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Plumbing Cost Estimator

HomeAdvisor's plumber and repipe guides, with the places they disagree

This estimator adds up published plumbing prices, and it shows where the publisher contradicts itself. HomeAdvisor's plumber guide prices a water heater installation at up to $2,000, while its own water heater guide puts the tank alone at up to $2,500 before labor. Its repiping guide says a house costs $373 to $2,121, while its own table by house size starts at $3,600.

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Plumbing prices

As each row states
ItemLowHighUnit
Apprentice plumber$45$90per hour
Journeyperson plumber$60$110per hour
Master plumber$80$200per hour
Service call, including first hour$100$250per visit
Toilet repair$100$300per job
Faucet and fixture replacement$150$600per job
Clearing clogs or drain snaking$95$500per job
Water heater repair$150$750per job
Water heater installation$800$2,000per job
Tankless water heater$1,400$3,900per job
Burst pipes$200$3,000per job
Main line water leak repair$600$4,500per job
New plumbing pipes$370$2,100per job
Sump pump installation$640$2,100per job
Sewer line cleaning$190$570per job
Sewer camera inspection$270$1,740per job
Sewer main installation$1,430$5,800per job
Gas line repair$250$750per job

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does a plumber cost. Last price check: September 13, 2026.

The source says it was updated using automation technology and reviewed by an editor, and does not say which job rows include materials. Its water heater installation row, $800 to $2,000, sits inside neither end of HomeAdvisor's own water heater guide, which prices the tank alone at $600 to $2,500 before $150 to $450 of labor, and its sewer main installation row differs from the same publisher's sewer guide. Emergency work is described as time and a half to triple the hourly rate.

Drain cleaning prices

Per job
ItemLowHighUnit
Drain cleaning, typical job$147$352total
Toilet$110$275total
Kitchen sink$110$215total
Bathtub or shower$225$225average
Main sewer line$100$800total

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does it cost to unclog a drain. Last price check: September 13, 2026.

The source starts a main sewer line at $100, below its own toilet and kitchen sink rows.

Ejector pump prices

As each row states
ItemLowHighUnit
Ejector pump replacement, typical job$850$3,500total
Installation labor, standard replacement$650$1,200total
Whole system with a new pit$2,500$3,100total
Plastic pump$150$500each
Plastic and cast iron pump$180$700each
Stainless steel pump$200$850each
Full cast iron pump$200$2,000each
Battery backup pump, installed$600$600average
Annual inspection$100$200total
Plumber$45$200per hour

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does a sewer ejector pump cost. Last price check: September 16, 2026.

The source prices a full cast iron pump from $200, the same floor as stainless steel and $50 above plastic.

Bidet prices

As each row states
ItemLowHighUnit
Bidet installation, typical job$400$1,500total
Standalone bidet$500$1,500each
Bidet toilet, installed$1,200$2,000each
Bidet toilet seat$170$650each
Bidet attachment, installed$80$120each
Handheld sprayer, installed$40$120each
Plumber's labor$220$220average
New supply lines$1,180$1,180average
Toilet installation, for comparison$220$530total

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does it cost to install a bidet. Last price check: September 16, 2026.

The source says a standalone bidet needs about $220 of installation on top of the $500 to $1,500 fixture, and $1,180 more where new plumbing lines are needed.

Toilet installation prices

As each row states
ItemLowHighUnit
Toilet installation, typical job$224$533total
Plumber or remodeler, whole swap$373$373average
Removing and hauling the old toilet$50$200total
Wax ring replacement$50$200total
Valve replacement$50$150total
Pipe replacement$70$700total
Toilet drain pipe repair$670$670average
Two-piece toilet$375$375average
One-piece toilet$800$800average
Wall-mounted toilet$700$700average
Upflush toilet$1,000$1,000average

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does it cost to install a toilet. Last price check: September 16, 2026.

The source's typical job of $224 to $533 sits beside a $373 average for the plumber alone; its toilet rows are unit prices, so a toilet and its installation are two figures.

Garbage disposal installation prices

As each row states
ItemLowHighUnit
Garbage disposal, installed$150$950total
Continuous-feed disposal$260$260average
Batch-feed disposal$310$310average
Aluminum disposal$70$350each
Stainless steel disposal$400$1,200each
Labor saved doing it yourself$90$250total
Plumber$45$200per hour
Handyperson$55$75per hour
Electrician, if wiring is needed$50$100per hour
Dishwasher drain connector$10$40each

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does it cost to install a garbage disposal. Last price check: September 16, 2026.

The source's headline range is $200 to $625 and its text gives $150 to $950, both with a $550 average.

