- Pellet stove installation usually costs $1,000 to $4,050, about $2,650 typical.
- A freestanding or insert pellet stove with its vent, installed.
What pellet stove installation costs
Pellet stove installation usually runs $1,000 to $4,050. A typical job lands near $2,650. A freestanding or insert pellet stove with its vent, installed.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,000 |
| Typical | $2,650 |
| High end | $4,050 |
National figures from Fixr and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $3,109 typical in Hawaii against $2,376 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Stove type. Freestanding stoves can go almost anywhere. Inserts fit into an existing fireplace.
- Venting. Pellet stoves vent through a wall or up a chimney with a liner.
- Fuel. Bob Vila says a 40 pound bag of pellets costs about $3 to $7.
Pellet stove installation cost by stove type
| Stove | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Freestanding | $1,000 to $5,000 | Fixr, Bob Vila |
| Wall-mounted | $1,000 to $5,000 | Fixr |
Pellet stove installation cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national pellet stove installation range with its labor part, roughly 45%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $911 | $2,415 | $3,691 |
| Alaska | $1,121 | $2,972 | $4,542 |
| Arizona | $989 | $2,620 | $4,004 |
| Arkansas | $897 | $2,376 | $3,631 |
| California | $1,092 | $2,893 | $4,421 |
| Colorado | $1,012 | $2,683 | $4,100 |
| Connecticut | $1,091 | $2,892 | $4,420 |
| Delaware | $999 | $2,646 | $4,044 |
| District of Columbia | $1,080 | $2,862 | $4,373 |
| Florida | $923 | $2,446 | $3,738 |
| Georgia | $926 | $2,455 | $3,751 |
| Hawaii | $1,173 | $3,109 | $4,751 |
| Idaho | $974 | $2,582 | $3,946 |
| Illinois | $1,159 | $3,071 | $4,694 |
| Indiana | $1,017 | $2,696 | $4,121 |
| Iowa | $999 | $2,648 | $4,047 |
| Kansas | $965 | $2,558 | $3,910 |
| Kentucky | $952 | $2,522 | $3,854 |
| Louisiana | $927 | $2,458 | $3,756 |
| Maine | $1,006 | $2,665 | $4,074 |
| Maryland | $1,003 | $2,657 | $4,060 |
| Massachusetts | $1,135 | $3,009 | $4,599 |
| Michigan | $1,012 | $2,683 | $4,100 |
| Minnesota | $1,099 | $2,911 | $4,449 |
| Mississippi | $904 | $2,395 | $3,660 |
| Missouri | $1,017 | $2,694 | $4,117 |
| Montana | $1,011 | $2,678 | $4,093 |
| Nebraska | $956 | $2,535 | $3,874 |
| Nevada | $1,017 | $2,694 | $4,117 |
| New Hampshire | $1,004 | $2,661 | $4,067 |
| New Jersey | $1,105 | $2,929 | $4,476 |
| New Mexico | $927 | $2,457 | $3,755 |
| New York | $1,082 | $2,867 | $4,382 |
| North Carolina | $923 | $2,447 | $3,739 |
| North Dakota | $1,012 | $2,682 | $4,100 |
| Ohio | $1,020 | $2,702 | $4,130 |
| Oklahoma | $917 | $2,431 | $3,716 |
| Oregon | $1,050 | $2,782 | $4,251 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,007 | $2,670 | $4,080 |
| Rhode Island | $1,026 | $2,720 | $4,157 |
| South Carolina | $925 | $2,450 | $3,744 |
| South Dakota | $929 | $2,461 | $3,762 |
| Tennessee | $932 | $2,469 | $3,774 |
| Texas | $922 | $2,442 | $3,732 |
| Utah | $982 | $2,602 | $3,977 |
| Vermont | $1,001 | $2,654 | $4,056 |
| Virginia | $977 | $2,588 | $3,955 |
| Washington | $1,121 | $2,969 | $4,538 |
| West Virginia | $985 | $2,611 | $3,991 |
| Wisconsin | $1,031 | $2,732 | $4,175 |
| Wyoming | $1,002 | $2,654 | $4,056 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
How the pellet stove 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: 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, pellet stove installation cost; Bob Vila, pellet stove 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.