Cost

Panel swap, service upgrade and the meter work, priced separately.

150-amp panel upgrade cost in Missouri

A 150-amp panel upgrade in Missouri

$2,217

the middle option, and often the one that gets skipped over · typical range $1,612 – $3,023

Typical totalinstalled, 150 amp	$2,217
Range you should see in bidsthree bids on the same scope normally land inside this	$1,612 – $3,023
Labor portion68% of the job — this is the part that moves by state	$1,508
Material portion32% — bought at national prices	$709
Electricians pay in Missouriabout $35/hr · BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 47-2111	$72,310/yr
U.S. mean for the same tradeSOC 47-2111	$71,490/yr
Versus the national priceMissouri trade pay runs +1.1% against the U.S. mean	+$17

Notes

Where the number comes from. The national price for a 150-amp panel upgrade is $2,200 installed — service panel upgrade pricing published for 2026. Labor is about 68% of that. Electricians in Missouri average $72,310 a year against a U.S. mean of $71,490 — a factor of 1.011 — so the labor half is scaled by that and the material half is not.
What is in the price: the panel, breakers, a new meter base, grounding electrodes, the service mast, permit inspection time, and labor.
What is not: the utility drop, trenching for an underground service, any rewiring inside the house, and repairs to walls the mast passes through. These are the lines that turn a $2,217 quote into a $2,771 invoice, so ask about each one before signing.
Why state matters more than people expect. Materials ship at national prices; crews do not move. Missouri sits above the national mean by 1.1%, which lands on 68% of the job and moves the total by $17.
Use this as a bid check, not a quote. It prices an average job in an average condition. Difficult access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a national average for the job.

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