Recessed Lighting Installation Costs
Installation of recessed can or LED wafer lights in ceilings, including new circuit wiring, dimmer switch, and patching around housings.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — Recessed Lighting Installation
Low
$53
Typical
$115
High
$297
Low
$55
Typical
$125
High
$342
Low
$59
Typical
$123
High
$302
Low
$59
Typical
$152
High
$472
Low
$52
Typical
$113
High
$298
Low
$59
Typical
$147
High
$445
Low
$60
Typical
$171
High
$573
Low
$56
Typical
$121
High
$314
Low
$50
Typical
$111
High
$295
Low
$59
Typical
$136
High
$377
Low
$53
Typical
$121
High
$338
Low
$54
Typical
$117
High
$301
Low
$52
Typical
$118
High
$322
Low
$67
Typical
$167
High
$502
Low
$62
Typical
$161
High
$498
Low
$59
Typical
$144
High
$423
Low
$51
Typical
$105
High
$260
Low
$54
Typical
$134
High
$400
Low
$59
Typical
$130
High
$343
Low
$59
Typical
$120
High
$285
Low
$61
Typical
$131
High
$338
Low
$57
Typical
$120
High
$301
Low
$59
Typical
$129
High
$340
Low
$58
Typical
$142
High
$417
Low
$51
Typical
$105
High
$260
Low
$54
Typical
$119
High
$312
Low
$62
Typical
$140
High
$379
Low
$58
Typical
$125
High
$322
Low
$59
Typical
$148
High
$446
Low
$61
Typical
$142
High
$396
Low
$57
Typical
$133
High
$378
Low
$58
Typical
$150
High
$466
Low
$53
Typical
$118
High
$312
Low
$54
Typical
$131
High
$385
Low
$54
Typical
$131
High
$385
Low
$53
Typical
$114
High
$296
Low
$52
Typical
$119
High
$326
Low
$61
Typical
$173
High
$575
Low
$61
Typical
$174
High
$582
Low
$55
Typical
$130
High
$372
Low
$55
Typical
$137
High
$415
Low
$54
Typical
$112
High
$277
Low
$54
Typical
$124
High
$346
Low
$55
Typical
$156
High
$520
Low
$58
Typical
$129
High
$344
Low
$64
Typical
$165
High
$513
Low
$62
Typical
$139
High
$377
Low
$53
Typical
$117
High
$310
Low
$63
Typical
$157
High
$473
Low
$51
Typical
$109
High
$282
Low
$52
Typical
$113
High
$298
Low
$56
Typical
$142
High
$428
Low
$59
Typical
$131
High
$348
Low
$55
Typical
$116
High
$291
Low
$59
Typical
$147
High
$442
Low
$53
Typical
$120
High
$328
Low
$60
Typical
$126
High
$314
Low
$58
Typical
$133
High
$368
Low
$55
Typical
$135
High
$398
Low
$52
Typical
$118
High
$323
Low
$55
Typical
$155
High
$515
Low
$61
Typical
$134
High
$355
Low
$59
Typical
$130
High
$339
Low
$52
Typical
$119
High
$327
Low
$57
Typical
$121
High
$304
Low
$58
Typical
$131
High
$352
Low
$54
Typical
$118
High
$312
Low
$57
Typical
$139
High
$409
Low
$61
Typical
$173
High
$576
Low
$60
Typical
$149
High
$447
Low
$56
Typical
$128
High
$350
Low
$54
Typical
$118
High
$311
Low
$54
Typical
$118
High
$312
Low
$55
Typical
$125
High
$341
Low
$58
Typical
$129
High
$344
Low
$54
Typical
$116
High
$299
Low
$59
Typical
$132
High
$358
Low
$59
Typical
$133
High
$361
Low
$53
Typical
$126
High
$366
Low
$55
Typical
$120
High
$315
Low
$56
Typical
$128
High
$350
Low
$53
Typical
$115
High
$303
Low
$59
Typical
$147
High
$443
Low
$55
Typical
$118
High
$304
Low
$61
Typical
$175
High
$584
Low
$50
