- Inground pool installation usually costs $44,500 to $87,500, about $66,000 typical.
- Building an inground pool of typical size, vinyl, fiberglass or concrete.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What inground pool installation costs
Expect inground pool installation to cost between $44,500 and $87,500, with $66,000 as a typical figure. Building an inground pool of typical size, vinyl, fiberglass or concrete.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $44,500 |
| Typical | $66,000 |
| High end | $87,500 |
Sources: Fixr, HomeAdvisor and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $59,174 in Arkansas to $77,421 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Pool type. Today's Homeowner says vinyl-lined pools generally cost $40,000 to $65,000. Fiberglass and concrete cost more.
- Size and shape. Bob Vila says $50 to $125 a square foot for inground pools.
- Location. Today's Homeowner says to expect 15% to 25% more in Florida and California.
- Extras. Decks, fences, heaters, lights and covers add up.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Fencing, decking, lighting and heaters | $200 to $12,000 | HomeAdvisor |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same inground pool installation can be far apart only because one includes them.
Inground pool installation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 45%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a inground pool installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $40,555 | $60,149 | $79,743 |
| Alaska | $49,907 | $74,019 | $98,131 |
| Arizona | $43,989 | $65,243 | $86,496 |
| Arkansas | $39,898 | $59,174 | $78,450 |
| California | $48,578 | $72,048 | $95,518 |
| Colorado | $45,053 | $66,820 | $88,586 |
| Connecticut | $48,564 | $72,027 | $95,491 |
| Delaware | $44,437 | $65,907 | $87,376 |
| District of Columbia | $48,053 | $71,270 | $94,487 |
| Florida | $41,073 | $60,917 | $80,761 |
| Georgia | $41,220 | $61,135 | $81,050 |
| Hawaii | $52,201 | $77,421 | $102,642 |
| Idaho | $43,360 | $64,309 | $85,258 |
| Illinois | $51,571 | $76,488 | $101,404 |
| Indiana | $45,276 | $67,151 | $89,027 |
| Iowa | $44,472 | $65,959 | $87,445 |
| Kansas | $42,961 | $63,718 | $84,474 |
| Kentucky | $42,346 | $62,805 | $83,264 |
| Louisiana | $41,269 | $61,207 | $81,146 |
| Maine | $44,759 | $66,384 | $88,009 |
| Maryland | $44,612 | $66,166 | $87,720 |
| Massachusetts | $50,529 | $74,942 | $99,355 |
| Michigan | $45,053 | $66,820 | $88,586 |
| Minnesota | $48,885 | $72,504 | $96,123 |
| Mississippi | $40,212 | $59,641 | $79,069 |
| Missouri | $45,234 | $67,089 | $88,944 |
| Montana | $44,976 | $66,705 | $88,435 |
| Nebraska | $42,563 | $63,126 | $83,690 |
| Nevada | $45,234 | $67,089 | $88,944 |
| New Hampshire | $44,682 | $66,270 | $87,858 |
| New Jersey | $49,179 | $72,940 | $96,701 |
| New Mexico | $41,255 | $61,187 | $81,119 |
| New York | $48,151 | $71,415 | $94,679 |
| North Carolina | $41,087 | $60,938 | $80,789 |
| North Dakota | $45,046 | $66,809 | $88,573 |
| Ohio | $45,374 | $67,297 | $89,219 |
| Oklahoma | $40,828 | $60,554 | $80,280 |
| Oregon | $46,710 | $69,278 | $91,846 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,829 | $66,488 | $88,146 |
| Rhode Island | $45,675 | $67,743 | $89,811 |
| South Carolina | $41,143 | $61,021 | $80,899 |
| South Dakota | $41,332 | $61,301 | $81,270 |
| Tennessee | $41,464 | $61,498 | $81,531 |
| Texas | $41,010 | $60,824 | $80,637 |
| Utah | $43,696 | $64,807 | $85,918 |
| Vermont | $44,563 | $66,093 | $87,624 |
| Virginia | $43,458 | $64,454 | $85,451 |
| Washington | $49,865 | $73,957 | $98,049 |
| West Virginia | $43,850 | $65,035 | $86,221 |
| Wisconsin | $45,878 | $68,044 | $90,209 |
| Wyoming | $44,570 | $66,104 | $87,638 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $32,175 to $58,541 | $44,688 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $44,499 to $87,349 | $65,909 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $44,500 to $87,500 | Not given | Counted |
How the inground pool 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%. Excavation, forming and finish work are a big part of a pool. 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.
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Sources: Fixr, inground pool installation cost; HomeAdvisor, inground pool installation cost; Today's Homeowner, inground pool installation cost; Bob Vila, inground pool 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.