# Electrical Panel Upgrade Cost: 100, 150, and 200 Amp

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Publisher: SimplyWise, Inc. (https://www.simplywise.com)
Published: September 8, 2026
Updated: October 23, 2026
Category: Project Cost Guides
Summary: An electrical panel upgrade cost calculator with sourced panel and breaker prices, two published permit schedules, and BLS electrician wages, live on the page.

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## Electrical Panel Upgrade Cost: 100, 150, and 200 Amp

Electrical panel upgrade cost splits into four lines: the panel, the branch breakers, the permit, and the electrician. Pick the amperage below and all four price out as you type.

Pick the amperage, price the swap

New panel amperage

bare main breaker load center

Branch breakers (count) standard single pole

Crew hours 2 workers, one 8 hour day

Your labor rate ($/hr)

$928 to $1,669 your cost, hardware plus permit plus crew wages

Panel, 200 amp$202 to $527

Branch breakers (20)$140 to $380

Electrical permit$100 to $212

Crew wages, 16 hours$486 to $550

Hardware and permit, before labor$442 to $1,119

Published ranges, updated Aug 28, 2026, from two named suppliers, two published city permit schedules, and BLS May 2025 wages. Local prices vary.

At a glance

1. A bare main breaker load center lists $99.99 to $664.49 at two named suppliers.
2. Standard single pole branch breakers list $6.99 to $18.99 each.
3. Two published city schedules put the permit at $100 flat in Everett, Washington and $212.00 in Portland, Oregon.
4. Electrician wages run a $30.38 median and a $34.37 mean an hour, BLS May 2025 for 47-2111.
5. A 200 amp swap, 20 breakers, a two worker day: $928 to $1,669, of which $442 to $1,119 is hardware and permit.
6. Electrical panel upgrade cost read that way is YOUR cost. The customer price adds overhead and margin.

## How the electrical panel upgrade cost calculator works

Electrical panel upgrade cost is four numbers stacked. The panel is one purchase, breakers price per breaker, the permit comes off a published schedule, and the crew bills by the hour. The calculator adds all four and shows the hardware and permit subtotal separately, because that is what you pay before anyone swings a screwdriver.

Crew hours are yours to set. No published production rate for a residential service change cleared our sourcing bar, so this page asserts none.

## What a panel costs by amperage

Listed prices for bare main breaker load centers at two named suppliers on August 28, 2026: Sutherlands, a lumber and hardware chain that publishes a separate shelf price at each store, and Elliott Electric Supply, a contractor distributor. Value packs that bundle breakers are excluded.

| Main breaker load center | Sutherlands | Elliott Electric | Blended |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 100 amp | $99.99 to $189.99 | $180.67 to $233.37 | $99.99 to $233.37 |
| 150 amp | $154.99 | $566.40 to $664.49 | $154.99 to $664.49 |
| 200 amp | $201.99 to $527.00 | $416.00 to $440.74 | $201.99 to $527.00 |
| Single pole breaker | $6.99 to $18.99 | $11.09 to $11.79 | $6.99 to $18.99 |
| Two pole breaker | $17.49 to $19.99 | $25.48 to $33.85 | $17.49 to $33.85 |

Two rows there earn a contractor’s attention. First, the channel spread on one part number: Eaton BRP12B100 listed at $109.99 to $122.99 across seven Sutherlands stores and at $180.67 at Elliott the same day. Same maker, same catalog number, half again the money.

Second, the 150 amp row is a thin catalog line at both suppliers, and the Eaton 150 amp panels list ABOVE their own 200 amp equivalents.

## The labor half of electrical panel upgrade cost

BLS measures this trade directly. In the May 2025 national release, 47-2111 Electricians covers 757,220 jobs at a $30.38 hourly median and a $34.37 hourly mean. That spread is the default wage band.

Those are wages, not the rate you bill. Billed labor carries payroll burden, insurance, the truck, the license, and margin. Our contractor hourly labor rates by trade (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/contractor-hourly-labor-rates-by-trade/) table publishes the same two figures and explains the gap. Set your own rate and the band collapses to one number.

## Turn the service change into a signed quote

SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a photo of the panel into an itemized, branded estimate in about 6 seconds. Pricing is $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr, about $20/mo on annual, with a 7-day free trial.