Worked example

One hour of a master plumber, a toilet repair and a drain cleared, then three hours of a journeyperson on an after-hours call.

  1. Master plumber, 1 hour. $80 to $200.
  2. Toilet repair. $100 to $300.
  3. Clearing a clog. $95 to $500.
  4. Total. $275 to $1,000.
  5. After hours, 3 hours plus a service call. $280 to $580, or $420 to $1,740 at the source's time and a half to triple.

The high end is nearly four times the low end, which is the source's spread, not this page's. It is the case for getting two written quotes.

The formula

A sum of published ranges:

low = Σ row low × quantity    high = Σ row high × quantity
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1.5 × low to 3 × high, as the source describes

Adding lows together and highs together gives a range wider than any one job.

Why this page prints a price at all

This site does not publish prices of its own. It quotes dated, bylined ranges and adds them up for you.

Adding them up is also how the contradictions show: the general plumber table and the dedicated guides from the same publisher do not agree on a water heater, a sewer main or a whole-house repipe.

One publisher, two prices for the same job

HomeAdvisor publishes a general guide to what a plumber costs, with a table of common jobs, and separate guides for several of those jobs. Where both price the same job:

HomeAdvisor general and dedicated guides, both updated June 2026
JobGeneral plumbing guideDedicated guideAgainst each other
Water heater installation$800 to $2,000see noteHomeAdvisor's water heater guide prices a tank unit at $600 to $2,500 before $150 to $450 of labor, and a tankless heater at $1,400 to $3,900 installed
Sewer main installation$1,430 to $5,800see noteHomeAdvisor's sewer guide gives $1,388 to $5,323 for a replacement
Tankless water heater$1,400 to $3,900$1,400 to $3,900agree

The general table's water heater installation ends at $2,000. The dedicated guide's tank unit alone reaches $2,500 before any labor. A quote above the general figure is not necessarily high; it may be the dedicated guide's range.

The estimator uses the general guide's rows because they are the ones built to be added together, and prints this table so the difference is visible.

Pipe by the foot, and a repipe range below its own table

HomeAdvisor's repiping guide prices pipe by material per linear foot:

As published by HomeAdvisor, updated June 17, 2026
PipeLowHighUnit
PVC pipe$2.00$4.50per linear ft
CPVC pipe$0.50$3.00per linear ft
PEX pipe$0.40$4.00per linear ft
Copper pipe$2.00$12.00per linear ft

Its headline range cannot be a whole house. The guide says repiping a house costs $373 to $2,121, $1,247 on average. Its own table by house size, at $4.50 a square foot, starts at $3,600 for 800 sq ft and reaches $13,500 for 3,000. The headline range is below the smallest house in its own table, which suggests it describes partial repipes or individual runs rather than a whole house.

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does it cost to repipe a house, Written by HomeAdvisor staff writer, reviewed by Jeff Botelho, updated using automation technology and reviewed by editor Ryan Noonan, read 2026-09-13.

How the plumbing estimate is added up

Hours times a rate, jobs times a range. A master plumber's hour is $80 to $200 in the source, a toilet repair $100 to $300. The total adds every low end and every high end.

That makes the total wider than a real invoice, which will not land at the bottom of every range at once. Two written quotes will tell you more than the width of this one.

