Cost to run a pool pump in New Jersey (July 2026 rates)
At 25.19¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Jersey's average residential price in July 2026 — running a pool pump costs $435 a year. That is 38% more than the national average of $316. New Jersey's residential rate is down 0.5% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $438 to $435 a year.
- Per hour
- 30.2¢
- Per day of use
- $2.42
- Per month
- $36.27
- Per year
- $435
Assumption: 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year — 1,728 kWh a year. A single-speed 1.5 HP pump. Variable-speed pumps running longer at low speed use a fraction of this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
Related calculators: see what running slower for longer saves.
How New Jersey compares
New Jersey pays 25.19¢/kWh, the 10th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $119 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same pool pump costs $220 a year in Louisiana and $829 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $610 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 23.75¢ | $34.20 | $410 |
| Connecticut | 24.16¢ | $34.79 | $417 |
| New Jersey | 25.19¢ | $36.27 | $435 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21¢ | $36.30 | $436 |
| New Hampshire | 26.60¢ | $38.30 | $460 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a pool pump.
What else costs about the same in New Jersey
Cutting the number down
- Pump power rises roughly with the cube of speed, so running at half speed for twice as long uses about a quarter of the energy.
- Most pools are turned over more often than they need. Cutting an hour a day is free money all season.
- A variable-speed pump is one of the few upgrades that routinely pays back within two seasons.
Questions
- How much does a pool pump cost per month in New Jersey?
- About $36.27 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 25.19¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does a pool pump use?
- Roughly 1,728 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- New Jersey has the 10th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $316 a year.