- Wood siding installation usually costs $8,000 to $28,000, about $13,000 typical.
- Wood or cedar siding on an average home, installed.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What wood siding installation costs
Most homeowners pay $8,000 to $28,000 for wood siding installation, and $13,000 is a typical price. Wood or cedar siding on an average home, installed.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $8,000 |
| Typical | $13,000 |
| High end | $28,000 |
Sources: Fixr, HomeAdvisor and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $11,506 in Arkansas to $15,500 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Species. Pine is cheaper. Cedar and redwood cost more but resist rot.
- Style. Bevel, shiplap, board and batten and shakes differ in price and labor.
- Finish. Wood needs paint or stain, and refinishing over the years.
- Size. Fixr says about $9 a square foot, roughly $14,500 for a 1,500 square foot home.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Demolition and old siding removal | $1,000 to $3,000 | HomeAdvisor |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same wood siding installation can be far apart only because one includes them.
Wood siding installation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 50%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a wood siding installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $7,212 | $11,720 | $25,242 |
| Alaska | $9,080 | $14,755 | $31,780 |
| Arizona | $7,898 | $12,834 | $27,643 |
| Arkansas | $7,081 | $11,506 | $24,782 |
| California | $8,815 | $14,324 | $30,851 |
| Colorado | $8,110 | $13,179 | $28,386 |
| Connecticut | $8,812 | $14,319 | $30,841 |
| Delaware | $7,987 | $12,980 | $27,956 |
| District of Columbia | $8,710 | $14,153 | $30,484 |
| Florida | $7,315 | $11,888 | $25,604 |
| Georgia | $7,345 | $11,935 | $25,707 |
| Hawaii | $9,538 | $15,500 | $33,384 |
| Idaho | $7,772 | $12,630 | $27,203 |
| Illinois | $9,413 | $15,295 | $32,944 |
| Indiana | $8,155 | $13,252 | $28,543 |
| Iowa | $7,994 | $12,991 | $27,980 |
| Kansas | $7,693 | $12,501 | $26,924 |
| Kentucky | $7,570 | $12,301 | $26,494 |
| Louisiana | $7,355 | $11,951 | $25,741 |
| Maine | $8,052 | $13,084 | $28,181 |
| Maryland | $8,022 | $13,036 | $28,078 |
| Massachusetts | $9,204 | $14,957 | $32,215 |
| Michigan | $8,110 | $13,179 | $28,386 |
| Minnesota | $8,876 | $14,424 | $31,066 |
| Mississippi | $7,144 | $11,608 | $25,002 |
| Missouri | $8,147 | $13,238 | $28,513 |
| Montana | $8,095 | $13,154 | $28,333 |
| Nebraska | $7,613 | $12,371 | $26,645 |
| Nevada | $8,147 | $13,238 | $28,513 |
| New Hampshire | $8,036 | $13,059 | $28,127 |
| New Jersey | $8,935 | $14,519 | $31,271 |
| New Mexico | $7,352 | $11,947 | $25,731 |
| New York | $8,729 | $14,185 | $30,553 |
| North Carolina | $7,318 | $11,892 | $25,614 |
| North Dakota | $8,109 | $13,177 | $28,381 |
| Ohio | $8,175 | $13,284 | $28,611 |
| Oklahoma | $7,267 | $11,808 | $25,433 |
| Oregon | $8,441 | $13,717 | $29,545 |
| Pennsylvania | $8,066 | $13,107 | $28,230 |
| Rhode Island | $8,235 | $13,381 | $28,822 |
| South Carolina | $7,329 | $11,910 | $25,653 |
| South Dakota | $7,367 | $11,972 | $25,785 |
| Tennessee | $7,394 | $12,015 | $25,878 |
| Texas | $7,303 | $11,867 | $25,560 |
| Utah | $7,839 | $12,739 | $27,438 |
| Vermont | $8,013 | $13,020 | $28,044 |
| Virginia | $7,792 | $12,662 | $27,271 |
| Washington | $9,072 | $14,741 | $31,751 |
| West Virginia | $7,870 | $12,789 | $27,545 |
| Wisconsin | $8,275 | $13,447 | $28,963 |
| Wyoming | $8,014 | $13,023 | $28,049 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $8,000 to $28,000 | $14,500 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $7,000 to $23,000 | $12,500 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $8,000 to $45,000 | $13,000 | Counted |
How the wood siding 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 siding and stucco 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Siding is priced by the square foot of wall, so the estimate should show the area, the material and the trim work.
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Sources: Fixr, wood siding installation cost; HomeAdvisor, wood siding installation cost; Bob Vila, wood siding 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.