Annapolis, MD
Annapolis electrical permit fees
An Annapolis electrical permit for a new dwelling unit is $150.00 with a service of 200 amperes or less
plus $8.00 for each 100 amperes or fraction over 200. Rough wiring for additions, alterations and repairs is banded by outlet count — $25.00 for 1-10 outlets, $50.00 for 11-40, $75.00 for 41-75 — plus $10.00 per 25 outlets or fraction above 75. New apartment dwelling units pay 80% of the dwelling fees.
How this fee is calculated
These are the components the schedule defines for this permit, as they applied on 2026-09-28. A component only applies to your project if its conditions match — read that column before assuming a figure. Want a figure for your own project? Estimate this fee with the permit fee calculator.
| Component | Formula | Applies when | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| New dwelling unit, 200 amperes or less ($150.00)Permit fee | $150.00 flat fee | Occupancy is residential | — |
| Rough wiring, additions and alterations ($25.00-$75.00 by outlet band)Permit fee | Active circuits — $25.00 up to $0; $50.00 from $0 to $0; $75.00 above $0 | circuits is provided | — |
| More than 75 outlets ($10.00 per 25 or fraction, added to the $75.00 band)Permit fee | $75.00 for the first 75 circuits, plus $0.40 for each additional circuit | circuits over 75 | — |
A real permit fee is these components added together. The department’s final calculation is the one that applies — this is the schedule it will be based on.
A worked example
Follow the arithmetic by hand. Every line is produced by the engine from the rules above, so the total cannot drift away from the schedule behind it.
Worked example
A new single-family dwelling in Annapolis with a 200-ampere service, filed as new construction.
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupancy class | Residential |
Example total
$150.00
An estimate, not an official fee. It is calculated from the published fee schedule as it applied on 2026-09-28. The permit office’s own calculation is the one that applies, and your project may fall under rules this schedule does not describe.
Fee schedule as of 2026-09-28Rules applied 1Rules considered 3
| Component | How it is calculated | Amount |
|---|---|---|
New dwelling unit, 200 amperes or less ($150.00)Permit feeFY26 Fee Schedule, 'Electrical permit and inspection fees' §17.16: new dwelling units, 200 ampere service or less — $150.00. More than 200 amperes — $150.00 plus $8.00 for each 100 amperes or fraction thereof in excess of 200. The calculator charges the $150.00 base; the over-200-ampere add is named rather than charged, because an ordinary dwelling service sits in the base row.Show the working
| $150.00 flat fee | $150.00 |
| Total | $150.00 |
Fees that do not apply here
Listed so you can see what was considered and left out, rather than wondering whether something is missing. A rule can also be left out because it is not published for this permit at all, and that is stated where it matters.
- Rough wiring, additions and alterations ($25.00-$75.00 by outlet band) — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- More than 75 outlets ($10.00 per 25 or fraction, added to the $75.00 band) — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Assumptions
- Calculated from 1 fee rule in effect on 2026-09-28.
- Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent, once, at the end of each component.
The dwelling row charges $150.00 — §17.16's new dwelling unit, 200 ampere service or less. The over-200 add does not apply because the service is exactly at 200 amperes.
A 300-ampere service on the same house would be $150.00 plus $8.00 for each 100 amperes or fraction over 200 — one block — for $158.00. A 205-ampere service would pay the same $158.00, because the fraction rounds up.
Apartment dwelling units pay 80% of these figures: the same dwelling permit in a new apartment building is $120.00.
What is different in Annapolis
The dwelling row is amperage-priced, and the add-on is rounded the way Charleston and Miami-Dade round — per 100 amperes *or fraction thereof*. A 320-ampere service is $150.00 plus $8.00 for each of the two excess hundreds, rounding 120 amperes of excess up to two blocks.
The rough-wiring rows count everything fixed: 'All switches, lighting and receptacles to be counted as outlets.' Ten outlets or fewer is $25.00, eleven to forty $50.00, forty-one to seventy-five $75.00, and above seventy-five the schedule adds $10.00 for every 25 outlets or fraction — one hundred outlets are $85.00, not $75.00. The fixture row runs the identical bands in parallel, so a job with both counts pays both.
