The short answer: There is no published statewide Level 2 installation price for New Jersey 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. New Jersey's May 2025 mean electrician wage is $41.68 an hour, index 1.21 versus the U.S. mean of $34.37, about 21% above 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 New Jersey. 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 New Jersey
New Jersey electricians (SOC 47-2111, all industries) had a mean hourly wage of $41.68 and a mean annual wage of $86,700 in the May 2025 OEWS release. Employment was 13,520. The median hourly wage was $37.14. 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 1.21, about 21% above the U.S. mean. That is the 7th-highest mean hourly wage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The index is 1.21: the state mean hourly wage divided by the U.S. mean of $34.37, rounded to two decimals. About 21% above 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 $41.68.
Source: New Jersey electricians, May 2025 OEWS and the national electricians table. Workbooks: oesm25st.zip and oesm25nat.zip.
Programs AFDC lists for New Jersey
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 a resident may apply for
Electric Vehicle (EV) and EV Charger Rebate
New Jersey residents. The charger amount is $250. AFDC also describes vehicle rebates in this program; those vehicle amounts are not repeated here.
The NJBPU also offers residents a $250 rebate for the purchase of an eligible Level 2 EV charger through the Charge Up Residential Charger Program.
Multifamily and campus programs
Multifamily Housing (MFH) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Grants
New Jersey multifamily charger program. Charge Up lists it as open. The dollar caps were not on that page. Not a single-family garage rebate.
The Charge Up New Jersey page retrieved on October 30, 2026 lists a Multi-Unit Dwellings EV Charger Program among open programs. It does not state the AFDC caps of $4,000 or $6,000. Do not treat those caps as confirmed on that page.
Public, workplace, fleet, or commercial programs
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Grants
New Jersey workplace charging grant in AFDC. The Charge Up page retrieved on October 30, 2026 does not confirm the dollar caps. Not a single-family garage rebate.
The Charge Up New Jersey page retrieved on October 30, 2026 does not state the AFDC table figures of $750 for Level 1 or $4,000 for Level 2. Do not treat those figures as a confirmed open grant.
Public Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Grants
New Jersey public charging grant in AFDC. The dollar caps were not on the Charge Up page retrieved on October 30, 2026. Not a home rebate.
The Charge Up New Jersey page retrieved on October 30, 2026 does not state grants of $5,000 for Level 2 stations or $100,000 for DC fast chargers. Do not treat those AFDC figures as confirmed open amounts.
Programs with no dollar cap in the AFDC record
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Rebate Program Authorization
AFDC lists this program. The record reviewed on 2026-10-25 does not state a dollar cap.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is authorized to establish a residential EV charger incentive program.
Utility offers AFDC lists
AFDC assigns each utility record below to New Jersey. Confirm the utility serves the address before you count on an offer. A few utility names show up under more than one state in AFDC. Each bullet is quoted from that record's Residential Incentives / Infrastructure section and names a Level 2 charger, wiring, panel, or make-ready offer. Direct-current fast-charging-only bullets are left out. A record that says no incentives are currently offered is left out. A dollar amount appears only when the bullet states it. This page does not add one.
Atlantic City Electric (ACE) - New Jersey
- Make-Ready or Pre-Wiring Rebate for EV Chargers
AFDC record 13795 · Utility page linked by AFDC
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) - New Jersey
- EV Level 2 Charging Station Installation Rebate
- Make-Ready or Pre-Wiring Rebate for EV Chargers
AFDC record 13550 · Utility page linked by AFDC
PSE&G - New Jersey
- EV Level 2 Charging Station Installation Rebate
- Make-Ready or Pre-Wiring Rebate for EV Chargers
AFDC record 13793 · Utility page linked by AFDC
Look up the utility for an address in the AFDC U-Finder.
Building, access, and permitting rules
These are access, building, or permitting rules, not rebates. A dollar amount or a percent in this list is a project-size trigger or a share of parking spaces.
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Policies for Residential Associations. Residential associations may not prohibit or restrict the installation or use of EV chargers in a homeowner's designated parking space. AFDC law 12569.
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Parking Space Make-Ready Permitting Requirements. EV make-ready parking spaces at existing service stations, existing retail establishments, or any other existing building may be approved through the issuance of a municipal zoning permit by meeting the following requirements AFDC law 12681.
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 New Jersey charging-cost page.
See whether a panel can take a Level 2 circuit
See what charging costs in New Jersey
See home charger rebates in New Jersey
See the extra EV registration fee in New Jersey
Also in Middle Atlantic
All 50 states and the District of Columbia
Home hardware, if you are pricing a Level 2 charger. The ChargePoint Home Flex is the adjustable 16–50A unit covered in the charger guide and the Home Flex review. The hardware ranges higher on this page come from the cited DOE report, not from this link. The button opens the Amazon listing.
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FAQ: installing a Level 2 charger in New Jersey
How much does it cost to install a Level 2 EV charger in New Jersey?
There is no published statewide Level 2 installation price for New Jersey 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. New Jersey's May 2025 mean electrician wage is $41.68 an hour, index 1.21 versus the U.S. mean of $34.37, about 21% above the U.S. mean. That index is not a quote.
Does New Jersey have a Level 2 charger rebate?
AFDC records reviewed on 2026-10-25 list at least one resident or make-ready amount for New Jersey. Read the audience label on each program. A public or multifamily grant is not a garage rebate. Utility bullets are listed only when AFDC states the offer, and most of those bullets do not state a dollar 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, New Jersey. Retrieved 2026-10-25.
- AFDC laws and incentives, NJ. Extract reviewed 2026-10-25.