Electrical estimate template

Download the Electrical estimate template

The same sample document in two formats. The PDF is what a finished estimate looks like; the spreadsheet has live formulas, so change a quantity or a rate and the totals follow.

No signup, no email, no watermark. Sample figures — edit everything. Opens in Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets.

See this estimate filled in, in the builder — the same sample, editable.

What a Electrical estimate needs on it

Estimate any job where you have not opened the panel. Aluminium branch wiring, an undersized service, a panel brand with no available breakers, and a missing ground are all findings that change the number, and each belongs in writing as an exclusion before you quote the pretty part of the job.

• Your license number, which several states require on the document itself
• Existing service size and available capacity — the basis for the whole price
• The load calculation as its own priced step, rather than absorbed into labor
• Whether the panel has physical space for new breakers, which is not the same as having capacity
• Whether drywall cut-in and patching is included, because running circuits means opening walls

And what every estimate needs

Use an estimate when the scope is clear but the final number can still move — concealed damage, a substrate you cannot see until demo, or material prices that change between bid and start date.

• An expiry date, so a months-old number cannot be held against you
• Scope written plainly enough that a homeowner knows what is excluded
• A deposit or payment schedule if you need money before mobilising
• A signature line, so acceptance is recorded rather than remembered

Electrical line items included in this template

These load into the builder ready to edit. Prices are starting points, not our opinion of what you should charge — set your own and they save to your price book.

Rates are illustrative US figures and vary widely by market. Price your own work.

Questions

Does my license number have to be on an electrical estimate?

Several states require the license number on contracts and advertising, and some require it on estimates specifically. Requirements vary, so check your own board — but printing it costs nothing and it is one of the fastest credibility signals on the page.

Should I charge for a diagnostic on electrical troubleshooting?

Yes — troubleshooting is the work, not a preamble to it. Charge a stated diagnostic rate, put it on the estimate, and credit it against the repair if they proceed. Free diagnostics on electrical faults reward the customer who calls four electricians and hires none of them.

How do I estimate a job before I have opened the panel?

Price the visible work and name the panel as the open question. An undersized service, aluminium branch wiring, a panel brand with no available breakers and a missing ground are all findings that change the number. Listing them as exclusions with what each would cost is what separates an estimate from a guess.