Solar panel cost in San Jose (2026)
The typical solar installation in San Jose was valued at $74,000 on its city permit (middle half: $40,000 to $139,000), across 136 solar installations with city permits issued from January 2024 to October 2026.
How the values spread
The numbers behind the chart
| Value on the permit | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $50,000 | 50 | 37% |
| $50,000 to $100,000 | 28 | 21% |
| $100,000 to $150,000 | 27 | 20% |
| $150,000 to $200,000 | 9 | 7% |
| $200,000 to $250,000 | 12 | 9% |
| $250,000 and over | 10 | 7% |
Solar installers with the most jobs in San Jose
| Rank | Contractor | Jobs | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrun Inc | Visit website | |
| 2 | Tesla Energy Operations | Get a quote | |
| 3 | Richard Heath & Associates, Inc | Get a quote |
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| ZIP code | Jobs | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95122 | 22 | $132,000 | $55,000 to $233,000 |
By year
| Year | Jobs | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | $56,000 | $36,000 to $122,000 |
| 2026 (January to October) | 89 | $99,000 | $42,000 to $171,000 |
What the records show
- Share of jobs in each budget range: under $15,000: 1% (2 of 136); $15,000 to $30,000: 13% (18 of 136); $30,000 to $50,000: 22% (30 of 136); over $50,000: 63% (86 of 136).
Every figure here is the job value written on the city permit, not the price paid. Permit values can be higher or lower than 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 Jose building permits (open permits and the last 30 days; earlier finished permits are not published), from January 2024 to October 2026. Data updated October 8, 2026. The same figures as data: solar.json.