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Electrical Estimate Template for Circuits, Fixtures and Panel Work

Set out an electrical job by panel work, circuits, devices and fixtures, price materials and labor separately, and show permit fees, exclusions and how long the price holds, with an electrical estimate in PDF, Word and Excel

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Quick answer:An electrical estimate is a priced proposal for electrical work, written before the job starts. It describes the existing panel and sets out the scope as panel work, new circuits, devices and fixtures, then prices materials and labor in separate sections so the client can see where the money goes. Permit and inspection fees go on their own line, and the estimate should list what isn't included, such as patching walls after the wiring or work on the utility side of the meter, plus the estimated total and a date the price is valid until. Whether a job needs a permit, and what license the work needs, depends on where it is, so check what your jurisdiction requires. This page has a free electrical job estimate as a blank print-and-fill PDF and as Word and Excel files filled in with sample values.

ELECTRICAL ESTIMATE

Electrical contractor

Business name:
Example Electric LLC
Address:
33 Example Road, Sampletown
Phone / email:
[Phone or email]
License no.:
[License no., if required where you work]

Estimate details

Estimate no.:
EL-1736
Date:
Nov 3, 2026
Valid until:
Dec 3, 2026
Prepared by:
[Electrician name]

Client and job site

Client name:
Sam Example
Phone / email:
[Phone or email]
Job address:
14 Sample Street, Sampletown
Existing panel:
100 A main panel in the basement, no open spaces

Scope of work

Panel work:
Replace the 100 A main panel with a 200 A panel in the same location
New circuits:
2 kitchen countertop circuits; 1 circuit for an EV charger (240 V, 50 A)
Devices:
8 GFCI countertop receptacles; 2 USB receptacles
Fixtures:
6 recessed LED lights; hang 1 pendant over the island (client supplies the pendant)

Materials

  • Description: Main breaker panel, 200 A, 40 spacesAmount: 465.00
    Qty:
    1
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    465.00
  • Description: Circuit breakers, assortedAmount: 174.00
    Qty:
    12
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    14.50
  • Description: 12/2 NM cableAmount: 237.50
    Qty:
    250
    Unit:
    ft
    Unit price:
    0.95
  • Description: 6/3 NM cable for the EV charger circuitAmount: 189.00
    Qty:
    45
    Unit:
    ft
    Unit price:
    4.20
  • Description: GFCI receptaclesAmount: 176.00
    Qty:
    8
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    22.00
  • Description: USB receptaclesAmount: 56.00
    Qty:
    2
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    28.00
  • Description: Recessed LED lights, 6 in.Amount: 204.00
    Qty:
    6
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    34.00
  • Description: Boxes, connectors and hardwareAmount: 85.00
    Qty:
    1
    Unit:
    lot
    Unit price:
    85.00
Materials subtotal1,586.50

Labor

  • Description: Panel replacementAmount: 1,150.00
    Qty:
    10
    Unit:
    hour
    Unit price:
    115.00
  • Description: Kitchen circuits and receptaclesAmount: 1,035.00
    Qty:
    9
    Unit:
    hour
    Unit price:
    115.00
  • Description: Recessed lights and pendantAmount: 575.00
    Qty:
    5
    Unit:
    hour
    Unit price:
    115.00
  • Description: EV charger circuit (client supplies the charger)Amount: 345.00
    Qty:
    3
    Unit:
    hour
    Unit price:
    115.00
Labor subtotal3,105.00
Subtotal
4,691.50
Permit and inspection fees
220.00
Sales tax on materials and labor, if applicable (0%)
0.00
Estimated total
4,911.50

Scope notes

  • The permit and inspection fee shown is a sample figure; use the amount your local permit office charges
  • Work is scheduled once the permit is issued
  • The client supplies the pendant fixture and the EV charger

Exclusions

  • Utility company fees and any work on the utility side of the meter
  • Patching and painting walls and ceilings after the wiring work
  • Correcting existing wiring not listed in the scope

Accepted by (client signature)

Print name

Date

Prices are based on the scope shown above and are valid until the date shown.

Electrical job estimate: sample preview. Download it below.

Key Features

Everything you need in a professional estimate template.

