Cost to run a pool pump by state
A typical ENERGY STAR pool pump costs between $44.05 a year in Nevada and $163.38 in Hawaii, about 3.7 times as much. The median state is around $56.55.
“Typical” is the median annual energy use of 395 current ENERGY STAR certified pool pumps (346 kWh a year) times each state’s average residential price from the U.S. EIA (August 2026). Your own rate and the exact model change the result; use the calculator on any pool pump page. For this product the yearly kWh is our estimate from ENERGY STAR’s listed power, assuming 8 hours a day at its low-speed setting, every day of the year.
| State | Price (¢/kWh) | Cost per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 12.72 | $44.05 | $3.67 |
| Louisiana | 12.87 | $44.57 | $3.71 |
| North Dakota | 13.31 | $46.09 | $3.84 |
| Utah | 13.31 | $46.09 | $3.84 |
| Idaho | 13.37 | $46.30 | $3.86 |
| Tennessee | 13.42 | $46.47 | $3.87 |
| Nebraska | 13.54 | $46.89 | $3.91 |
| Kentucky | 13.80 | $47.79 | $3.98 |
| Arkansas | 14.37 | $49.76 | $4.15 |
| Mississippi | 14.43 | $49.97 | $4.16 |
| Wyoming | 14.43 | $49.97 | $4.16 |
| Washington | 14.63 | $50.66 | $4.22 |
| Oklahoma | 14.82 | $51.32 | $4.28 |
| North Carolina | 14.95 | $51.77 | $4.31 |
| Florida | 14.99 | $51.91 | $4.33 |
| Arizona | 15.05 | $52.12 | $4.34 |
| South Dakota | 15.15 | $52.46 | $4.37 |
| Kansas | 15.47 | $53.57 | $4.46 |
| Montana | 15.57 | $53.92 | $4.49 |
| South Carolina | 15.76 | $54.58 | $4.55 |
| Georgia | 15.90 | $55.06 | $4.59 |
| Texas | 15.91 | $55.10 | $4.59 |
| Oregon | 15.92 | $55.13 | $4.59 |
| Missouri | 16.02 | $55.48 | $4.62 |
| West Virginia | 16.31 | $56.48 | $4.71 |
| Alabama | 16.33 | $56.55 | $4.71 |
| New Mexico | 16.51 | $57.17 | $4.76 |
| Indiana | 17.02 | $58.94 | $4.91 |
| Iowa | 17.06 | $59.08 | $4.92 |
| Colorado | 17.17 | $59.46 | $4.95 |
| Minnesota | 17.20 | $59.56 | $4.96 |
| Virginia | 17.64 | $61.09 | $5.09 |
| Delaware | 18.70 | $64.76 | $5.40 |
| Illinois | 19.32 | $66.91 | $5.58 |
| Ohio | 19.38 | $67.11 | $5.59 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41 | $67.22 | $5.60 |
| Maryland | 21.40 | $74.11 | $6.18 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77 | $75.39 | $6.28 |
| Michigan | 22.99 | $79.61 | $6.63 |
| Vermont | 23.84 | $82.56 | $6.88 |
| Connecticut | 24.51 | $84.88 | $7.07 |
| New Jersey | 24.61 | $85.22 | $7.10 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98 | $89.97 | $7.50 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64 | $95.72 | $7.98 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18 | $97.59 | $8.13 |
| New York | 28.65 | $99.21 | $8.27 |
| Alaska | 29.41 | $101.85 | $8.49 |
| California | 29.75 | $103.02 | $8.59 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48 | $105.55 | $8.80 |
| Maine | 32.11 | $111.20 | $9.27 |
| Hawaii | 47.18 | $163.38 | $13.62 |
Sorted from the cheapest state to the most expensive. See also electricity prices by state and all pool pumps.