Section C's additions catch the rest: electrically operated signs at $75.00, radio and television receiving installations at $50.00, solar photovoltaic at $10.00 per module, generators at $75.00 for 1-8 kW plus $30.00 per additional 10 kW, and a $75.00 fee for a change in service size without new construction.
What this figure does not include
Impact fees, utility connections and other departments’ permits are the usual omissions, and in some jurisdictions they are larger than the permit fee itself.
Not included in these figures
This is §17.16's dwelling and rough-wiring rows. It excludes:
- Nonresidential service equipment: $175 at 200 amperes or less, $225 to 300, $250 to 400, $250 plus $0.75 per ampere over 400 to 1,200, and $1,250 plus $2.50 per ampere over 1,200.
- Swimming pools: $100 bonding for inground pools, $50 for lighting, fixtures, pumps and filters, and $45 above ground.
- Protective signaling systems at $80 for the first 10 devices plus $10 per additional multiple of ten.
- Transformers and vaults at $80, $125 and $130 by KVA, and modular or prefabricated structure stickers.
- Section C additions: signs $75, radio/TV $50, the $75 change-in-service fee, and the $10 solar module charge — named on the page but not folded into the worked example.
- Reinspection fees at $100 residential and $150 commercial, the $50 failure-to-notify fee and the $75 investigation fee.
What you need before applying
- Outlets counted as switches, lighting and receptaclesRequired
§17.16's rough-wiring rows state the counting rule in the row itself: 'All switches, lighting and receptacles to be counted as outlets.' The declared outlet count selects the band, and the fixture row runs the identical bands in parallel.
Common questions
How much is an electrical permit for a new house in Annapolis?
$150.00 for a dwelling unit with a 200-ampere service or less. Above 200 amperes the fee is $150.00 plus $8.00 for each 100 amperes or fraction thereof in excess of 200.
How are outlets counted for a remodel?
All switches, lighting and receptacles count as outlets. One to ten outlets is $25.00, eleven to forty $50.00, forty-one to seventy-five $75.00, and above seventy-five $10.00 per every 25 outlets or fraction thereof.
What does rough wiring of fixtures cost?
The identical bands: $25.00 for 1-10 fixtures, $50.00 for 11-40, $75.00 for 41-75 and $10.00 per 25 or fraction above. A job with both outlets and fixtures pays both rows.
Do apartment units pay less?
Yes — new apartment dwelling units pay 80% of the dwelling-unit fees, printed as the schedule's own row.
What does nonresidential service equipment cost?
$175.00 at 200 amperes or less, $225.00 up to 300, $250.00 up to 400, $250.00 plus $0.75 per ampere over 400 up to 1,200, and $1,250.00 plus $2.50 per ampere over 1,200 above that.
How much for solar panels?
$10.00 per module. Generators are $75.00 for 1-8 kW plus $30.00 for each additional 10 kW or fraction.
Is there a fee to change my service size without new work?
Yes — a fee for change in service size of $75.00, separate from the dwelling and nonresidential rows.
What about smoke detectors and alarms?
Protective signaling systems are $80.00 for the first 10 devices plus $10.00 for each additional multiple of ten devices or part thereof.
Do pool electrical permits cost extra?
Yes — inground pool bonding is $100.00, lighting, fixtures, pumps and filters $50.00, and an above-ground pool $45.00.
What happens if I fail an electrical inspection?
Reinspection is $100.00 residential and $150.00 commercial. Failing to notify the Department within the prescribed time adds a $50.00 fee.
Source and verification
The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.
- Municipal codeCityPrimary source
Read 2026-09-26 as the City's 27-page official FY26 schedule. The PDF the City served from annapolis.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3809 no longer resolves (404), so this source now carries the City's own “Fee Schedule FY2026” link — annapolis.gov resolves it to the Municode codification, HTTP 200. The building page transcribes the permit-fee value bands ($25/$150/$175/$200 and $250 + 0.8% over $10,000), the nonrefundable application-fee bands and the drawing-submittal plan-review bands, each with its printed code section (§17.05.130, §17.08.080, §17.09.070). The electrical page transcribes §17.16's dwelling-unit and rough-wiring rows. The plumbing page transcribes §17.28's installation charges, fixture charges and gas service pipe charges. The schedule prints code citations alongside every row, which is what allows the two-column extraction problem to be resolved line by line.
Verification
Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.