkansas | $948 | $2,069 | $3,190 |
| California | $1,234 | $2,693 | $4,152 |
| Colorado | $1,118 | $2,440 | $3,761 |
| Connecticut | $1,234 | $2,692 | $4,151 |
| Delaware | $1,098 | $2,395 | $3,693 |
| District of Columbia | $1,217 | $2,656 | $4,094 |
| Florida | $987 | $2,154 | $3,320 |
| Georgia | $992 | $2,164 | $3,336 |
| Hawaii | $1,354 | $2,954 | $4,554 |
| Idaho | $1,062 | $2,318 | $3,574 |
| Illinois | $1,333 | $2,909 | $4,484 |
| Indiana | $1,126 | $2,456 | $3,786 |
| Iowa | $1,099 | $2,398 | $3,697 |
| Kansas | $1,049 | $2,289 | $3,529 |
| Kentucky | $1,029 | $2,245 | $3,461 |
| Louisiana | $993 | $2,168 | $3,342 |
| Maine | $1,109 | $2,419 | $3,729 |
| Maryland | $1,104 | $2,408 | $3,712 |
| Massachusetts | $1,299 | $2,834 | $4,368 |
| Michigan | $1,118 | $2,440 | $3,761 |
| Minnesota | $1,245 | $2,715 | $4,186 |
| Mississippi | $959 | $2,092 | $3,225 |
| Missouri | $1,124 | $2,453 | $3,781 |
| Montana | $1,116 | $2,434 | $3,753 |
| Nebraska | $1,036 | $2,261 | $3,485 |
| Nevada | $1,124 | $2,453 | $3,781 |
| New Hampshire | $1,106 | $2,413 | $3,720 |
| New Jersey | $1,254 | $2,736 | $4,219 |
| New Mexico | $993 | $2,167 | $3,340 |
| New York | $1,220 | $2,663 | $4,105 |
| North Carolina | $988 | $2,155 | $3,322 |
| North Dakota | $1,118 | $2,439 | $3,760 |
| Ohio | $1,129 | $2,463 | $3,797 |
| Oklahoma | $979 | $2,136 | $3,293 |
| Oregon | $1,173 | $2,559 | $3,945 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,111 | $2,424 | $3,736 |
| Rhode Island | $1,139 | $2,484 | $3,830 |
| South Carolina | $989 | $2,159 | $3,328 |
| South Dakota | $996 | $2,172 | $3,349 |
| Tennessee | $1,000 | $2,182 | $3,363 |
| Texas | $985 | $2,149 | $3,313 |
| Utah | $1,073 | $2,342 | $3,611 |
| Vermont | $1,102 | $2,405 | $3,707 |
| Virginia | $1,066 | $2,325 | $3,584 |
| Washington | $1,277 | $2,786 | $4,295 |
| West Virginia | $1,079 | $2,353 | $3,628 |
| Wisconsin | $1,145 | $2,499 | $3,853 |
| Wyoming | $1,102 | $2,405 | $3,708 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $2,000 to $6,000 | $4,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $174 to $1,363 | $768 | Counted |
How the home automation 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 electrical 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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Electrical work needs permits and inspections, so put the permit on its own line and the homeowner sees why it is there.
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Sources: Fixr, home automation installation cost; HomeAdvisor, home automation 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.