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How much does it cost to run an air fryer?
At the U.S. average residential price of 18.31¢ per kilowatt-hour (July 2026), running an air fryer costs about $23.07 a year. Your own bill depends on your state's rate, which ranges from 12.72¢ to 48.00¢ across the country.
- Per hour
- 19.2¢
- Per day of use
- 7.7¢
- Per month
- $1.92
- Per year
- $23.07
Assumption: 1,500 W at a 70% duty cycle, 24 minutes a day, 300 days a year — 126 kWh a year. A 5-quart basket model, roughly 25 minutes of cooking a day.
Cost by state
Same appliance, same usage, 51 different prices. Sorted cheapest first.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12.72¢ | $1.34 | $16.03 |
| Nevada | 12.77¢ | $1.34 | $16.09 |
| Utah | 13.12¢ | $1.38 | $16.53 |
| North Dakota | 13.41¢ | $1.41 | $16.90 |
| Tennessee | 13.71¢ | $1.44 | $17.27 |
| Idaho | 13.73¢ | $1.44 | $17.30 |
| Nebraska | 13.78¢ | $1.45 | $17.36 |
| Kentucky | 13.81¢ | $1.45 | $17.40 |
| Arkansas | 14.33¢ | $1.50 | $18.06 |
| Oklahoma | 14.35¢ | $1.51 | $18.08 |
| Wyoming | 14.36¢ | $1.51 | $18.09 |
| Mississippi | 14.54¢ | $1.53 | $18.32 |
| Washington | 14.71¢ | $1.54 | $18.53 |
| Montana | 14.99¢ | $1.57 | $18.89 |
| Florida | 15.03¢ | $1.58 | $18.94 |
| North Carolina | 15.16¢ | $1.59 | $19.10 |
| Kansas | 15.27¢ | $1.60 | $19.24 |
| South Dakota | 15.37¢ | $1.61 | $19.37 |
| Arizona | 15.38¢ | $1.61 | $19.38 |
| South Carolina | 15.47¢ | $1.62 | $19.49 |
| West Virginia | 15.78¢ | $1.66 | $19.88 |
| Texas | 15.88¢ | $1.67 | $20.01 |
| Oregon | 15.97¢ | $1.68 | $20.12 |
| Iowa | 15.99¢ | $1.68 | $20.15 |
| Missouri | 16.09¢ | $1.69 | $20.27 |
| New Mexico | 16.09¢ | $1.69 | $20.27 |
| Georgia | 16.27¢ | $1.71 | $20.50 |
| Alabama | 16.40¢ | $1.72 | $20.66 |
| Indiana | 16.73¢ | $1.76 | $21.08 |
| Colorado | 17.00¢ | $1.78 | $21.42 |
| Minnesota | 17.45¢ | $1.83 | $21.99 |
| Virginia | 17.55¢ | $1.84 | $22.11 |
| Delaware | 18.48¢ | $1.94 | $23.28 |
| Wisconsin | 19.06¢ | $2.00 | $24.02 |
| Illinois | 19.22¢ | $2.02 | $24.22 |
| Ohio | 19.45¢ | $2.04 | $24.51 |
| Maryland | 21.41¢ | $2.25 | $26.98 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72¢ | $2.28 | $27.37 |
| Michigan | 23.05¢ | $2.42 | $29.04 |
| Vermont | 23.75¢ | $2.49 | $29.92 |
| Connecticut | 24.16¢ | $2.54 | $30.44 |
| New Jersey | 25.19¢ | $2.64 | $31.74 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21¢ | $2.65 | $31.76 |
| New Hampshire | 26.60¢ | $2.79 | $33.52 |
| Rhode Island | 28.29¢ | $2.97 | $35.65 |
| Alaska | 28.83¢ | $3.03 | $36.33 |
| New York | 29.90¢ | $3.14 | $37.67 |
| Massachusetts | 30.49¢ | $3.20 | $38.42 |
| Maine | 32.41¢ | $3.40 | $40.84 |
| California | 33.61¢ | $3.53 | $42.35 |
| Hawaii | 48.00¢ | $5.04 | $60.48 |
Cutting the number down
- The saving is not the wattage, it is the volume: a small cavity reaches temperature in two minutes instead of twelve.
- Cooking two batches back to back skips the second preheat entirely.
Questions
- How many watts does an air fryer use?
- About 1,500 W while running, though it cycles on and off, so average draw is 1,050 W.
- How much does an air fryer cost per month?
- About $1.92 a month at the U.S. average rate, or $23.07 a year.
- Where is it cheapest to run?
- Louisiana, at $16.03 a year, versus $60.48 in Hawaii — a spread of $44.45.