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Opener replacement, chain or belt drive, installed. The full price list is below.
How we get this data$300–$900 for a new chain or belt-drive garage door opener, installed, and $500 is typical in 2026. A smart opener with Wi-Fi and battery backup runs $550–$1,000, and a wall-mount (jackshaft) model $650–$1,150. Repairing an opener costs $100–$400.
Prices verified November 2026 · Cross-referenced against 68+ American pricing sources · See methodology
A standard opener costs $300–$900 installed. The unit is the smaller part; labor, wiring and extras make up the rest.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opener replacement, chain or belt drive, installedinstalled | $300 | $500 | $900 |
| Smart opener with Wi-Fi and battery backup, installedinstalled | $550 | $775 | $1,000 |
| Wall-mount (jackshaft) opener, installedinstalled | $650 | $900 | $1,150 |
| Opener repair (gear, motor, circuit board or remote)per job | $100 | $200 | $400 |
| Chain-drive opener, unit onlyunit only | $150 | $200 | $250 |
| Belt-drive opener, unit onlyunit only | $160 | $255 | $350 |
| Direct-drive opener, unit onlyunit only | $280 | $390 | $500 |
| Opener labor only (you supply the unit)per job | $150 | $275 | $400 |
| Battery backup add-onper unit | $50 | $100 | $150 |
| New outlet or wiring for the openerper job | $150 | $250 | $350 |
| Safety sensor (photo eye) repair or realignmentper job | $85 | $150 | $250 |
US prices, November 2026. Low is a simple job in a low-cost area; high is a bigger job or a high-cost city.
Yes. The same job costs more where labor and rent cost more. Here's how garage door repair prices in the biggest US metros compare with the US typical of $275.
Labor, rent and demand move every job on this page in the same direction. Open your city's guide for its full local price list.
Drive type comes first. A chain-drive unit costs $150–$250 and is the loudest; belt drive is $160–$350 and much quieter; direct drive is $280–$500. A wall-mount (jackshaft) model sits beside the door and costs $650–$1,150 installed.
Then labor and wiring. Labor alone is $150–$400 for two to six hours. If there's no outlet near the ceiling, electrical work adds $150–$350.
A smart opener with Wi-Fi and battery backup costs $550–$1,000 installed. It lets you open, close and check the door from your phone, and keeps working in a power outage. A battery backup on its own is $50–$150.
In California, battery backup is the law: since July 1, 2019, every residential opener sold or installed must have one, and a new door can't be hooked to an old opener without it. The fine is $1,000 per opener.
An opener repair, such as a gear kit, circuit board or remote, costs $100–$400. Replace the opener when the repair costs more than half the price of a new one, or when it's old enough to lack safety sensors.
A new standard opener at $500 typical is often the better buy on an old, noisy unit.
Federal safety rules have required every residential opener made since January 1, 1993 to reverse when it hits something and to have an extra safety device, such as photo-eye sensors, or a hold-to-close wall button.
The safety commission advises testing the reverse every month. If the door doesn't reverse when it touches something, stop using the opener and have it checked. A sensor fix costs $85–$250.
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$300–$900 for a chain or belt-drive opener, installed, about $500 typical. Smart models with battery backup run $550–$1,000.
If there's a bedroom over the garage, usually yes. A belt-drive unit costs $160–$350 against $150–$250 for chain drive, and it's much quieter.
In California, yes, by law since July 1, 2019. Elsewhere it's optional, at $50–$150, and handy if power outages are common.
$100–$400 for most fixes, such as gears, a circuit board or a remote. Replace it if the repair costs more than half of a new unit.
Two to six hours for most homes, depending on how hard the job is.