How much does electrical work cost in Palo Alto? The usual electrical job filed with Palo Alto is $3,000, from 907 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $1,499 and $5,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual electrical job filed with Palo Alto is $3,000, from 907 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $1,499 and $5,000. 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 70 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 907 priced permits across 424 firms, pooled into one. Half of Palo Alto electrical permits were filed between $1,300 and $5,300.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $800 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $1,300 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $3,000 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $5,300 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $10,000 | 1 in 10 filed above |
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.
| Firm | Permits | Last 12 mo | Usual | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuse HVAC Refrigeration Electrical & Plumbing | 80 | 43 | $2,000 | $1,075–$3,012 |
| CA Electrical Group 24/7 | 18 | 7 | $3,250 | $1,750–$4,000 |
| Sean Smith Electric Inc dba Smith Electric | 18 | 7 | $2,000 | $1,000–$3,750 |
| TD West Electric Inc | 11 | 6 | $5,500 | $2,950–$8,500 |
| Trout Electric | 5 | 5 | $2,875 | $1,749–$3,299 |
| Watson's Charging Stations & Electric Inc | 38 | 4 | $740 | $700–$1,600 |
| Lumisol Inc | 16 | 4 | $4,857 | $1,869–$15,000 |
| Brilliant Homes Inc | 13 | 4 | $8,500 | $5,300–$10,000 |
| Synergy Companies | 12 | 4 | $5,200 | $3,775–$8,120 |
| New Millennium Electric | 11 | 4 | $4,000 | $3,950–$4,050 |
Line your quote up against the file. In Palo Alto, 1 in 10 electrical filed values sit under $800, the middle half between $1,300 and $5,300, and 1 in 10 over $10,000.
Palo Alto files the fewest electrical permits in December (76 against an average month of 100) and the most in May (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 Palo Alto →
Source: City of Palo Alto Development Center building permits on single-family, duplex and ADU homes. 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.
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