Typical
$117
High
$325
Low
$61
Typical
$131
High
$338
Low
$53
Typical
$116
High
$305
Low
$52
Typical
$149
High
$495
Low
$52
Typical
$119
High
$326
Low
$58
Typical
$122
High
$304
Low
$51
Typical
$107
High
$264
Low
$52
Typical
$148
High
$492
Low
$59
Typical
$133
High
$363
Low
$58
Typical
$122
High
$304
Low
$62
Typical
$140
High
$379
Low
$54
Typical
$122
High
$333
Low
$59
Typical
$143
High
$421
Low
$49
Typical
$103
High
$254
Low
$57
Typical
$130
High
$354
Low
$51
Typical
$116
High
$317
Low
$52
Typical
$135
High
$417
Low
$57
Typical
$121
High
$304
Low
$55
Typical
$135
High
$402
Low
$56
Typical
$140
High
$420
Low
$53
Typical
$114
High
$295
Low
$53
Typical
$117
High
$311
Low
$56
Typical
$140
High
$422
Low
$54
Typical
$123
High
$343
Low
$60
Typical
$171
High
$570
Low
$54
Typical
$124
High
$346
Low
$61
Typical
$157
High
$487
Low
$53
Typical
$124
High
$345
Low
$52
Typical
$111
High
$288
Low
$54
Typical
$109
High
$260
Low
$54
Typical
$114
High
$287
Low
$59
Typical
$130
High
$344
Low
$55
Typical
$133
High
$390
Low
$51
Typical
$111
High
$292
Low
$59
Typical
$123
High
$306
Low
$54
Typical
$133
High
$397
Low
$59
Typical
$134
High
$362
Low
$67
Typical
$141
High
$350
Low
$51
Typical
$103
High
$245
Low
$54
Typical
$126
High
$350
Low
$61
Typical
$131
High
$338
Low
$60
Typical
$150
High
$451
Low
$57
Typical
$119
High
$296
Low
$57
Typical
$125
High
$329
Low
$61
Typical
$131
High
$338
Low
$59
Typical
$129
High
$340
Low
$61
Typical
$134
High
$355
Low
$56
Typical
$140
High
$424
Low
$52
Typical
$110
High
$276
Low
$51
Typical
$118
High
$329
Low
$51
Typical
$113
High
$300
Low
$56
Typical
$126
High
$342
Low
$56
Typical
$137
High
$401
Low
$51
Typical
$146
High
$487
Low
$57
Typical
$135
High
$385
Low
$59
Typical
$133
High
$359
Low
$55
Typical
$135
High
$403
Low
$55
Typical
$115
High
$290
Low
$55
Typical
$120
High
$313
Low
$53
Typical
$115
High
$298
Low
$55
Typical
$128
High
$357
Low
$50
Typical
$110
High
$290
Low
$60
Typical
$149
High
$449
Low
$58
Typical
$134
High
$372
Low
$56
Typical
$125
High
$337
Low
$60
Typical
$151
High
$455
Low
$52
Typical
$112
High
$290
Low
$59
Typical
$154
High
$480
Low
$59
Typical
$136
High
$375
Low
$67
Typical
$141
High
$350
Low
$52
Typical
$110
High
$276
Low
$55
Typical
$115
High
$290
Low
$58
Typical
$126
High
$329
Low
$65
Typical
$170
High
$533
Low
$50
Typical
$102
High
$244
Low
$50
Typical
$110
High
$293
Low
$58
Typical
$125
High
$324
Low
$52
Typical
$119
High
$326
Low
$52
Typical
$108
High
$267
Low
$59
Typical
$131
High
$350
Low
$56
Typical
$124
High
$330
Low
$59
Typical
$167
High
$556
Low
$59
Typical
$136
High
$378
Low
$56
Typical
$130
High
$362
Low
$59
Typical
$133
High
$363
Low
$54
Typical
$122
High
$332
Low
$67
Typical
$167
High
$502
Low
$50
Typical
$111
High
$292
Low
$52
Typical
$114
High
$294
Low
$54
Typical
$114
High
$287
Low
$59
Typical
$123
High
$305
Low
$55
Typical
$136
High
$406
Low
$52
Typical
$124
High
$360
Low
$66
Typical
$161
High
$475
