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TV wall mounting, drywall (up to about 65"). The full price list is below.
How we get this data$100–$300 to mount a TV up to about 65" on drywall with your own mount, typically $180. Hiding the wires inside the wall brings it to $150–$500, and a fireplace, brick or stone wall runs $200–$700.
Prices verified November 2026 · Cross-referenced against 43+ American pricing sources · See methodology
Labor with your own mount. The common job — a TV up to about 65" on drywall — is $100–$300.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV wall mounting, drywall (up to about 65")per TV | $100 | $180 | $300 |
| Large TV, 65" and upper TV | $250 | $325 | $400 |
| Hide the wires in the wall (add-on, power kit)per TV | $50 | $125 | $200 |
| TV mounting with wires hidden in the wallper TV | $150 | $305 | $500 |
| TV over a fireplace or on brick or stoneper TV | $200 | $350 | $700 |
| New outlet behind the TV (licensed electrician)per outlet | $150 | $250 | $350 |
| Handyman minimum charge, for comparisonper visit | $75 | $130 | $200 |
| Handyman hourly rate, for comparisonper hour | $45 | $70 | $100 |
US prices, November 2026. Low is a simple job in a low-cost area; high is a bigger job or a high-cost city.
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A $100–$300 job usually means finding the studs, fixing your mount to them, hanging and leveling the TV and plugging it into a nearby outlet. Cords run down the wall in sight unless you pay to hide them. Retail install services price the same job as a set fee: Best Buy's Geek Squad listed basic mounting for 56"–90" TVs at $179.99 and mounting with wires dressed at $269.99 when we checked in November 2026.
Drywall over wood studs is the cheap case. Brick, stone and concrete need masonry bits and anchors, and a TV over a fireplace means more care with heat, height and cables — $200–$700 in all. Old plaster cracks easily and can add time; metal studs need special anchors. Send a photo of the wall when you ask for a quote.
An in-wall power kit runs a rated cord and outlet behind the TV and adds $50–$200 to the job. Never push a regular power cord inside the wall — it isn't rated for it. If you want a real new outlet behind the TV, that's a licensed electrician's job at $150–$350. A stick-on cord cover is the cheapest fix of all.
Big TVs cost more: 65" and up runs $250–$400. The type of mount changes how long the job takes, so say if yours is a full-motion arm when you ask for a quote. A soundbar, a second TV or a game console shelf on the same visit is usually cheaper than a separate trip.
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For most people, yes. At $100–$300 you get the studs found, the TV level and the risk of a dropped TV on someone else.
Usually not. Most handymen and retail installers expect you to supply the mount; ask before the visit if you want them to bring one.
In most states, a new outlet is electrical work for a licensed electrician ($150–$350). A handyman can fit a rated in-wall power kit, which plugs into an existing outlet, for $50–$200.
Expect $200–$700, against $100–$300 on plain drywall, because of masonry, height and running cables around the firebox.
About an hour or less for a standard drywall job. It can take a few hours, depending on the wall, the type of mount and how many TVs you're hanging.