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Electrical Work Cost in Arlington, VA: what the permits say

How much does electrical work cost in Arlington, VA? The usual electrical job filed with Arlington, VA is $3,000, from 4,137 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $2,000 and $5,590. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$3,000usual filed value
$2,000–$5,590middle half of firms' usual jobs
4,137priced permits (100% of 4,143)
524firms on file
99days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does electrical work cost in Arlington, VA?

The usual electrical job filed with Arlington, VA is $3,000, from 4,137 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $2,000 and $5,590. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. An electrical permit here usually takes 99 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 4,137 priced permits across 524 firms, pooled into one. Half of Arlington, VA electrical permits were filed between $1,500 and $7,800.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$8801 in 10 permits filed below
25th$1,5001 in 4 filed below
50th$3,100the middle permit
75th$7,8001 in 4 filed above
90th$15,0001 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Arlington County 2026 assessed values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $1,086,500$3,000174925
Middle third$1,086,500–$1,359,100$2,9001751,971
Upper third$1,360,300 and up$7,0001751,247

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
RRF Solutions LLC13341$3,000$2,000–$6,50082.3%
FH Furr Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning Inc8840$8,482$2,682–$12,94274.7%
Ally Contracting LLC6939$27,500$1,200–$34,30098.1%
Effortless Electric LLC8133$1,200$900–$1,50098.7%
Michael & Son Services Inc9032$2,551$1,455–$5,36675.5%
Renovations Expert Inc4127$2,900$1,500–$3,00091.6%
HB Quality Services Inc7223$7,500$1,500–$8,50091.5%
Caa Electrical Services LLC5820$2,650$1,800–$4,50089.1%
Enj Electric LLC7019$2,500$1,000–$20,00080.2%
Helder Electrical Contractors Inc4719$7,900$2,500–$11,75092.5%

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $3,000; the 414 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $3,200.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,360,300 and up) usually file $7,000, against $3,000 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 electrical permits is filed under $880 and 1 in 10 over $15,000, 17 times as much.
  • 99.9% of the 4,143 permits carry a value; the 6 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 4,137 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Arlington, VA, 1 in 10 electrical filed values sit under $880, the middle half between $1,500 and $7,800, and 1 in 10 over $15,000.

  • $19,500Above $15,000: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Arlington, VA.
  • $3,000Right at the usual $3,000: in the middle of the file.
  • $610Below $880: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule electrical work in Arlington, VA

Arlington, VA files the fewest electrical permits in February (82 against an average month of 100) and the most in October (117). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Arlington, VA →

How these numbers are made

Source: Arlington County, VA building and trade permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Arlington, VA →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for an electrical job in Arlington, VA?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Arlington, VA electrical firms usually file between $2,000 and $5,590 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.8 times apart and both be normal for Arlington, VA. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for electrical jobs in Arlington, VA?Half of permits were filed between $1,500 and $7,800; 8 in 10 between $880 and $15,000. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do electricians charge in Arlington, VA?The usual electrical job is filed at $3,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $2,000 and $5,590. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $3,000, about the same as the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $7,000, the lower third $3,000. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?Arlington County, VA building and trade permits, read October 2026. How the records work in Arlington, VA →

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