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EV Charger Installation Cost in Seattle, WA: what the permits say

How much does EV charger installation cost in Seattle? The usual EV charger job filed with Seattle is $1,701, from 2,577 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $1,192 and $2,500. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$1,701usual filed value
$1,192–$2,500middle half of firms' usual jobs
2,577priced permits (99% of 2,602)
311firms on file
20days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does EV charger installation cost in Seattle?

The usual EV charger job filed with Seattle is $1,701, from 2,577 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $1,192 and $2,500. 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 EV charger permit here usually takes 20 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 2,577 priced permits across 307 firms, pooled into one. Half of Seattle EV charger permits were filed between $1,000 and $3,900.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$8001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$1,0001 in 4 filed below
50th$1,700the middle permit
75th$3,9001 in 4 filed above
90th$9,8001 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: King County Assessor appraised values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $1,005,000$1,475102419
Middle third$1,005,000–$1,254,500$1,6281021,863
Upper third$1,260,000 and up$1,600103312

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
Kemly Electric Inc16823$2,200$1,375–$4,15097.8%
As You Wish Electric21018$4,835$2,361–$13,19697.3%
Galaxy Electric & Solar LLC3811$1,675$837–$3,00095.9%
Custom Electrical Services LLC11410$1,072$795–$1,59899.7%
Greenwood Htng & Home Services939$2,325$1,500–$5,00089.9%
Mirsky Electric Inc789$2,000$1,250–$3,22582.5%
Seatown Electric Corp1747$1,550$1,300–$4,50097.5%
Washington Energy Svcs Co LLC267$1,500$1,025–$2,30094.9%
Garner Electric Washington LLC137$1,603$1,425–$1,9058 of 8
In-House Electrical Srvcs Inc895$800$800–$90078.8%

Why filed values run low or high

  • Seattle records an estimated project cost on nearly every electrical, mechanical, boiler, conveyance, fire sprinkler and roofing permit.
  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $2,000; the 261 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $1,800.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,260,000 and up) usually file $1,600, against $1,475 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 EV charger permits is filed under $800 and 1 in 10 over $9,800, 12 times as much.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 2,577 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Seattle, 1 in 10 EV charger filed values sit under $800, the middle half between $1,000 and $3,900, and 1 in 10 over $9,800.

  • $12,700Above $9,800: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Seattle.
  • $1,701Right at the usual $1,701: in the middle of the file.
  • $560Below $800: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule EV charger installation in Seattle

Seattle files the fewest EV charger permits in September (78 against an average month of 100) and the most in November (125). 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 Seattle →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Seattle (SDCI) building, trade and electrical permits on single-family and duplex homes (the city's open-data exports). 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 Seattle →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for an EV charger job in Seattle?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Seattle EV charger firms usually file between $1,192 and $2,500 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.1 times apart and both be normal for Seattle. 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 EV charger jobs in Seattle?Half of permits were filed between $1,000 and $3,900; 8 in 10 between $800 and $9,800. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do EV charger installers charge in Seattle?The usual EV charger job is filed at $1,701; the middle half of firms usually file between $1,192 and $2,500. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $2,000, more 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 $1,600, the lower third $1,475. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?City of Seattle (SDCI) building, trade and electrical permits on single-family and duplex homes (the city's open-data exports), read October 2026. How the records work in Seattle →

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