- Wallpaper installation usually costs $560 to $1,000, about $780 typical.
- Hanging wallpaper in one room, with wall prep and labor.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What wallpaper installation costs
Most homeowners pay $560 to $1,000 for wallpaper installation, and $780 is a typical price. Hanging wallpaper in one room, with wall prep and labor. By the square foot, Fixr, for vinyl-coated paper with labor put it at $3.70 to $8.20, with $5.95 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $560 |
| Typical | $780 |
| High end | $1,000 |
| Per square foot | $3.70 to $8.20 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $960 typical in Hawaii against $672 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Paper. Basic vinyl is cheapest. Grasscloth, hand-printed and textured papers cost more and are harder to hang.
- Pattern. Large repeats waste more paper and take longer to match.
- Wall prep. Old paper must come off and walls must be smooth and primed.
- Room shape. Bathrooms with many cuts around fixtures cost more per square foot than a plain accent wall.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Drywall repair before hanging | $50 to $75 a sq ft | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing wallpaper installation bids.
Wallpaper installation cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national wallpaper installation range with its labor part, roughly 60%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $494 | $688 | $882 |
| Alaska | $651 | $906 | $1,162 |
| Arizona | $551 | $768 | $985 |
| Arkansas | $483 | $672 | $862 |
| California | $628 | $875 | $1,122 |
| Colorado | $569 | $793 | $1,017 |
| Connecticut | $628 | $875 | $1,122 |
| Delaware | $559 | $779 | $998 |
| District of Columbia | $620 | $863 | $1,106 |
| Florida | $502 | $700 | $897 |
| Georgia | $505 | $703 | $902 |
| Hawaii | $689 | $960 | $1,231 |
| Idaho | $541 | $753 | $966 |
| Illinois | $679 | $945 | $1,212 |
| Indiana | $573 | $798 | $1,023 |
| Iowa | $560 | $779 | $999 |
| Kansas | $534 | $744 | $954 |
| Kentucky | $524 | $730 | $935 |
| Louisiana | $506 | $704 | $903 |
| Maine | $564 | $786 | $1,008 |
| Maryland | $562 | $783 | $1,003 |
| Massachusetts | $661 | $921 | $1,181 |
| Michigan | $569 | $793 | $1,017 |
| Minnesota | $634 | $882 | $1,131 |
| Mississippi | $488 | $680 | $872 |
| Missouri | $572 | $797 | $1,022 |
| Montana | $568 | $791 | $1,014 |
| Nebraska | $527 | $735 | $942 |
| Nevada | $572 | $797 | $1,022 |
| New Hampshire | $563 | $784 | $1,005 |
| New Jersey | $639 | $889 | $1,140 |
| New Mexico | $506 | $704 | $903 |
| New York | $621 | $865 | $1,109 |
| North Carolina | $503 | $700 | $898 |
| North Dakota | $569 | $793 | $1,016 |
| Ohio | $575 | $800 | $1,026 |
| Oklahoma | $498 | $694 | $890 |
| Oregon | $597 | $832 | $1,066 |
| Pennsylvania | $566 | $788 | $1,010 |
| Rhode Island | $580 | $807 | $1,035 |
| South Carolina | $504 | $702 | $899 |
| South Dakota | $507 | $706 | $905 |
| Tennessee | $509 | $709 | $909 |
| Texas | $501 | $698 | $895 |
| Utah | $547 | $761 | $976 |
| Vermont | $561 | $781 | $1,002 |
| Virginia | $543 | $756 | $969 |
| Washington | $650 | $905 | $1,161 |
| West Virginia | $549 | $765 | $981 |
| Wisconsin | $583 | $812 | $1,041 |
| Wyoming | $561 | $782 | $1,002 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $800 to $1,200 | $1,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $316 to $820 | $567 | Counted |
How the wallpaper 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: 60%. HomeAdvisor puts labor at $1 to $7 a square foot, not counting the paper. The share is 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, wallpaper installation cost; HomeAdvisor, wallpaper 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.