Low
$52
Typical
$114
High
$300
Low
$51
Typical
$117
High
$324
Low
$51
Typical
$103
High
$245
Low
$50
Typical
$121
High
$351
Low
$56
Typical
$136
High
$398
Low
$57
Typical
$161
High
$536
Low
$59
Typical
$132
High
$357
Low
$54
Typical
$131
High
$379
Low
$59
Typical
$167
High
$557
Low
$59
Typical
$130
High
$343
Low
$54
Typical
$116
High
$299
Low
$51
Typical
$112
High
$295
Low
$59
Typical
$149
High
$450
Low
$54
Typical
$120
High
$316
Low
$54
Typical
$133
High
$398
Low
$55
Typical
$127
High
$353
Low
$51
Typical
$113
High
$300
Low
$51
Typical
$111
High
$295
Low
$55
Typical
$122
High
$323
Low
$57
Typical
$120
High
$298
Low
$58
Typical
$133
High
$371
Low
$56
Typical
$136
High
$398
Low
$51
Typical
$111
High
$286
Low
$53
Typical
$115
High
$296
Low
$59
Typical
$136
High
$375
Low
$53
Typical
$119
High
$322
Low
$51
Typical
$112
High
$298
Low
$56
Typical
$131
High
$371
Low
$54
Typical
$119
High
$319
Low
$55
Typical
$120
High
$319
Low
$53
Typical
$120
High
$329
Low
$54
Typical
$119
High
$317
Low
$53
Typical
$107
High
$255
Low
$56
Typical
$126
High
$340
Low
$67
Typical
$167
High
$502
Low
$57
Typical
$163
High
$543
Low
$53
Typical
$114
High
$294
Low
$67
Typical
$167
High
$502
Low
$59
Typical
$130
High
$344
Low
$55
Typical
$121
High
$319
Low
$54
Typical
$116
High
$300
Low
$53
Typical
$118
High
$318
Low
$52
Typical
$114
High
$301
Low
$61
Typical
$151
High
$455
Low
$57
Typical
$142
High
$421
Low
$59
Typical
$138
High
$391
Low
$62
Typical
$140
High
$378
Low
$53
Typical
$119
High
$322
Low
$54
Typical
$138
High
$427
Low
$52
Typical
$119
High
$326
Low
$59
Typical
$136
High
$379
Low
$59
Typical
$153
High
$474
Low
$51
Typical
$109
High
$282
Low
$60
Typical
$170
High
$570
Low
$54
Typical
$119
High
$315
Low
$61
Typical
$134
High
$355
Low
$67
Typical
$141
High
$350
Low
$59
Typical
$143
High
$419
Low
$56
Typical
$122
High
$314
Low
$57
Typical
$141
High
$420
Low
$62
Typical
$159
High
$492
Low
$59
Typical
$152
High
$470
Low
$59
Typical
$128
High
$331
Low
$57
Typical
$134
High
$384
Low
$59
Typical
$141
High
$409
Low
$52
Typical
$108
High
$266
Low
$61
Typical
$153
High
$460
Low
$49
Typical
$109
High
$287
Low
$59
Typical
$139
High
$398
Low
$53
Typical
$110
High
$271
Low
$55
Typical
$125
High
$344
Low
$62
Typical
$176
High
$588
Low
$52
Typical
$120
High
$333
Low
$57
Typical
$125
High
$329
Low
$54
Typical
$132
High
$388
Low
$55
Typical
$120
High
$315
Low
$66
Typical
$165
High
$497
Low
$61
Typical
$127
High
$316
Low
$62
Typical
$140
High
$378
Low
$57
Typical
$125
High
$329
Low
$59
Typical
$130
High
$346
Low
$59
Typical
$135
High
$375
Low
$53
Typical
$112
High
$281
Low
$59
Typical
$132
High
$358
Low
$62
Typical
$154
High
$463
Low
$59
Typical
$143
High
$422
Low
$59
Typical
$148
High
$445
Low
$59
Typical
$127
High
$328
Low
$54
Typical
$120
High
$318
Low
$66
Typical
$166
High
$503
Low
$59
Typical
$148
High
$447
Low
$66
Typical
$161
High
$475
Low
$60
Typical
$143
High
$412
Low
$58
Typical
$129
