- Shower installation usually costs $4,450 to $11,000, about $8,200 typical.
- A new shower: base or pan, walls, valve, head and door, installed.
What shower installation costs
Shower installation usually runs $4,450 to $11,000. A typical job lands near $8,200. A new shower: base or pan, walls, valve, head and door, installed.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $4,450 |
| Typical | $8,200 |
| High end | $11,000 |
National figures from HomeAdvisor, Bob Vila and This Old House, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $9,777 typical in Hawaii against $7,258 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Prefab or tiled. A fiberglass or acrylic kit is the budget choice. A custom tiled shower costs far more.
- Size. HomeAdvisor puts showers at $240 a square foot on average.
- Glass. Frameless glass doors and panels add a lot.
- Plumbing. New valves, body sprays and moving the drain add plumbing labor. Bob Vila puts installer labor at $400 to $2,000.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Demolition and cleanup | about $250 | HomeAdvisor |
| Building permit | about $250 | HomeAdvisor |
| New shower head and faucet | $50 to $1,000 | Bob Vila |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing shower installation bids.
Shower installation cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national shower installation range with its labor part, roughly 50%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $4,012 | $7,392 | $9,917 |
| Alaska | $5,051 | $9,307 | $12,485 |
| Arizona | $4,393 | $8,095 | $10,860 |
| Arkansas | $3,939 | $7,258 | $9,736 |
| California | $4,903 | $9,035 | $12,120 |
| Colorado | $4,511 | $8,313 | $11,152 |
| Connecticut | $4,902 | $9,032 | $12,116 |
| Delaware | $4,443 | $8,187 | $10,983 |
| District of Columbia | $4,845 | $8,927 | $11,976 |
| Florida | $4,069 | $7,498 | $10,059 |
| Georgia | $4,086 | $7,528 | $10,099 |
| Hawaii | $5,306 | $9,777 | $13,115 |
| Idaho | $4,323 | $7,967 | $10,687 |
| Illinois | $5,236 | $9,648 | $12,942 |
| Indiana | $4,536 | $8,359 | $11,213 |
| Iowa | $4,447 | $8,194 | $10,992 |
| Kansas | $4,279 | $7,885 | $10,577 |
| Kentucky | $4,211 | $7,759 | $10,408 |
| Louisiana | $4,091 | $7,538 | $10,112 |
| Maine | $4,479 | $8,253 | $11,071 |
| Maryland | $4,462 | $8,223 | $11,031 |
| Massachusetts | $5,120 | $9,434 | $12,656 |
| Michigan | $4,511 | $8,313 | $11,152 |
| Minnesota | $4,937 | $9,098 | $12,205 |
| Mississippi | $3,974 | $7,322 | $9,822 |
| Missouri | $4,532 | $8,350 | $11,202 |
| Montana | $4,503 | $8,297 | $11,131 |
| Nebraska | $4,235 | $7,803 | $10,468 |
| Nevada | $4,532 | $8,350 | $11,202 |
| New Hampshire | $4,470 | $8,237 | $11,050 |
| New Jersey | $4,970 | $9,158 | $12,285 |
| New Mexico | $4,089 | $7,536 | $10,109 |
| New York | $4,856 | $8,948 | $12,003 |
| North Carolina | $4,071 | $7,501 | $10,063 |
| North Dakota | $4,511 | $8,312 | $11,150 |
| Ohio | $4,547 | $8,379 | $11,240 |
| Oklahoma | $4,042 | $7,448 | $9,991 |
| Oregon | $4,696 | $8,653 | $11,607 |
| Pennsylvania | $4,487 | $8,267 | $11,090 |
| Rhode Island | $4,581 | $8,441 | $11,323 |
| South Carolina | $4,077 | $7,513 | $10,078 |
| South Dakota | $4,098 | $7,551 | $10,130 |
| Tennessee | $4,113 | $7,578 | $10,166 |
| Texas | $4,062 | $7,485 | $10,041 |
| Utah | $4,361 | $8,035 | $10,779 |
| Vermont | $4,457 | $8,213 | $11,017 |
| Virginia | $4,334 | $7,987 | $10,714 |
| Washington | $5,046 | $9,298 | $12,473 |
| West Virginia | $4,378 | $8,067 | $10,821 |
| Wisconsin | $4,603 | $8,482 | $11,378 |
| Wyoming | $4,458 | $8,214 | $11,019 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| HomeAdvisor | $4,448 to $12,373 | $8,204 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $3,733 to $11,173 | $7,350 | Counted |
| This Old House | $8,500 to $10,000 | Not given | Counted |
How the shower 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: 50%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for bathrooms 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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Bathroom jobs mix trades, so the estimate should split the fixture, the plumbing, the tile and the haul-away.
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Sources: HomeAdvisor, shower installation cost; Bob Vila, shower installation cost; This Old House, shower 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.