- Radiant floor heating usually costs $1,700 to $6,150, about $4,000 typical.
- Radiant heat under the floor of one room, such as a bathroom or kitchen, installed.
What radiant floor heating costs
Most homeowners pay $1,700 to $6,150 for radiant floor heating, and $4,000 is a typical price. Radiant heat under the floor of one room, such as a bathroom or kitchen, installed. By the square foot, HomeAdvisor put it at $6 to $20, with $13 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,700 |
| Typical | $4,000 |
| High end | $6,150 |
| Per square foot | $6 to $20 |
National figures from Fixr, HomeAdvisor and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $4,692 typical in Hawaii against $3,586 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Electric or hydronic. Electric mats are cheaper to install in one room. Hydronic tubing fed by a boiler costs more up front and is used for whole homes.
- Area. Priced by the square foot. Today's Homeowner puts it at $4 to $25.
- Retrofit or new floor. It is easiest when the floor is being replaced anyway.
- Running cost. Today's Homeowner puts running costs at $1 to $7 a day.
Radiant floor heating cost by area
| Area | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 50 sq ft | $300 to $1,250 | Bob Vila |
| 100 sq ft | $600 to $2,500 | Bob Vila |
| 200 sq ft | $1,200 to $5,000 | Bob Vila |
| 500 sq ft | $3,000 to $12,500 | Bob Vila |
Radiant floor heating cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national radiant floor heating 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 | $1,549 | $3,645 | $5,605 |
| Alaska | $1,907 | $4,486 | $6,897 |
| Arizona | $1,680 | $3,954 | $6,079 |
| Arkansas | $1,524 | $3,586 | $5,514 |
| California | $1,856 | $4,367 | $6,714 |
| Colorado | $1,721 | $4,050 | $6,226 |
| Connecticut | $1,855 | $4,365 | $6,712 |
| Delaware | $1,698 | $3,994 | $6,141 |
| District of Columbia | $1,836 | $4,319 | $6,641 |
| Florida | $1,569 | $3,692 | $5,676 |
| Georgia | $1,575 | $3,705 | $5,697 |
| Hawaii | $1,994 | $4,692 | $7,214 |
| Idaho | $1,656 | $3,898 | $5,992 |
| Illinois | $1,970 | $4,636 | $7,127 |
| Indiana | $1,730 | $4,070 | $6,257 |
| Iowa | $1,699 | $3,997 | $6,146 |
| Kansas | $1,641 | $3,862 | $5,937 |
| Kentucky | $1,618 | $3,806 | $5,852 |
| Louisiana | $1,577 | $3,710 | $5,703 |
| Maine | $1,710 | $4,023 | $6,186 |
| Maryland | $1,704 | $4,010 | $6,165 |
| Massachusetts | $1,930 | $4,542 | $6,983 |
| Michigan | $1,721 | $4,050 | $6,226 |
| Minnesota | $1,868 | $4,394 | $6,756 |
| Mississippi | $1,536 | $3,615 | $5,557 |
| Missouri | $1,728 | $4,066 | $6,251 |
| Montana | $1,718 | $4,043 | $6,216 |
| Nebraska | $1,626 | $3,826 | $5,882 |
| Nevada | $1,728 | $4,066 | $6,251 |
| New Hampshire | $1,707 | $4,016 | $6,175 |
| New Jersey | $1,879 | $4,421 | $6,797 |
| New Mexico | $1,576 | $3,708 | $5,701 |
| New York | $1,839 | $4,328 | $6,655 |
| North Carolina | $1,570 | $3,693 | $5,678 |
| North Dakota | $1,721 | $4,049 | $6,225 |
| Ohio | $1,733 | $4,079 | $6,271 |
| Oklahoma | $1,560 | $3,670 | $5,643 |
| Oregon | $1,784 | $4,199 | $6,455 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,713 | $4,030 | $6,195 |
| Rhode Island | $1,745 | $4,106 | $6,312 |
| South Carolina | $1,572 | $3,698 | $5,686 |
| South Dakota | $1,579 | $3,715 | $5,712 |
| Tennessee | $1,584 | $3,727 | $5,730 |
| Texas | $1,567 | $3,686 | $5,668 |
| Utah | $1,669 | $3,928 | $6,039 |
| Vermont | $1,702 | $4,006 | $6,159 |
| Virginia | $1,660 | $3,906 | $6,006 |
| Washington | $1,905 | $4,482 | $6,891 |
| West Virginia | $1,675 | $3,942 | $6,060 |
| Wisconsin | $1,753 | $4,124 | $6,340 |
| Wyoming | $1,703 | $4,006 | $6,160 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $2,000 to $6,000 | $4,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,653 to $6,656 | $4,128 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $1,700 to $6,170 | $3,831 | Counted |
How the radiant floor heating 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 floors 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, radiant floor heating cost; HomeAdvisor, radiant floor heating cost; Bob Vila, radiant floor heating cost; Today's Homeowner, radiant floor heating 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.