High
$348
Low
$59
Typical
$124
High
$312
Low
$59
Typical
$136
High
$380
Low
$59
Typical
$148
High
$445
Low
$68
Typical
$170
High
$511
Low
$56
Typical
$117
High
$292
Low
$60
Typical
$146
High
$428
Low
$55
Typical
$119
High
$308
Low
$59
Typical
$132
High
$356
Low
$59
Typical
$134
High
$367
Low
$59
Typical
$130
High
$346
Low
$53
Typical
$118
High
$313
Low
$61
Typical
$173
High
$577
Low
$54
Typical
$120
High
$318
Low
$59
Typical
$168
High
$561
Low
$60
Typical
$125
High
$311
Low
$55
Typical
$135
High
$403
Low
$52
Typical
$115
High
$304
Low
$65
Typical
$162
High
$488
Low
$59
Typical
$123
High
$306
Low
$57
Typical
$120
High
$298
Low
$51
Typical
$117
High
$321
Low
$59
Typical
$136
High
$377
Low
$57
Typical
$120
High
$299
Low
$54
Typical
$152
High
$507
Low
$60
Typical
$139
High
$387
Low
$61
Typical
$134
High
$355
Low
$47
Typical
$96
High
$229
Low
$56
Typical
$128
High
$357
Low
$56
Typical
$145
High
$451
Low
$61
Typical
$131
High
$338
Low
$52
Typical
$116
High
$311
Low
$59
Typical
$124
High
$307
Low
$60
Typical
$141
High
$399
Low
$62
Typical
$177
High
$592
Low
$60
Typical
$143
High
$412
Low
$58
Typical
$129
High
$348
Low
$54
Typical
$121
High
$329
Low
$56
Typical
$140
High
$416
Low
$58
Typical
$122
High
$306
Low
$52
Typical
$115
High
$301
Low
$57
Typical
$132
High
$366
Low
$59
Typical
$148
High
$445
Low
$59
Typical
$137
High
$378
Low
$59
Typical
$140
High
$405
Low
$58
Typical
$129
High
$348
Low
$63
Typical
$156
High
$470
Low
$55
Typical
$123
High
$333
Low
$53
Typical
$138
High
$427
Low
$57
Typical
$143
High
$434
Low
$54
Typical
$154
High
$512
Low
$52
Typical
$109
High
$275
Low
$63
Typical
$157
High
$471
Low
$53
Typical
$130
High
$381
Low
$62
Typical
$159
High
$492
Low
$61
Typical
$174
High
$582
Low
$64
Typical
$160
High
$482
Low
$56
Typical
$130
High
$362
Low
$59
Typical
$133
High
$357
Low
$54
Typical
$118
High
$304
Low
$56
Typical
$120
High
$311
Low
$63
Typical
$156
High
$470
Low
$66
Typical
$164
High
$494
Low
$68
Typical
$170
High
$511
Low
$65
Typical
$162
High
$488
Low
$64
Typical
$160
High
$480
Low
$67
Typical
$167
High
$502
Low
$64
Typical
$160
High
$480
Low
$65
Typical
$161
High
$485
Low
$58
Typical
$126
High
$324
Low
$63
Typical
$158
High
$476
Low
$56
Typical
$123
High
$323
Low
$55
Typical
$127
High
$353
Low
$65
Typical
$186
High
$619
Low
$55
Typical
$137
High
$407
Low
$55
Typical
$119
High
$308
Low
$50
Typical
$110
High
$291
Low
$53
Typical
$116
High
$306
Low
$51
Typical
$115
High
$314
Low
$51
Typical
$111
High
$292
Low
$55
Typical
$126
High
$351
Low
$59
Typical
$128
High
$336
Low
$59
Typical
$129
High
$338
Low
$59
Typical
$137
High
$378
Low
$54
Typical
$117
High
$306
Low
$59
Typical
$168
High
$559
Low
$52
Typical
$125
High
$363
Low
$55
Typical
$155
High
$516
Low
$57
Typical
$147
High
$455
Low
$53
Typical
$121
High
$332
Low
$52
Typical
$133
High
$412
Low
$57
Typical
$128
High
$345
Low
$51
Typical
$122
High
$354
Low
$56
Typical
$134
High
$389
Low
$57
Typical
