The short answer: There is no published statewide Level 2 installation price for Alabama on this page. In the 2022 Idaho National Laboratory sample of Smart Charge America residential jobs, installation, with the charger itself not included, had a median of $1,098 and a mean of $1,310, from about $150 to about $18,000. Alabama's May 2025 mean electrician wage is $27.65 an hour, index 0.80 versus the U.S. mean of $34.37, about 20% below the U.S. mean. That index is not a quote.
National installation sample, labeled by scope
Use these figures as the national picture. They are not a bid for Alabama. Distance, permit examples, the service-upgrade sample, and the multifamily sample are on the hub methodology.
Charger hardware is a separate price from installation. Idaho National Laboratory report INL/RPT-22-68598 (Schey, Chu, and Smart, August 2022) checked Amazon.com and found 30 basic residential Level 2 wall-mount units from $335 to $899, with a median of $549, and a median of $575 for 22 smart units. That report quotes Rocky Mountain Institute at $380 to $689. The AFDC infrastructure page, reviewed on 2026-10-25, quotes the RMI range as $380 to $690. Both wordings are cited. This page does not pick one.
Sources: Schey, Chu, and Smart, Breakdown of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Installation Costs, INL/RPT-22-68598, August 2022; OSTI PDF of INL/RPT-22-68598; AFDC, Procurement and Installation for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.
The same INL report uses Smart Charge America billing records: more than 4,800 residential records, primarily from July 2018 to May 2022, from contractors in 20 major metros and from outside those metros. Installation cost, analyzed separately from the charger price, ran from about $150 to about $18,000. The mean was $1,310 and the median was $1,098. 45% of those installation costs were under $800. The report defines that installation cost as labor, materials such as wiring and conduit, permit fees, travel, and added fees such as design and overhead. Do not add labor again on top of $1,310.
Sources: Schey, Chu, and Smart, INL/RPT-22-68598, August 2022.
AFDC's infrastructure page says residential Level 2 installation is approximately $1,300 per connector and says that figure does not include labor and permitting. It cites the National Laboratory of the Rockies and Idaho National Laboratory levelized-cost report. That is a different citation, and a different scope, from the $1,310 mean above, which already includes labor and permits. Do not stack the two figures.
Sources: AFDC, Procurement and Installation for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.
The federal Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit, 26 U.S.C. 30C, expired for property placed in service after June 30, 2026. AFDC lists that expiration date. For a charger at a principal residence in a qualified location from January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, the credit was 30% of the cost, up to $1,000. A new installation does not qualify. In that same window, the business credit was 6% of depreciable costs, or 30% if prevailing-wage and apprenticeship rules were met, up to $100,000 per item. That business credit is also closed for property placed in service after June 30, 2026.
Sources: AFDC law 10513, Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit; IRS, Instructions for Form 8911.
Electrician wages in Alabama
Alabama electricians (SOC 47-2111, all industries) had a mean hourly wage of $27.65 and a mean annual wage of $57,510 in the May 2025 OEWS release. Employment was 10,900. The median hourly wage was $26.78. The U.S. mean was $34.37 an hour and $71,490 a year, with employment of 757,220. The state mean divided by the U.S. mean is 0.80, about 20% below the U.S. mean. That is the 3rd-lowest mean hourly wage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The index is 0.80: the state mean hourly wage divided by the U.S. mean of $34.37, rounded to two decimals. About 20% below the U.S. mean. OEWS covers wage-and-salary workers and excludes the self-employed. A contractor's bill rate is not this wage. The 2022 installation report's average electrician time is on the hub. This page does not multiply that time by $27.65.
Source: Alabama electricians, May 2025 OEWS and the national electricians table. Workbooks: oesm25st.zip and oesm25nat.zip.
Programs AFDC lists for Alabama
Amounts below are copied from the AFDC record. If a program is for workplaces, public sites, or multifamily buildings, the label says so. Funding can be exhausted before the law page comes down. Check the program site before you apply.
Programs with no dollar cap in the AFDC record
Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers Grants
AFDC lists this program. The record reviewed on 2026-10-25 does not state a dollar cap.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) administers the EV Charging Infrastructure Program.
Utility offers AFDC lists
AFDC's Residential Incentives / Infrastructure section did not list a Level 2 charger, wiring, panel, or make-ready offer for a utility assigned to Alabama in the extract reviewed on 2026-10-25. A utility can still have a program that AFDC has not written up.
Look up the utility for an address in the AFDC U-Finder.
Building, access, and permitting rules
The AFDC extract reviewed on 2026-10-25 did not include a building, access, or permitting rule in the set printed on this page.
What to do with these numbers
Ask for an itemized written quote: charger, circuit, panel or service work, utility fees, trenching, permits, and exclusions. The panel question is separate. The panel guide does not publish an upgrade price. What it costs to charge after the hardware is in is on the Alabama charging-cost page.
See whether a panel can take a Level 2 circuit
See what charging costs in Alabama
See home charger rebates in Alabama
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FAQ: installing a Level 2 charger in Alabama
How much does it cost to install a Level 2 EV charger in Alabama?
There is no published statewide Level 2 installation price for Alabama on this page. In the 2022 Idaho National Laboratory sample of Smart Charge America residential jobs, installation, with the charger itself not included, had a median of $1,098 and a mean of $1,310, from about $150 to about $18,000. Alabama's May 2025 mean electrician wage is $27.65 an hour, index 0.80 versus the U.S. mean of $34.37, about 20% below the U.S. mean. That index is not a quote.
Does Alabama have a Level 2 charger rebate?
The AFDC records reviewed on 2026-10-25 do not state a resident or make-ready dollar cap for Alabama. Public or utility programs may still exist. This page lists the ones in that extract and does not invent a rebate amount.
Can a new home Level 2 installation still claim the federal 30C credit?
The federal Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit, 26 U.S.C. 30C, expired for property placed in service after June 30, 2026. AFDC lists that expiration date. For a charger at a principal residence in a qualified location from January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, the credit was 30% of the cost, up to $1,000. A new installation does not qualify. In that same window, the business credit was 6% of depreciable costs, or 30% if prevailing-wage and apprenticeship rules were met, up to $100,000 per item. That business credit is also closed for property placed in service after June 30, 2026.
Sources
- Schey, Chu, and Smart, Breakdown of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Installation Costs, INL/RPT-22-68598, August 2022. PDF.
- AFDC, Procurement and Installation for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. Reviewed 2026-10-25.
- AFDC law 10513, Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit. See also IRS Instructions for Form 8911.
- BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 47-2111, Alabama. Retrieved 2026-10-25.
- AFDC laws and incentives, AL. Extract reviewed 2026-10-25.