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Electrical Work Cost in Burlington, VT: what the permits say

How much does electrical work cost in Burlington, VT? The usual electrical job filed with Burlington, VT is $2,000, from 2,184 priced permits (April 2023 through March 2026); the middle half of firms file between $1,500 and $4,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$2,000usual filed value
$1,500–$4,000middle half of firms' usual jobs
2,184priced permits (100% of 2,192)
191firms on file
84days, permit issue to final
Mar 2026records through

How much does electrical work cost in Burlington, VT?

The usual electrical job filed with Burlington, VT is $2,000, from 2,184 priced permits, April 2023 through March 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $1,500 and $4,000. 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 84 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 2,184 priced permits across 186 firms, pooled into one. Half of Burlington, VT electrical permits were filed between $1,000 and $4,200.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$5601 in 10 permits filed below
25th$1,0001 in 4 filed below
50th$1,900the middle permit
75th$4,2001 in 4 filed above
90th$8,7001 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: City of Burlington 2026 assessed values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $404,200$2,50057255
Middle third$404,200–$507,500$1,500571,582
Upper third$508,800 and up$3,30058332

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months on file (Apr 2025–Mar 2026). 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
Lakeside Electric Inc334106$1,500$1,000–$3,00080.0%
New England Electric25079$1,600$1,200–$3,37591.5%
Current Electric12735$1,500$699–$3,00077.5%
JFS Electric,Inc6828$1,900$1,000–$4,55053.1%
Provost Son and Daughters Electric7116$3,000$1,000–$4,85048.5%
Norton Electric Inc2816$3,000$1,725–$5,75062.3%
Rylas Electric4915$2,500$1,000–$4,50051.8%
Cummings Electric4615$3,165$1,500–$4,25090.4%
Kiehl Electric5514$1,000$500–$3,50071.3%
DRK Electric3714$1,500$1,000–$4,00086.1%

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $1,500; the 139 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $2,250.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $508,800 and up) usually file $3,300, against $2,500 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 electrical permits is filed under $560 and 1 in 10 over $8,700, 16 times as much.
  • 99.6% of the 2,192 permits carry a value; the 8 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 2,184 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Burlington, VT, 1 in 10 electrical filed values sit under $560, the middle half between $1,000 and $4,200, and 1 in 10 over $8,700.

  • $11,300Above $8,700: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Burlington, VT.
  • $2,000Right at the usual $2,000: in the middle of the file.
  • $390Below $560: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule electrical work in Burlington, VT

Burlington, VT files the fewest electrical permits in November (85 against an average month of 100) and the most in March (110). 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 Burlington, VT →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Burlington permits on 1–4 family homes, condos and mobile homes (the city's OpenGov permit feed). The window is April 2023 through March 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 Burlington, VT →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for an electrical job in Burlington, VT?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Burlington, VT electrical firms usually file between $1,500 and $4,000 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.7 times apart and both be normal for Burlington, VT. 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 Burlington, VT?Half of permits were filed between $1,000 and $4,200; 8 in 10 between $560 and $8,700. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do electricians charge in Burlington, VT?The usual electrical job is filed at $2,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $1,500 and $4,000. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months on file (Apr 2025–Mar 2026) usually file $1,500, less than 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 $3,300, the lower third $2,500. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?City of Burlington permits on 1–4 family homes, condos and mobile homes (the city's OpenGov permit feed), read April 2026. How the records work in Burlington, VT →

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