Is my EV charger quote fair?
Short answer: Compare your quote with Qmerit's national Level 2 range of $749–$2,500, or $2,249–$5,500 when a panel upgrade adds $1,500–$3,000. The range is national, not specific to your city.
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What ranges is the quote compared against?
| Situation | Range | How it's made |
|---|---|---|
| Standard install | $749–$2,500 | Qmerit national range, used as published |
| With panel upgrade | $2,249–$5,500 | Qmerit range + Qmerit panel add-on ($1,500–$3,000) |
Source: Qmerit – How much does Level 2 EV charger installation cost? (national) (accessed 2026-10-25). Qmerit's range already includes labor and permit. Your city's permit fee is shown for reference and isn't added again.
Amps and wire run are recorded, but they don't change the range. We found no public source for cost per foot of wire or per amp, so we don't price them.
What have other people been quoted?
No crowd data yet. We publish a city's figures once it has at least 10 anonymous submissions. That threshold is a site policy, not a statistic.
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What counts as a fair quote?
We only report where your quote falls against Qmerit's sourced national range: below, within (lower or upper half) or above. A quote outside the range can still be legitimate, for example for a long wire run, so ask the installer for an itemized quote.
Does a longer wire run cost more?
Usually, but we found no public per-foot figure, so the checker doesn't price it.
Is my quote stored?
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