Existing panel and a scope of work split into panel work, new circuits, devices and fixtures
Materials section priced as quantity × unit price, with its own subtotal
Labor section priced as hours × rate, with its own subtotal
Permit and inspection fees on their own line, plus sales tax on materials and labor if applicable, and the estimated total
Scope notes, exclusions and a "Valid until" date
Blank PDF, plus Word and Excel with sample values; the Excel file calculates the totals

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The PDF is a blank form to print and fill in by hand. The Word and Excel files contain the sample details shown in the preview, ready for you to replace with your own.

ELECTRICAL ESTIMATE

Electrical contractor

Business name:
Example Electric LLC
Address:
33 Example Road, Sampletown
Phone / email:
[Phone or email]
License no.:
[License no., if required where you work]

Estimate details

Estimate no.:
EL-1736
Date:
Nov 3, 2026
Valid until:
Dec 3, 2026
Prepared by:
[Electrician name]

Client and job site

Client name:
Sam Example
Phone / email:
[Phone or email]
Job address:
14 Sample Street, Sampletown
Existing panel:
100 A main panel in the basement, no open spaces

Scope of work

Panel work:
Replace the 100 A main panel with a 200 A panel in the same location
New circuits:
2 kitchen countertop circuits; 1 circuit for an EV charger (240 V, 50 A)
Devices:
8 GFCI countertop receptacles; 2 USB receptacles
Fixtures:
6 recessed LED lights; hang 1 pendant over the island (client supplies the pendant)

Materials

  • Description: Main breaker panel, 200 A, 40 spacesAmount: 465.00
    Qty:
    1
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    465.00
  • Description: Circuit breakers, assortedAmount: 174.00
    Qty:
    12
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    14.50
  • Description: 12/2 NM cableAmount: 237.50
    Qty:
    250
    Unit:
    ft
    Unit price:
    0.95
  • Description: 6/3 NM cable for the EV charger circuitAmount: 189.00
    Qty:
    45
    Unit:
    ft
    Unit price:
    4.20
  • Description: GFCI receptaclesAmount: 176.00
    Qty:
    8
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    22.00
  • Description: USB receptaclesAmount: 56.00
    Qty:
    2
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    28.00
  • Description: Recessed LED lights, 6 in.Amount: 204.00
    Qty:
    6
    Unit:
    each
    Unit price:
    34.00
  • Description: Boxes, connectors and hardwareAmount: 85.00
    Qty:
    1
    Unit:
    lot
    Unit price:
    85.00
Materials subtotal1,586.50

Labor

  • Description: Panel replacementAmount: 1,150.00
    Qty:
    10
    Unit:
    hour
    Unit price:
    115.00
  • Description: Kitchen circuits and receptaclesAmount: 1,035.00
    Qty:
    9
    Unit:
    hour
    Unit price:
    115.00
  • Description: Recessed lights and pendantAmount: 575.00
    Qty:
    5
    Unit:
    hour
    Unit price:
    115.00
  • Description: EV charger circuit (client supplies the charger)Amount: 345.00
    Qty:
    3
    Unit:
    hour
    Unit price:
    115.00
Labor subtotal3,105.00
Subtotal
4,691.50
Permit and inspection fees
220.00
Sales tax on materials and labor, if applicable (0%)
0.00
Estimated total
4,911.50

Scope notes

  • The permit and inspection fee shown is a sample figure; use the amount your local permit office charges
  • Work is scheduled once the permit is issued
  • The client supplies the pendant fixture and the EV charger

Exclusions

  • Utility company fees and any work on the utility side of the meter
  • Patching and painting walls and ceilings after the wiring work
  • Correcting existing wiring not listed in the scope

Accepted by (client signature)

Print name

Date

Prices are based on the scope shown above and are valid until the date shown.

Electrical job estimate

An estimate for residential electrical work: the scope by panel work, new circuits, devices and fixtures, materials and labor in separate sections, a permit and inspection fee line, a tax rate cell, exclusions and a valid-until date.

A priced proposal — not an invoice

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What an electrical estimate is

An electrical estimate is a written, priced proposal for electrical work that hasn't started yet: replacing a panel, adding circuits, installing receptacles and switches, putting up light fixtures. It tells the client what you'll do, what it will cost and what's left out, so they can decide before any wire is pulled.

An estimate isn't a bill. Nothing is owed on it, and on its own it isn't a signed contract either. If the client accepts, you agree the final terms with them. When the work is done, you send an invoice for it. The electrician invoice template covers that step. In Billed's estimating software you can convert an approved estimate into an invoice instead of retyping it.

