Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls electrical permit cost
A Sioux Falls electrical permit prices on one number: the electrical valuation.
Since January 1, 2022 the electrical, mechanical and plumbing trades have shared one common ladder — a $40.00 flat band to $5,000, then seven bands whose bases chain exactly to a $3,903.75 base above $1,000,000, every excess rounded up to whole $1,000. A stand-alone electrical permit reads its own declared valuation, never the building's.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade permit valuation band 1Permit fee | $40.00 flat fee | Project valuation up to $5,000 | — |
| Trade permit valuation band 2Permit fee | $40.00 + $6.00 per $1,000 of project valuation above $5,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $5,000 and up to $25,000 | — |
| Trade permit valuation band 3Permit fee | $160.00 + $5.25 per $1,000 of project valuation above $25,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $25,000 and up to $50,000 | — |
| Trade permit valuation band 4Permit fee | $291.25 + $4.50 per $1,000 of project valuation above $50,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $50,000 and up to $100,000 | — |
| Trade permit valuation band 5Permit fee | $516.25 + $4.25 per $1,000 of project valuation above $100,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $100,000 and up to $250,000 | — |
| Trade permit valuation band 6Permit fee | $1,153.75 + $4.00 per $1,000 of project valuation above $250,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $250,000 and up to $500,000 | — |
| Trade permit valuation band 7Permit fee | $2,153.75 + $3.50 per $1,000 of project valuation above $500,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $500,000 and up to $1,000,000 | — |
| Trade permit valuation band 8Permit fee | $3,903.75 + $3.00 per $1,000 of project valuation above $1,000,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $1,000,000 | — |
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 stand-alone commercial electrical fit-out with a declared electrical valuation of $60,000.
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Project valuation | $60,000 |
| Occupancy class | Commercial |
| Type of work | New construction |
Example total
$336.25
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 8
| Component | How it is calculated | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Trade permit valuation band 4Permit fee"$50,000.01 to $100,000 — $291.25 for the first $50,000 plus $4.50 per additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to $100,000." $160.00 + 25 × $5.25 = $291.25.Show the working
| $291.25 + $4.50 per $1,000 of project valuation above $50,000, or fraction thereof, in $1,000 steps | $336.25 |
| Total | $336.25 |
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.
- Trade permit valuation band 1 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Trade permit valuation band 2 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Trade permit valuation band 3 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Trade permit valuation band 5 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Trade permit valuation band 6 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Trade permit valuation band 7 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Trade permit valuation band 8 — 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.
One line — $336.25.
Common MEP ladder, band 4 ('$50,000.01 to $100,000'): base $291.25. The excess is $10,000 — 10 whole $1,000 steps at $4.50 = $45.00.
Total: $291.25 + $45.00 = $336.25.
What moves it: a $60,000 electrical scope inside a building permit for the same project changes nothing here — the trade permit still reads the electrical valuation; but the building permit's own ladder would price the whole project once, and the 25% plan review would attach to it on the building page.
What is different in Sioux Falls
The 2022 consolidation replaced a parts-list regime — services by amperage at $100/$200/$250, circuits at $6/$12/$15, openings at a dollar — with a valuation ladder the three trades share word for word. The seams chain exactly: $40 + 20 × $6.00 is $160.00, $160.00 + 25 × $5.25 is $291.25, and so on to $3,903.75.
A $60,000 electrical fit-out lands in band 4: $291.25 plus 10 whole $1,000 steps at $4.50 — $336.25. There is no separate plan-review charge on a stand-alone trade permit: the trade codes' '25% of the electrical portion of the building permit fee' phrasing points at the building permit's Table 1-B amount, which the building page's plan-review rule charges once when a building permit exists.
The old regime survives in § 150.213(a) as history, and two administrative flats — the $25.00 homeowner's permit and the $5.00 state wiring permit — sit outside the ladder entirely.
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 the electrical permit fee on the common MEP ladder. It excludes:
- The building permit and its 25% plan review — on the building page; a trade's 'portion' plan review is that same amount, not an additional one.
- The pre-2022 item-price regime — services by amperage, circuits, openings, signs, pools — preserved in § 150.213(a) as history.
- Administrative flats — the $25.00 homeowner's permit and $5.00 state wiring permit.
- Event fees — the hourly inspection rates and § 150.215's hourly electrical plan-review rows for changed plans.
What you need before applying
- A stand-alone MEP permit reads the trade's own valuationRequired
The common ladder prices 'Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing Valuation'; the Total Project Valuation is substituted only when a building permit covers the same work. A stand-alone electrical permit never reads the building's value — and electrical plan review on a building project is '25% of the electrical portion of the building permit fee as shown on Table No. 1-B' (§ 150.213 fee 6), the same amount the building page's 25% rule charges once.
Common questions
How much is an electrical permit in Sioux Falls?
It depends on the declared electrical valuation: $40.00 flat to $5,000, then bands — $40 plus $6 per additional $1,000 to $25,000, $160 plus $5.25 to $50,000, $291.25 plus $4.50 to $100,000 — up to a $3,903.75 base above $1,000,000.
Does the electrical permit read the whole project's value?
No — a stand-alone electrical permit reads the electrical valuation. The total project valuation substitutes only when a building permit covers the same work, in which case the electrical work prices inside that permit.
Is there a separate electrical plan review fee?
Not on a stand-alone permit. § 150.213's plan-review row is '25% of the electrical portion of the building permit fee as shown on Table No. 1-B' — the same amount the building page's plan-review rule charges once when a building permit exists.
What did electrical permits cost before 2022?
A parts list: new 1–2 family services by amperage ($100/$200/$250), service connections $45–$250, circuits $6/$12/$15, openings and fixtures $1 for the first 40 then $0.50, apartments $35 per unit. § 150.213(a) preserves the old table; the valuation ladder has governed since January 1, 2022.
What is the homeowner's electrical permit?
A $25.00 flat (plus the $5.00 state wiring permit) for owner-occupied work — an administrative row outside the valuation ladder, alongside the state's own $5.00 wiring permit.
Where do Sioux Falls electrical permits come from?
Building Services, at City Center, 231 N. Dakota Ave., under Chapter 150's electrical article (§§ 150.201–150.221). The common trade ladder took effect January 1, 2022.
Source and verification
The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.
- Fee schedule (PDF)CityPrimary source
City of Sioux Falls — MEP Permit Fees (2026 one-page form: electrical, mechanical, plumbing)
Read 2026-09-26 via reader proxy. One page publishing the common eight-band trade ladder ('Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing Valuation' from $40 at $5,000 to $3,903.75 base above $1,000,000), the $25.00 homeowner's permit and $5.00 state wiring permit administrative rows, and the collection order: 'PLAN REVIEW FEE ONLY: Building permit fees will be collected at the time of permit issuance.' This is the form a contractor actually files with, and it is the resolution of Table 104.5's higher plumbing bases.
Verification
Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.