What should be optional in a electrical proposal?

In this template: Permit and inspection ($300.00 USD), Extra outlets ($180.00 USD per outlet), EV charger circuit ($1,100.00 USD), Whole-home surge protector ($350.00 USD). Optional lines sit next to the base price with a switch, so clients choose them without a follow-up email.

Pricing guide for electricians

How much to charge for electrical

Updated October 23, 2026. Example prices in US dollars from the electrical template.

Example starting total$4,100.00 USD

Short answer: Price electrical as one fixed line (200 amp panel upgrade at $3,800.00 USD) with a starting total of $4,100.00 USD, then 4 optional lines (permit and inspection, extra outlets, ev charger circuit) the client can switch on, and a quantity the client sets within your limits. Set your own numbers; the structure is what gets accepted.

Make a quote now, no signup Or a one-price quick quote

Free plan · No credit card · No account until you send

Below: the price lines from our electrical quote, what is fixed, what the client can switch on, and how to show it so the client accepts instead of haggling.

The example pricing

Line	Example price	How it is sold
200 amp panel upgradePanel, main breaker, circuits moved and labeled	$3,800.00 USD	Included
Permit and inspectionElectrical permit and inspection visit	$300.00 USD	Optional, on by default
Extra outletsNew outlets on existing circuits	$180.00 USD per outlet	Optional, off by defaultClient picks 1 to 12
EV charger circuitA 40 amp circuit and outlet or hardwired charger in the garage or driveway	$1,100.00 USD	Optional, off by default
Whole-home surge protectorInstalled at the panel	$350.00 USD	Optional, off by default

Starting total with the defaults on: $4,100.00 USD, before the client chooses among 4 optional lines, with 1 quantity the client sets within your limits. Example prices in US dollars; the template works in 16 currencies and every number is yours to change.

How to present it

Trades quotes are compared side by side, often on a phone, so the total has to be obvious and the scope written in words a homeowner uses. Materials, labour and what happens if the wall is not what you expected, each on its own line.

A fixed price for the defined job and optional lines for the things clients always ask about mid-way: the extra bed, the second coat, the seasonal visit. When they are on the page from the start, nobody feels upsold.

Deposit and payment stages belong in the proposal. A client who has accepted a page that says "40 percent to book, balance on completion" has agreed to it, and the signed record proves it.

Questions people ask

How much should I charge for electrical?: Price electrical as one fixed line (200 amp panel upgrade at $3,800.00 USD) with a starting total of $4,100.00 USD, then 4 optional lines (permit and inspection, extra outlets, ev charger circuit) the client can switch on, and a quantity the client sets within your limits. Set your own numbers; the structure is what gets accepted.
What should be optional in a electrical proposal?: In this template: Permit and inspection ($300.00 USD), Extra outlets ($180.00 USD per outlet), EV charger circuit ($1,100.00 USD), Whole-home surge protector ($350.00 USD). Optional lines sit next to the base price with a switch, so clients choose them without a follow-up email.
How do I present electrical pricing so it gets accepted?: Trades quotes are compared side by side, often on a phone, so the total has to be obvious and the scope written in words a homeowner uses. Materials, labour and what happens if the wall is not what you expected, each on its own line.

Why this structure gets accepted

One fixed line the client can say yes to. 200 amp panel upgrade is priced as a whole, so the conversation is about the result, not the hours.
Options on the page, not in follow-up emails. Permit and inspection, Extra outlets, EV charger circuit and more sit next to the base price with a switch. People choose what they can see.
The total moves as they choose. On a Quote and Sign page the client toggles lines and sets quantities, watches the total update, and signs with their name. What they chose becomes part of the signed record.

Put it in front of a client

Open this pricing as a real quote, change the words and numbers, and send the link. Your client reads it on a phone or laptop, picks the extras, and taps Accept. You both get the signed PDF.

Make a quote now, no signup See the template