What's on the electrical job estimate

  • Electrical contractor and estimate details: business name, address, phone or email and a license number line, then the estimate number, date, "Valid until" date and who prepared it.
  • Client and job site: the client's name and contact details, the job address and the existing panel. The sample's existing panel is "100 A main panel in the basement, no open spaces".
  • Scope of work: four lines: panel work, new circuits, devices and fixtures.
  • Materials: description, quantity, unit, unit price and amount, with a materials subtotal.
  • Labor: the same columns, with hours as the unit, and a labor subtotal.
  • Totals: subtotal, "Permit and inspection fees", "Sales tax on materials and labor, if applicable" and the estimated total.
  • Notes: "Scope notes" and "Exclusions".
  • Acceptance: client signature, print name and date.

The sample prices a kitchen and panel job: a 100 A panel replaced with a 200 A panel, two kitchen countertop circuits, an EV charger circuit, eight GFCI and two USB receptacles, six recessed lights and a client-supplied pendant. Materials come to 1,586.50, labor to 3,105.00 (27 hours at 115.00), and with 220.00 of permit and inspection fees and tax at 0%, the estimated total is 4,911.50. Every figure is a sample to overwrite, not a market price.

Write the scope by panel work, circuits, devices and fixtures

The client wants to know what will change in their home or building. The template's scope of work has four lines:

  • Panel work. A replacement, an upgrade, a subpanel or added breakers. Say what's being replaced and where the new equipment goes. The sample says "Replace the 100 A main panel with a 200 A panel in the same location".
  • New circuits. What each circuit feeds. "1 circuit for an EV charger (240 V, 50 A)" tells the client more than "wiring".
  • Devices. Receptacles, switches, dimmers and similar items, with a count.
  • Fixtures. Light fixtures and fans, and who supplies them. The sample says the client supplies the pendant, so the estimate prices only the labor to hang it.

The "Existing panel" line records what you found on the site visit: the panel's size, where it is and whether it has spare spaces. It's the basis for the panel part of the price, so if the client's panel turns out to be different, the estimate shows why the price has to change.

Before you price, look at the route the new wiring will take and how easy it is to reach: open attic or crawlspace, finished walls, a slab floor. Access changes the labor more than the materials. Take photos for your own records.

Materials and labor

The template prices materials and labor in separate sections, each with its own subtotal.

  • Materials. Panel, breakers, cable, devices, fixtures and the small parts, as quantity × unit price. Use the unit column for how you buy: each, ft, lot. The sample groups boxes, connectors and hardware as one lot line.
  • Labor. Hours × rate, one line per part of the scope, so the client can see how long each part takes. The sample has four labor lines, matching the panel, kitchen circuits, lights and EV charger circuit.

Keeping them apart shows the client what the parts cost and makes changes easy to price. If the client drops the recessed lights, you remove their material line and shorten the "Recessed lights and pendant" labor line, which also covers hanging the pendant. If they buy a fixture themselves, the material line goes and the labor stays, as with the sample's pendant and EV charger.

If a task is open-ended, such as tracing a fault, say in the scope notes that the hours shown are your expectation and how you'll handle extra time.

Tax. Whether sales tax applies to materials, labor or both depends on where you work. Check the rules where you work, for example with your state or local tax agency, before filling in the "Sales tax on materials and labor, if applicable" line. The template starts it at 0%.

Permits and inspections

Whether a job needs an electrical permit and inspection depends on the work and where it is. Check what your jurisdiction requires before you price the job, for example with the local building department. Then put the answer on the estimate:

  • The fee. The template has a separate "Permit and inspection fees" line, so the client can see it isn't part of your labor. The sample's 220.00 is a placeholder. The first scope note says so; use the amount your local permit office charges.
  • Who applies for it. You or the client. Add a scope note if it isn't you.
  • Timing. The sample's scope notes say "Work is scheduled once the permit is issued".
  • Inspections. Whether inspection visits are included, whether someone needs to give the inspector access, and how corrections will be priced if the inspector asks for work beyond the agreed scope.

Licensing also depends on where you work. In California, for example, the Contractors State License Board has a C-10 Electrical Contractor classification for contractors who place, install or connect electrical wiring, fixtures and equipment. Elsewhere, check the licensing rules where you work. The template's "License no." line says "if required where you work"; fill it in if you hold one.

