- Walk-in shower usually costs $4,500 to $15,500, about $10,000 typical.
- A new walk-in shower, often replacing a tub, with base, walls, glass and fixtures.
What walk-in shower costs
Expect walk-in shower to cost between $4,500 and $15,500, with $10,000 as a typical figure. A new walk-in shower, often replacing a tub, with base, walls, glass and fixtures.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $4,500 |
| Typical | $10,000 |
| High end | $15,500 |
National figures from Fixr and This Old House, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $11,923 typical in Hawaii against $8,851 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Prefab or custom. Fixr says a prefab shower body saves about $5,000 over a custom one.
- Curbless entry. A no-step entry means recessing the floor, which adds work.
- Tile and glass. Large-format tile, niches, benches and frameless glass raise the price.
- Removing a tub. Converting a tub space means new walls, plumbing and floor.
Walk-in shower cost by type
| Type | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Basic prefabricated | $4,000 to $7,000 | This Old House |
| Midrange tiled | $8,000 to $13,000 | This Old House |
| High-end custom | $14,000 to $20,000 | This Old House |
Walk-in shower cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national walk-in shower 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 | $4,057 | $9,015 | $13,973 |
| Alaska | $5,107 | $11,350 | $17,592 |
| Arizona | $4,443 | $9,873 | $15,302 |
| Arkansas | $3,983 | $8,851 | $13,719 |
| California | $4,958 | $11,018 | $17,078 |
| Colorado | $4,562 | $10,138 | $15,714 |
| Connecticut | $4,957 | $11,015 | $17,073 |
| Delaware | $4,493 | $9,984 | $15,476 |
| District of Columbia | $4,899 | $10,887 | $16,875 |
| Florida | $4,115 | $9,144 | $14,174 |
| Georgia | $4,131 | $9,181 | $14,230 |
| Hawaii | $5,365 | $11,923 | $18,480 |
| Idaho | $4,372 | $9,715 | $15,059 |
| Illinois | $5,295 | $11,766 | $18,237 |
| Indiana | $4,587 | $10,194 | $15,800 |
| Iowa | $4,497 | $9,993 | $15,489 |
| Kansas | $4,327 | $9,616 | $14,904 |
| Kentucky | $4,258 | $9,462 | $14,666 |
| Louisiana | $4,137 | $9,193 | $14,249 |
| Maine | $4,529 | $10,065 | $15,600 |
| Maryland | $4,513 | $10,028 | $15,543 |
| Massachusetts | $5,177 | $11,505 | $17,833 |
| Michigan | $4,562 | $10,138 | $15,714 |
| Minnesota | $4,993 | $11,095 | $17,197 |
| Mississippi | $4,018 | $8,929 | $13,841 |
| Missouri | $4,583 | $10,183 | $15,784 |
| Montana | $4,553 | $10,119 | $15,684 |
| Nebraska | $4,282 | $9,516 | $14,750 |
| Nevada | $4,583 | $10,183 | $15,784 |
| New Hampshire | $4,520 | $10,045 | $15,570 |
| New Jersey | $5,026 | $11,168 | $17,311 |
| New Mexico | $4,135 | $9,190 | $14,244 |
| New York | $4,910 | $10,912 | $16,913 |
| North Carolina | $4,116 | $9,148 | $14,179 |
| North Dakota | $4,561 | $10,136 | $15,711 |
| Ohio | $4,598 | $10,218 | $15,838 |
| Oklahoma | $4,087 | $9,083 | $14,079 |
| Oregon | $4,748 | $10,552 | $16,355 |
| Pennsylvania | $4,537 | $10,082 | $15,627 |
| Rhode Island | $4,632 | $10,293 | $15,955 |
| South Carolina | $4,123 | $9,162 | $14,201 |
| South Dakota | $4,144 | $9,209 | $14,274 |
| Tennessee | $4,159 | $9,242 | $14,325 |
| Texas | $4,108 | $9,129 | $14,149 |
| Utah | $4,410 | $9,799 | $15,189 |
| Vermont | $4,507 | $10,016 | $15,524 |
| Virginia | $4,383 | $9,740 | $15,097 |
| Washington | $5,103 | $11,340 | $17,576 |
| West Virginia | $4,427 | $9,838 | $15,248 |
| Wisconsin | $4,655 | $10,344 | $16,033 |
| Wyoming | $4,508 | $10,017 | $15,527 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $5,000 to $11,000 | $8,000 | Counted |
| This Old House | $4,000 to $20,000 | $12,000 | 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 walk-in shower price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read 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: Fixr, walk-in shower cost; This Old House, walk-in shower 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.