## The permit, and the parts the calculator skips

Permit money is published, and it is not small next to the panel. Everett, Washington charges a flat $100 for a residential “Service/Panel change or alteration”. Portland, Oregon prices the same work off amperage: $212.00 at 200 amps and $298.00 from 201 to 400 amps, plus $21.00 per branch circuit and a 12 percent Oregon state surcharge. Plan review is billed separately in both cities.

The lesson is structural, not numeric: one of these two cities charges a flat fee and the other tiers by amperage and adds a surcharge, and the figure that matters is on your own schedule.

The meter socket, the mast, the service conductors, the grounding work, the utility disconnect, and drywall repair are real money and none of them is in the calculator.

## Run the panel estimate in this order

1. Count the circuits you are actually moving Breakers price per breaker, and on a big job the count drives more of the hardware line than the panel does.
2. Pull your own city’s fee schedule before you quote The two cities checked here published $100 flat and $212.00 amperage tiered.
3. Price the panel at your own counter One Eaton catalog number listed at $109.99 at a retail chain and $180.67 at a distributor the same day.
4. Add your hours, then your overhead The calculator stops at wages. Burden, insurance, vehicles, and margin sit on top before the customer sees a price.

## Keep reading

- Electrical Contractor Pricing Guide (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/electrical-contractor-pricing-guide/)
- Contractor Hourly Labor Rates by Trade (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/contractor-hourly-labor-rates-by-trade/)
- Free Electrical Estimate Template (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/electrical-estimate-template/)
- Construction Calculators for Contractors (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/construction-calculators/)

## Sources

- Sutherlands, Square D HOM2040M100PC (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/5930110/square-d-100-amp-convertible-main-breaker-load-center) ($99.99, 2026-08-28).
- Sutherlands, Square D HOM3060M150PC (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/5751532/square-d-homeline-150-amp-30-space-60-circuit-indoor-main-breaker-plug-on-neutral-load-center) ($154.99, 2026-08-28).
- Sutherlands, Square D QO140M200PC (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/1747955/square-d-200-amp-40-space-60-circuit-convertible-main-breaker-load-center) ($370.99 to $527.00, 2026-08-28).
- Sutherlands, Square D HOM120CP (https://sutherlands.com/products/item/1848688/square-d-20-amp-homeline-plug-on-single-pole-circuit-breaker) ($6.99 to $9.69, 2026-08-28).
- Elliott Electric Supply, Eaton BRP20B100 (https://www.elliottelectric.com/P/Item/ETN/BRP20B100/) ($233.37, 2026-08-28).
- Elliott Electric Supply, Eaton BRP30B150 (https://www.elliottelectric.com/P/Item/ETN/BRP30B150/) ($566.40, 2026-08-28).
- Elliott Electric Supply, Eaton BRP40B200 (https://www.elliottelectric.com/P/Item/ETN/BRP40B200/) ($416.00, 2026-08-28).
- Everett, Washington, Electrical Permit Fees (https://www.everettwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/183/Electrical-permit-fees-PDF) (service or panel change $100, updated 01/01/2026).
- Portland, Oregon, Electrical Permit Fee Schedule (services or feeders, 200 amps, $212.00, effective July 10, 2026).
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 47-2111 Electricians (https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip) (median $30.38, mean $34.37, employment 757,220).
- SimplyWise Cost Estimator, App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simplywise-cost-estimator/id6670619664) (4.8 rating, 2026-08-22).

## Common questions on panel pricing

**How much does an electrical panel upgrade cost?**

On a 200 amp swap with 20 breakers and a two worker day, hardware plus permit plus crew wages come to $928 to $1,669, before overhead and margin.

**What does a 200 amp panel cost by itself?**

Bare 200 amp load centers listed $201.99 to $527.00 at two named suppliers on August 28, 2026. Value packs that bundle breakers price higher.

**How much is the permit for a panel upgrade?**

Everett, Washington publishes a flat $100. Portland, Oregon publishes $212.00 at 200 amps, plus per circuit and state surcharge lines.

**What do electricians earn per hour?**

BLS put 47-2111 Electricians at a $30.38 hourly median and a $34.37 hourly mean in the May 2025 release, across 757,220 jobs. Those are wages, not billed rates.

**Is a 150 amp panel cheaper than a 200 amp panel?**

Not reliably. It is a thin catalog line: Eaton 150 amp load centers listed at $566.40 and $664.49 while the same distributor’s 200 amp panels listed at $416.00 and $440.74.

**Can SimplyWise price a panel upgrade from a photo?**

Yes. SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a photo into an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds. Free to try, at $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr.

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