How long does a panel upgrade permit take in San Francisco?
In San Francisco, the typical panel upgrade permit was issued the same day it was applied for: 94% of 9,456 permits issued from September 2024 to September 2026 were. After the permit, the typical finished panel upgrade took 77 days from permit to final inspection (5,833 finished of 7,034 permits issued from September 2022 to September 2024; 17% had no final inspection on record by September 2026).
77 daysfrom permit to final inspectionMiddle half: 19 days to 6 months
The two steps
The numbers behind the chart
| Step | Median | Middle half | Permits | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application to permit issued | same day | same day to same day | 9,456 | September 2024 to September 2026 |
| Permit to final inspection | 77 days | 19 days to about 6 months | 5,833 | September 2022 to September 2024 |
Panel upgrade electricians with the most jobs in San Francisco
| Rank | Contractor | Jobs | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells Electrical, Inc San Francisco, licensed 33 years | Visit website | |
| 2 | Chasov Electrical Voice & Data licensed 26 years | Visit website | |
| 3 | Willie Electric Company licensed 36 years | Call (510) 385-1528 |
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| Year issued | Jobs | Median | Middle half |
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| 2022 | 797 | same day | same day to same day |
| 2023 | 3,483 | same day | same day to same day |
| 2024 | 3,905 | same day | same day to same day |
| 2025 | 5,240 | same day | same day to same day |
| 2026 | 3,065 | same day | same day to same day |
Why it takes this long
- 94% of permits were issued the day they were applied for, and 100% within 30 days (9,456 permits).
- The longer step is building and inspection: same day for the permit against 77 days from permit to final, at the median.
- 55% of finished jobs passed final inspection within 90 days of the permit.
- Of the 7,034 permits issued from September 2022 to September 2024, 1,201 (17%) had no final inspection on record by September 2026. They may still be under way, dropped or never inspected; the records do not say which. They are left out of the build time; any of them that finishes will have taken more than two years, so counting them would make the typical time longer.
Days are counted between the dates on each city permit: filed_date, issued_date, completed_date. Median and middle half: half of the jobs took longer than the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. A figure is shown only when it rests on 30 or more permits. Kinds of work are sorted by the same rules as our contractor lists. Source: San Francisco Building, Electrical and Plumbing Permits (data.sf.gov i98e-djp9, ftty-kx6y, a6aw-rudh), read 2026-09-24. The same figures as data: electrical-panel.json.