Exclusions and hidden conditions

Electrical work touches other trades, so say what isn't in the price. The sample's exclusions are:

  • "Utility company fees and any work on the utility side of the meter"
  • "Patching and painting walls and ceilings after the wiring work"
  • "Correcting existing wiring not listed in the scope"

Add any other trade you aren't covering on this job, such as trenching for an outbuilding feed, low-voltage or data cabling, or patching masonry. If the client is supplying fixtures or equipment, say that you're installing them as supplied, and what happens if one is faulty or missing parts.

Opening walls and boxes can turn up damaged or unsafe wiring outside the scope. Say in the notes that you'll stop, show the client and price it before doing more. Then write the extra work up as a change and get the client's approval. A revised estimate the client signs is clearer than a text message.

In the US, if the home was built before 1978, the EPA's lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rule can apply to paid work that disturbs paint. EPA lists electrical work among the covered activities, names electricians among the trade contractors covered, and says firms doing that work must be certified. Minor repair and maintenance that disturbs six square feet or less of paint per room inside, or 20 square feet or less outside, isn't covered. Check EPA's page for the full rule before you price cutting into painted walls in an older home.

How long an electrical estimate should stay valid

No fixed rule applies. Set a "Valid until" date that matches how quickly your material prices and schedule change. The sample allows 30 days as a placeholder, and its footnote says prices are based on the scope shown and are valid until that date. If the client accepts later, or the scope has changed, reissue the estimate rather than editing the old one by hand.

Estimate, quote or invoice

An estimate and a quote are both priced proposals for work that hasn't started. Electricians use the words loosely. Some keep "quote" for a fixed price and "estimate" for a figure that may change once walls are opened. Whichever word you use, say what the price assumes and how hidden conditions will be handled. An invoice comes after the work and asks for payment.

How to fill in the template

  1. Add your business details and license number, the estimate number, the date and the "Valid until" date.
  2. Enter the client, the job address and what you found at the existing panel.
  3. Fill in the four scope lines: panel work, new circuits, devices and fixtures. Note anything the client supplies.
  4. List materials with quantity, unit and unit price, then labor with hours and your rate.
  5. Enter the permit and inspection fees, or 0.00 if there are none. In the Excel file, each line amount, both section subtotals, the subtotal, the tax and the estimated total are calculated by formulas. The tax rate starts at 0% and is applied to the subtotal of materials and labor; the file leaves the permit and inspection fees out of that base. That's how the template is set up, not a statement about what is taxable, so check the rules where you work and change the rate, or the formula, to match. To leave out tax, set its rate to 0%; to leave out the permit line, set it to 0.00. Don't delete those rows, because the totals refer to them. Each section has one blank row; if you need more lines, insert rows inside the section and copy the amount formula down. In Word or on the PDF, work out the amounts yourself.
  6. Edit the scope notes and exclusions for this job, then send the estimate to the client and keep a copy.

The PDF is a blank form for printing and filling in by hand on the site visit. The Word and Excel files have the same layout with the sample job filled in, so you can overwrite them and save a copy for each job.

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What's included in this estimate template

Electrical job estimate (this page) Home repair estimate
Best for One electrical job: panel work, new circuits, devices and fixtures A punch list of small repairs around a house
Job details Job address and the existing panel Property, walk-through date
How the work is described Scope of work grouped as panel work, new circuits, devices and fixtures One line per task, by location or room
Pricing Materials (qty × unit price) and labor (hours × rate), each with a subtotal Fixed-price items (materials included) and hourly labor, each with a subtotal
Fee line Permit and inspection fees Trip and disposal fee
Excel rate cells Sales tax on materials and labor (starts at 0%) Sales tax (starts at 0%), proposed deposit (starts at 20%)
Notes Scope notes, exclusions Exclusions, access, pricing
Formats Blank PDF; Word and Excel with sample values Blank PDF; Word and Excel with sample values

When this isn't for you

Once the work is done and you're asking for payment, send an invoice instead. If the electrical work is one trade inside a kitchen, bathroom or whole-house remodel, a remodeling estimate that prices every trade may suit the client better. For a mixed list of small repairs around a house, use a home repair estimate. This estimate isn't a permit application or a load calculation; if the building department asks for those, they're separate documents.

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