EV charger installation cost in San Francisco (2026)

The typical EV charger installation in San Francisco was valued at $2,000 on its city permit (middle half: $1,400 to $3,500), across 2,120 EV charger installations with city permits issued from September 2021 to September 2026.

$2,000median value on the city permit, not the price you will payMiddle half: $1,400 to $3,5002,120 EV charger installations, 2021 to 2026

How the values spread

Share of EV charger installations in San Francisco by the value on the permitMedian $2,000. Under $2,000: 1,003 jobs (47%); $2,000 to $4,000: 603 jobs (28%); $4,000 to $6,000: 169 jobs (8%); $6,000 to $8,000: 55 jobs (3%); $8,000 to $10,000: 30 jobs (1%); $10,000 to $12,000: 50 jobs (2%); $12,000 and over: 210 jobs (10%).47%28%8%3%1%2%10%Median $2,000$0$4k$8k$12k+
Share of EV charger installations in San Francisco by the value on the permit: 2,120 EV charger installations, from September 2021 to September 2026. The dashed line is the median; half of all jobs fall between $1,400 and $3,500.
The numbers behind the chart
Value on the permitJobsShare
Under $2,0001,00347%
$2,000 to $4,00060328%
$4,000 to $6,0001698%
$6,000 to $8,000553%
$8,000 to $10,000301%
$10,000 to $12,000502%
$12,000 and over21010%

EV charger installers with the most jobs in San Francisco

RankContractorJobsContact
1Coil Inc
San Francisco, licensed 24 years
493
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2Wells Electrical, Inc
San Francisco, licensed 33 years
222
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3Tomtech
licensed 28 years
112
Call (818) 427-7464

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By ZIP code

The 12 ZIP codes with the most EV charger installations valued on the permit (at least 20 each).

ZIP codeJobsMedianMiddle half
94110239$2,000$1,400 to $3,000
94107231$1,900$1,400 to $3,200
94103167$2,500$1,400 to $3,000
94114148$2,000$1,400 to $3,000
94131134$1,600$1,400 to $2,700
94127109$2,000$1,400 to $5,000
94121106$1,600$1,400 to $3,400
94122105$1,800$1,400 to $4,200
9410992$3,000$1,800 to $5,000
9411891$1,800$1,400 to $2,700
9411288$2,200$1,400 to $5,000
9412484$1,400$1,000 to $2,500

By year

YearJobsMedianMiddle half
2021 (September to December)100$1,400$1,400 to $2,000
2022434$1,400$1,400 to $4,000
2023547$2,000$1,400 to $3,000
2024297$2,200$1,500 to $5,000
2025391$2,000$1,500 to $3,500
2026 (January to September)351$2,100$1,500 to $4,400

What the records show

  • Share of jobs in each budget range: under $1,500: 34% (717 of 2,120); $1,500 to $3,000: 34% (714 of 2,120); $3,000 to $6,000: 16% (344 of 2,120); over $6,000: 16% (345 of 2,120).
  • The median was $1,400 in 2022 (434 jobs) and $2,000 in 2025 (391 jobs), up 43%.
  • Across the ZIP codes above, the median ran from $1,400 in 94124 to $3,000 in 94109.

Every figure here is the job value written on the city permit, not the price paid. Permit values usually run below the final price, so get more than one quote. Values under $1,000 are placeholders and are left out. Median and middle half: half of the jobs were valued above the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: San Francisco building, electrical and plumbing permits, from September 2021 to September 2026. Data updated September 24, 2026. The same figures as data: ev-charger.json.