$131
High
$365
Low
$54
Typical
$120
High
$324
Low
$62
Typical
$154
High
$464
Low
$52
Typical
$113
High
$296
Low
$56
Typical
$142
High
$428
Low
$65
Typical
$186
High
$619
Low
$55
Typical
$116
High
$288
Low
$59
Typical
$124
High
$309
Low
$59
Typical
$129
High
$342
Low
$52
Typical
$119
High
$332
Low
$49
Typical
$107
High
$276
Low
$59
Typical
$127
High
$328
Low
$54
Typical
$122
High
$335
Low
$52
Typical
$117
High
$317
Low
$61
Typical
$148
High
$435
Low
$57
Typical
$126
High
$333
Low
$52
Typical
$116
High
$309
Low
$52
Typical
$108
High
$265
Low
$54
Typical
$117
High
$303
Low
$59
Typical
$132
High
$354
Low
$55
Typical
$137
High
$414
Low
$64
Typical
$159
High
$479
Low
$59
Typical
$130
High
$344
Low
$56
Typical
$138
High
$405
Low
$59
Typical
$132
High
$355
Low
$58
Typical
$129
High
$348
Low
$59
Typical
$147
High
$441
Low
$54
Typical
$118
High
$304
Low
$60
Typical
$143
High
$412
Low
$59
Typical
$167
High
$557
Low
$63
Typical
$157
High
$473
Low
$51
Typical
$116
High
$316
Low
$52
Typical
$130
High
$392
Low
$55
Typical
$135
High
$401
Low
$61
Typical
$174
High
$578
Low
$59
Typical
$134
High
$368
Low
$52
Typical
$118
High
$325
Low
$52
Typical
$117
High
$317
Low
$53
Typical
$114
High
$294
Low
$54
Typical
$125
High
$348
Low
$60
Typical
$137
High
$373
Low
$57
Typical
$120
High
$301
Low
$57
Typical
$127
High
$343
Low
$54
Typical
$114
High
$287
Low
$59
Typical
$145
High
$433
Low
$60
Typical
$156
High
$486
Low
$59
Typical
$144
High
$424
Low
$56
Typical
$160
High
$532
Low
$56
Typical
$130
High
$362
Low
$51
Typical
$117
High
$320
Low
$61
Typical
$153
High
$460
Low
$55
Typical
$120
High
$318
What Drives the Cost
About Recessed Lighting Installation Costs
Recessed lighting installation costs in Texas vary significantly based on project scope, complexity, and local market conditions. The wide range reflects differences in the number of fixtures, ceiling type, existing wiring accessibility, and whether structural modifications are needed. Texas's diverse geography and varying labor availability across urban and rural areas contribute to cost fluctuations, with urban centers typically commanding higher rates than smaller communities.
Questions to Ask Your Electrician
- 1How many recessed light fixtures will be installed, and what is their size and type?
- 2What is the ceiling material and condition (drywall, popcorn, textured, etc.)?
- 3Will existing wiring be used, or is new electrical work required?
- 4Are any structural modifications or ceiling reinforcements needed?
- 5What is the total square footage of the area being lit?
- 6Does the project require permits and inspections in your jurisdiction?
- 7Will the electrician handle fixture selection, or are you providing them?
- 8What warranty and guarantees are included with labor and materials?
- 9Is this a retrofit installation or new construction?
- 10What is the timeline for project completion, and are there any rush fees?