How Much Does an Electrician Cost in Sydney?

What This Article Covers

A quick overview before you dive in:

• The three ways electricians usually price a job: call-out fees, hourly rates and fixed quotes, and what to ask about each.
• Our starting prices for common jobs, from power points and ceiling fans to switchboard upgrades and EV chargers, all + GST.
• What we charge to come out, in business hours and after hours, and the conditions behind it.
• The things that push the price up, and how to compare quotes fairly.

How much does an electrician cost in Sydney? It depends on how they price the job and what the job involves. Some charge a call-out fee plus an hourly rate, others give a fixed price, and many use both depending on the work. If you're searching for an electrician's cost per hour, it's worth knowing that a fixed quote tells you more: it's the price you'll actually pay.

This guide comes from Impulse Electrical Enterprise, a Sydney electrician based in Strathfield. We're licensed and insured, and our director, Matthew Neil, supervises every job. Below are the starting prices we publish for common jobs, so you have real numbers to compare: an LED downlight from $73 + GST, a ceiling fan replacement from $150 + GST, a new double power point from $357 + GST and a switchboard upgrade from $1,200 + GST. Every price is confirmed with you before any work starts.

How Electricians Price a Job

• Call-out fee. A charge to come to your home, sometimes including a set amount of time on site.
• Hourly rate. Time on site, charged by the hour or part hour, with parts on top. Useful for fault-finding, where nobody knows how long it will take until the fault is found.
• Fixed quote. A set price for a defined job, agreed before work starts. The best option for jobs with a clear scope, such as a new power point, a ceiling fan or a switchboard upgrade.

When you compare electricians, ask what's included: is the call-out fee on top of the hourly rate, are parts extra, and is the quote a fixed price or an estimate?

Our Starting Prices for Common Jobs

These are the starting prices we publish on our service pages. Each assumes a standard installation with accessible wiring; your final price is confirmed in a free, fixed quote before we start.

For an EV charger, our EV charger cost estimator gives you a price for your home in about a minute. For other jobs around the house, see our residential electrician services.

What We Charge to Come Out

• Business hours: there's no call-out fee in Annandale, Dulwich Hill, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Petersham and St Peters during business hours. Elsewhere, there's no extra travel fee in business hours just because you're outside those suburbs, although jobs more than about 40 minutes away may have a travel or call-out fee, which we'll tell you about before booking.
• After hours: an emergency electrician call-out is $250 + GST, in every suburb we attend, including those six. We confirm it on the phone before we send anyone, and public holiday rates may apply.

We don't publish an hourly rate: for planned work, we give you a fixed price before we start. For an emergency, the electrician makes the fault safe first, then talks you through any repair, which only goes ahead once you approve the price.

What Pushes the Price Up

• Access. Cables that have to run through a low roof space, under a floor or through brick walls take longer.
• The state of the existing wiring. Old or damaged wiring, or a switchboard with no room, can mean extra work before the new job can go in.
• New circuits. A new appliance or charger often needs its own circuit from the switchboard.
• Height and specialist access. High or raked ceilings and two-storey exteriors may need extra equipment.
• After hours and public holidays. Emergency work outside business hours costs more.

How to Compare Electrician Quotes

Get quotes for the same scope of work, in writing, and check each one says whether it's a fixed price and what's included. In NSW, an electrician must complete a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW) when they install, add to, change or repair wiring or equipment, even for a like-for-like swap, so check the quote includes it. For switchboard work, our guide to comparing switchboard quotes lists what every quote should include.

Questions About Electrician Costs in Sydney

How much is an electrician per hour in Sydney?

It varies between electricians, and work after hours costs more. We don't publish an hourly rate: for planned work, we give you a fixed price in a free quote before we start. Our after-hours emergency call-out is $250 + GST, and any repair after that is priced and approved by you before it goes ahead.

Do you charge a call-out fee?

There's no call-out fee in Annandale, Dulwich Hill, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Petersham and St Peters during business hours. Elsewhere, there's no extra travel fee in business hours just because you're outside those suburbs, although jobs more than about 40 minutes away may have a travel or call-out fee, which we'll tell you about before booking. After hours, the call-out is $250 + GST in every suburb we attend.

Are your quotes free?

Yes. Quotes are free, and we agree a fixed price with you before any work starts.

Do your prices include GST?

No. All our published prices are + GST.

Want a Fixed Price for Your Job?

Tell us what you need and send a photo if you can, and we'll give you a fixed price before we start. Call us on 0481 228 836 or request a free quote.