Cost guide
Bathroom remodel cost
Bathroom cost depends mostly on room size, layout changes and finishes. We're researching U.S. market ranges from independent public sources and publish them only once dated. For an exact price, a business's own estimator uses its configured products, labor, fees, service area and options.
How we research prices
Researched U.S. market ranges are built only from independent public sources, each dated when read. They are planning context, not a quote. Methodology updated September 2026.
- Quarterly Solar Industry Update (Nov 19, 2025) · U.S. Department of Energy — Residential rooftop solar installed price per watt — used for “Install solar” only
- Figure
- $3.2–$4.2 per Wdc
- Unit
- Dollars per watt, direct current (Wdc)
- Scope
- Installed residential PV system price
- Published
- November 19, 2025
- Prices observed
- First half (H1) 2025
- Reviewed by us
- September 27, 2026
- Geography
- United States national average
- Dollar basis
- Nominal U.S. dollars as reported (not inflation-adjusted by QuoteAndGrow)
- Method
- Range spans DOE's modeled and reported residential pricing methods
- Not included
- Batteries, roof work, panel upgrades, ground mounts, incentives, tax credits and sales tax are not added or subtracted by QuoteAndGrow
- Tracking the Sun (project-level installed-price data) · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — Cross-check context for solar only; no dollar figure taken from it until its data is inspected
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Labor wage benchmarks by trade and area — never shown as a contractor price
- American Community Survey (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau — Housing size, age and type context
- HUD housing data and program resources · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Housing context where relevant
- Official permit-fee schedules · State, county and city building departments — Permit fees — local only, never averaged into a national number
- ENERGY STAR product data · U.S. EPA — HVAC and appliance efficiency and equipment context
- Energy Saver and appliance standards · U.S. Department of Energy — HVAC, water heating and insulation context
- Published MSRP and distributor catalogs · Manufacturers and distributors — Equipment and material benchmarks, cited per item — never shown as an installed price on their own
- Extension guidance and official utility rate schedules · USDA and university extension services; utilities — Lawn, landscape and utility-related context
- Published contractor price books · Named, non-competitor contractor price books — Only when the publisher is clearly identified and not a competing estimate site
For an exact price, a business's own estimator uses its configured products, labor, fees, service area and options.
What moves the price
- Room size — more floor and wall area means more tile, labor and material.
- Layout changes — moving plumbing is the single biggest jump.
- More than one wet area (separate tub and shower) adds work.
- Keeping existing items in good shape reduces the work.
- Known damage (rot, mold, old wiring) needs assessment before pricing.
What's usually not in the number
- Permits and inspections, where your area requires them.
- Sales tax — status stays pending until a pro confirms it.
- Hidden damage found after demolition.
- Temporary facilities if it's your only bathroom.
QuoteAndGrow estimates are honest budgets: anything we can't price is listed as excluded, never silently folded in.
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