- Pocket door installation usually costs $800 to $2,500, about $1,050 typical.
- One pocket door with its frame kit, set into an opened wall and finished.
What pocket door installation costs
Expect pocket door installation to cost between $800 and $2,500, with $1,050 as a typical figure. One pocket door with its frame kit, set into an opened wall and finished.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $800 |
| Typical | $1,050 |
| High end | $2,500 |
The range blends Fixr and HomeAdvisor (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $905 in Arkansas and $1,292 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- The wall. A pocket door slides into the wall, so the wall is opened and reframed. Wiring, pipes or ducts in that wall have to move first.
- Load-bearing or not. A bearing wall needs a proper header, which adds framing and sometimes an engineer.
- Door and hardware. Solid doors and soft-close tracks cost more than hollow doors on a basic kit.
Pocket door installation cost by door width
| Door width | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 32 in door | $450 to $1,500 | Fixr, HomeAdvisor |
| 34 in door | $500 to $1,600 | Fixr, HomeAdvisor |
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Wall demolition and rebuild | $1,200 to $2,500 | HomeAdvisor |
These often show up as separate lines. When you compare pocket door installation quotes, line them up item by item.
Pocket door installation cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $800 to $2,500. About 60% of a pocket door 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 | $705 | $926 | $2,205 |
| Alaska | $930 | $1,220 | $2,905 |
| Arizona | $788 | $1,034 | $2,462 |
| Arkansas | $690 | $905 | $2,155 |
| California | $898 | $1,178 | $2,805 |
| Colorado | $813 | $1,067 | $2,541 |
| Connecticut | $897 | $1,178 | $2,804 |
| Delaware | $798 | $1,048 | $2,495 |
| District of Columbia | $885 | $1,162 | $2,766 |
| Florida | $718 | $942 | $2,243 |
| Georgia | $721 | $947 | $2,254 |
| Hawaii | $985 | $1,292 | $3,077 |
| Idaho | $773 | $1,014 | $2,415 |
| Illinois | $970 | $1,272 | $3,030 |
| Indiana | $819 | $1,074 | $2,558 |
| Iowa | $799 | $1,049 | $2,498 |
| Kansas | $763 | $1,002 | $2,385 |
| Kentucky | $748 | $982 | $2,339 |
| Louisiana | $723 | $948 | $2,258 |
| Maine | $806 | $1,058 | $2,519 |
| Maryland | $803 | $1,054 | $2,508 |
| Massachusetts | $945 | $1,240 | $2,952 |
| Michigan | $813 | $1,067 | $2,541 |
| Minnesota | $905 | $1,188 | $2,829 |
| Mississippi | $697 | $915 | $2,179 |
| Missouri | $818 | $1,073 | $2,555 |
| Montana | $811 | $1,065 | $2,536 |
| Nebraska | $754 | $989 | $2,355 |
| Nevada | $818 | $1,073 | $2,555 |
| New Hampshire | $804 | $1,056 | $2,514 |
| New Jersey | $912 | $1,197 | $2,851 |
| New Mexico | $722 | $948 | $2,257 |
| New York | $888 | $1,165 | $2,773 |
| North Carolina | $718 | $943 | $2,244 |
| North Dakota | $813 | $1,067 | $2,541 |
| Ohio | $821 | $1,078 | $2,565 |
| Oklahoma | $712 | $934 | $2,225 |
| Oregon | $853 | $1,120 | $2,666 |
| Pennsylvania | $808 | $1,060 | $2,525 |
| Rhode Island | $828 | $1,087 | $2,588 |
| South Carolina | $720 | $944 | $2,249 |
| South Dakota | $724 | $950 | $2,263 |
| Tennessee | $727 | $954 | $2,273 |
| Texas | $716 | $940 | $2,239 |
| Utah | $781 | $1,025 | $2,440 |
| Vermont | $802 | $1,052 | $2,505 |
| Virginia | $775 | $1,017 | $2,422 |
| Washington | $929 | $1,219 | $2,902 |
| West Virginia | $784 | $1,030 | $2,451 |
| Wisconsin | $833 | $1,093 | $2,603 |
| Wyoming | $802 | $1,052 | $2,505 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $800 to $2,500 | $1,050 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $800 to $2,500 | $1,050 | 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 pocket door installation price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 60%. The wall has to be opened, framed for the pocket and patched, so most of the price is carpentry and drywall labor. 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Door jobs are mostly one-visit installs, so a clear estimate with the door, the hardware and the trim on separate lines wins the job.
On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the pocket door installation is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, pocket door installation cost; HomeAdvisor, pocket door 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.