Where is solar installer work cheapest and most expensive?

Of the metros we index, solar installer work is cheapest in Dallas, TX (median $6,500) and priciest in Atlanta, GA (median $27,524).

How much does a solar installer cost?

Q: How much does a solar installer cost?

Across 7 U.S. metros, the median solar installer permit value is $11,000, with most jobs between $4,100 and $20,000 — from 4,613 real public building permits. This is a declared-value public-record figure (a floor that can run below the final price), not a survey estimate.

National median · 4,613 real permits · 7 metros

$11,000

Typical range $4,100 – $20,000 (middle 50% of permits)

Price predictability: some variance — the priciest quarter runs about 4.9× the cheapest, so compare a couple of quotes.

These are real declared construction values from public building permits — what homeowners and contractors actually filed with the city for solar installer work, not a survey estimate. Pick your city below for the local number.

Solar Installer cost by city

Metro	Median	Typical range	Permits
Dallas, TX	$6,500	$2,500–$16,750	1,787
Burlington, VT	$9,287	$3,000–$17,955	1,352
Cleveland, OH	$9,838	$5,051–$18,363	140
Baltimore, MD	$13,000	$10,360–$20,000	699
Providence, RI	$20,000	$12,295–$28,961	102
Chicago, IL	$26,000	$17,169–$30,408	43
Atlanta, GA	$27,524	$18,557–$36,850	217

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Source: real public building permits across 7 metros, 4,613 permits. Median + interquartile range. Declared construction value is a public-record proxy for project cost. Data: ProFix Real Cost Index (CC BY 4.0).