After-hours work is described by the source as time and a half to triple the hourly rate. The estimator applies that to everything when you choose it, which overstates any part of the bill that is parts rather than time.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a plumber cost per hour?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $45 to $90 an hour for an apprentice, $60 to $110 for a journeyperson and $80 to $200 for a master plumber, with a service call of $100 to $250 including the first hour.
How much does PVC pipe cost per foot?
HomeAdvisor's repiping guide gives $2 to $4.50 per linear foot for PVC piping, $0.50 to $3 for CPVC, $0.40 to $4 for PEX and $2 to $12 for copper, without a separate row for copper tubing and without saying whether that is material only.
How much does it cost to repipe a house?
HomeAdvisor's table by house size is $4.50 a square foot: $3,600 for 800 sq ft, $6,750 for 1,500 sq ft, $11,250 for 2,500 sq ft. Its headline range of $373 to $2,121 is below every one of those, so it cannot describe a whole house.
What does an emergency plumber cost?
HomeAdvisor describes after-hours work as time and a half to triple the hourly rate. The estimator applies that to the whole total when you choose after hours.
How much does it cost to install a water heater?
HomeAdvisor's plumber guide says $800 to $2,000; its dedicated water heater guide prices a tank unit at $600 to $2,500 plus $150 to $450 of labor, and a tankless heater at $1,400 to $3,900 installed.
Why is the range so wide?
The source's ranges are wide, and adding several together assumes every one lands at its low or high end at once. A written quote for your job narrows it.
How much does it cost to snake a drain?
HomeAdvisor's plumber guide gives $95 to $500 for a clogged drain, listed as clearing clogs or drain snaking, and its drain cleaning guide puts a typical job at $147 to $352. By drain, that guide gives $110 to $275 for a toilet, $110 to $215 for a kitchen sink and $100 to $800 for a main sewer line.
What does fixing a burst pipe cost?
HomeAdvisor's plumber guide gives $200 to $3,000 for burst pipes and $600 to $4,500 for a main line water leak repair. A burst pipe is often an after-hours call, and the source describes after-hours work as time and a half to triple the hourly rate.
What does it cost to replace galvanized, cast iron or polybutylene pipe?
The sources here price the new pipe rather than the old material. HomeAdvisor's repiping guide gives $2 to $4.50 per linear foot for PVC, $0.40 to $4 for PEX and $2 to $12 for copper, and $4.50 a square foot by house size for a whole house. It has no row for removing galvanized, cast iron or polybutylene pipe. Orangeburg, a fiber pipe used for sewer lines, is replaced as a sewer line, and the sewer main installation row is $1,430 to $5,800.
Does this page price pipe lining or hydro jet drain cleaning?
No. Neither HomeAdvisor guide quoted here has a row for pipe relining, cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining or hydro jetting, so the estimator has nothing to add up for them. The nearest rows are sewer line cleaning at $190 to $570 and a sewer camera inspection at $270 to $1,740.
How much does it cost to install an ejector pump?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide puts a sewer ejector pump replacement at $850 to $3,500, $2,300 on average. Installation labor for a standard replacement is $650 to $1,200. Where the whole system is replaced, including digging a new pit, it gives $2,500 to $3,100. The pump itself runs $150 to $500 in plastic up to $200 to $2,000 in full cast iron, a battery backup pump averages $600 installed, and a yearly inspection is $100 to $200. The guide prices replacements, so a basement that has never had a pit should be priced from the whole system figure, not the pump.
How much does it cost to install a bidet?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $400 to $1,500 for a typical bidet installation, $640 on average. A bidet attachment is $80 to $120 installed and a handheld sprayer $40 to $120. A bidet toilet seat is $170 to $650. A standalone bidet is $500 to $1,500 for the fixture plus about $220 of plumber's labor, and $1,180 more where new supply lines have to be run. A combined bidet toilet is $1,200 to $2,000 installed.
What is the labor cost to install a toilet?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $224 to $533 for a typical toilet installation and budgets about $373 for a plumber or remodeler to do the whole swap. Removing and hauling away the old toilet is $50 to $200, a wax ring $50 to $200 and a valve $50 to $150. The toilet itself is separate: about $375 for a two-piece and $800 for a one-piece model. Repairing a toilet drain pipe averages $670.
How much does it cost to install a garbage disposal?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $150 to $950, $550 on average, while the headline on the same page says $200 to $625. A continuous-feed unit averages $260 and a batch-feed unit $310. The guide puts the labor you save doing it yourself at $90 to $250, with plumbers at $45 to $200 an hour and an electrician at $50 to $100 an hour if the outlet or switch needs wiring.
How much does a plumber charge to unclog or snake a drain?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $147 to $352 for a typical drain cleaning, $110 to $215 for a kitchen sink and $100 to $800 for a main sewer line. HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $100 to $250 for snaking a main line clog.
How much does a trench drain or channel drain cost?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $30 to $90 per linear foot for a trench drain installed, which is the same thing as a channel drain. A 20 ft channel drain across a driveway is $600 to $1,800 at that rate, and a drain contractor is $50 to $100 an hour.
How much does copper plumbing pipe cost?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $2 to $12 per linear foot for copper pipe, against $0.40 to $4 for PEX and $2 to $4.50 for PVC, with plumbing labor at $45 to $200 an hour.
How much does it cost to repair a leaking or burst pipe?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $200 to $3,000 per job for a burst pipe and $600 to $4,500 for a leak on the main water line, with a service call including the first hour at $100 to $250.
How much does pipe relining cost?
HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $90 to $250 per foot for cured in place lining, the usual method for relining a cast iron or clay drain, against $60 to $250 per foot to dig and replace. The sewer line calculator on this site measures the run.

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Figures on this page last checked against the source documents on 2026-09-13. Codes are amended locally; confirm against the edition your jurisdiction enforces.

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Every figure on this page is HomeAdvisor's, read on 13 September 2026, and none is this site's. Summed ranges are wider than any single job. Plumbing work commonly needs a licensed plumber and a permit.