Estimate Desk
Electrical upgrade cost estimate
Panel, EV charger, added circuits, or a rewire. Priced as a licensed-trade allowance. The band is a Kitsap planning range, about ±15%, not a contract price.
Default scenario
One EV receptacle and two new circuits
$1,700 – $2,300
Rooms, surfaces, and fixtures. Many need a permit only when plumbing, circuits, or structure move.
Planning band
$1,700 – $2,300
About 2 working days on site. Not a bid.
Line items, notes and what is not in the band are below the form.
Planning bandLine items and notes
$1,700 – $2,300
Point total about $2,000 · about 2 working days on site
Default scenario: One EV receptacle and two new circuits. Not a contract price. The band is the point total plus or minus 15%, a planning allowance we set for early estimates, not a measured accuracy. Prices include materials, labor, JKM overhead and fee, and 9.3% Washington sales tax. Working days on site are crew days. Design, permits and material lead times add calendar time before and between them.
| Item | Qty | Total |
|---|---|---|
| EV charger receptacle, short run | 1 ls | $1,150 |
| New 20-amp circuits | 2 ea | $860 |
Notes
- Service changes need the utility as well as the city. Panel price assumes the mast and meter location stay.
Not in this band
- Hazardous-material abatement. Asbestos and lead are common on pre-1978 houses and are separately licensed work.
- Structural repair discovered after demolition.
- A new electrical panel, water service, or septic, unless that line is on this estimate.
- Design fees, except where a drawing line is shown.
- Financing and temporary housing. (Washington sales tax, 9.3%, is included in these prices.)
- Utility fees, generator interlocks, and low-voltage networks.
Planning band for Kitsap County. Not a bid. A site visit sets the number.
What the electrical estimate covers
The electrical estimate is built from four choices. You can leave the panel alone or replace it with a 200-amp panel. You can add no charger, a receptacle for an electric vehicle or a hardwired charger. You can add new circuits, up to twenty, and you can enter an area of the house to rewire. Each choice is its own line, so the band shows exactly what you are paying for.
The desk is priced as an allowance for the electrical trade, which means it is a planning number for the work and not a bid from a specific electrician.
What moves the number
The panel and the charger are the two large lines. A new panel is a fixed-price line, and so is each kind of charger. New circuits are priced one at a time, so doubling them doubles that line. A rewire is priced by the square foot of house you enter, and it brings its own permit allowance with it.
Days on site follow the work: a base day, a share of a day for each circuit, more for a rewire, and an extra day when the panel changes.
Small jobs and the minimum
If your inputs price below the electrical minimum, the desk lifts the total to it and shows a line named small-job minimum. A single new circuit with nothing else is the clearest case. We would rather you see that line than wonder why a one-circuit job does not price at one circuit.
What is not in the band
The panel price assumes the mast and meter location stay where they are, and service changes need the utility as well as the city. The band leaves out utility fees, generator interlocks and low-voltage networks, and the usual exclusions apply as well: hazardous-material abatement, structural repair found after demolition, design fees and financing. Washington sales tax is already included in the prices.
Whether electrical work needs a permit, and which office handles it, depends on the work and on where the house sits. Our permit guides explain how the five Kitsap authorities divide the communities. Use the band to plan the work, then ask for a site visit so we can look at the panel, the meter and the walls before we write the real estimate.
Scope ladder
Electrical: three scopes compared
Each row is the Estimate Desk engine run on the inputs listed, so these numbers move whenever the desk does. They are planning bands, about ±15%, not bids.
| Scope and what was priced | Planning band |
|---|---|
New circuits onlyTwo new 20-amp circuits with no charger and no panel work.
| $700 – $1,000Point total about $900About 2 working days |
EV receptacle and circuitsDesk defaultA receptacle for an electric vehicle on a short run, plus two new 20-amp circuits, with the panel left alone.
| $1,700 – $2,300Point total about $2,000About 2 working days |
Panel, charger and circuitsA 200-amp panel replacement, a hardwired EV charger on a dedicated circuit, and four new circuits.
| $5,000 – $6,800Point total about $5,900About 3 working days |
Questions
Electrical estimates: common questions
What does the electrical estimate assume before I change anything?
The starting band, $1,700 – $2,300, is the default scenario (One EV receptacle and two new circuits). It prices an EV charger receptacle on a short run and two new 20-amp circuits, with the panel left in place and no rewire.
What is the small-job minimum in the electrical estimate?
Electrical jobs carry a minimum charge. When your inputs price below it, the desk adds a line named small-job minimum to bring the total up to it, so you can see the adjustment instead of guessing at it.
Does a panel replacement need the utility as well as the city?
A change to the service does. The estimate notes that service changes need the utility as well as the city, and the panel price assumes the mast and meter stay where they are. Utility fees are not in the band.
What is the difference between an EV receptacle and a hardwired charger?
A receptacle is an outlet on a short run that a plug-in charger uses. A hardwired charger is connected directly to a dedicated circuit. The desk prices the two separately so you can see what the step up adds.
Next steps
Before the site visit
A site visit sets the number
Bring your result to the walk. We measure, check what is behind the walls, and replace the planning band with a written estimate.