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How much does it cost to run an air fryer?
At the U.S. average residential price of 18.16¢ per kilowatt-hour (August 2026), running an air fryer costs about $22.88 a year. Your own bill depends on your state's rate, which ranges from 12.72¢ to 47.18¢ across the country.
- Per hour
- 19.1¢
- Per day of use
- 7.6¢
- Per month
- $1.91
- Per year
- $22.88
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 12.72¢ | $1.34 | $16.03 |
| Louisiana | 12.87¢ | $1.35 | $16.22 |
| North Dakota | 13.31¢ | $1.40 | $16.77 |
| Utah | 13.31¢ | $1.40 | $16.77 |
| Idaho | 13.37¢ | $1.40 | $16.85 |
| Tennessee | 13.42¢ | $1.41 | $16.91 |
| Nebraska | 13.54¢ | $1.42 | $17.06 |
| Kentucky | 13.80¢ | $1.45 | $17.39 |
| Arkansas | 14.37¢ | $1.51 | $18.11 |
| Mississippi | 14.43¢ | $1.52 | $18.18 |
| Wyoming | 14.43¢ | $1.52 | $18.18 |
| Washington | 14.63¢ | $1.54 | $18.43 |
| Oklahoma | 14.82¢ | $1.56 | $18.67 |
| North Carolina | 14.95¢ | $1.57 | $18.84 |
| Florida | 14.99¢ | $1.57 | $18.89 |
| Arizona | 15.05¢ | $1.58 | $18.96 |
| South Dakota | 15.15¢ | $1.59 | $19.09 |
| Kansas | 15.47¢ | $1.62 | $19.49 |
| Montana | 15.57¢ | $1.63 | $19.62 |
| South Carolina | 15.76¢ | $1.65 | $19.86 |
| Georgia | 15.90¢ | $1.67 | $20.03 |
| Texas | 15.91¢ | $1.67 | $20.05 |
| Oregon | 15.92¢ | $1.67 | $20.06 |
| Missouri | 16.02¢ | $1.68 | $20.19 |
| West Virginia | 16.31¢ | $1.71 | $20.55 |
| Alabama | 16.33¢ | $1.71 | $20.58 |
| New Mexico | 16.51¢ | $1.73 | $20.80 |
| Indiana | 17.02¢ | $1.79 | $21.45 |
| Iowa | 17.06¢ | $1.79 | $21.50 |
| Colorado | 17.17¢ | $1.80 | $21.63 |
| Minnesota | 17.20¢ | $1.81 | $21.67 |
| Virginia | 17.64¢ | $1.85 | $22.23 |
| Delaware | 18.70¢ | $1.96 | $23.56 |
| Illinois | 19.32¢ | $2.03 | $24.34 |
| Ohio | 19.38¢ | $2.03 | $24.42 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41¢ | $2.04 | $24.46 |
| Maryland | 21.40¢ | $2.25 | $26.96 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77¢ | $2.29 | $27.43 |
| Michigan | 22.99¢ | $2.41 | $28.97 |
| Vermont | 23.84¢ | $2.50 | $30.04 |
| Connecticut | 24.51¢ | $2.57 | $30.88 |
| New Jersey | 24.61¢ | $2.58 | $31.01 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98¢ | $2.73 | $32.73 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | $2.90 | $34.83 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18¢ | $2.96 | $35.51 |
| New York | 28.65¢ | $3.01 | $36.10 |
| Alaska | 29.41¢ | $3.09 | $37.06 |
| California | 29.75¢ | $3.12 | $37.48 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | $3.20 | $38.40 |
| Maine | 32.11¢ | $3.37 | $40.46 |
| Hawaii | 47.18¢ | $4.95 | $59.45 |
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 $1.91 a month at the U.S. average rate, or $22.88 a year.
- Where is it cheapest to run?
- Nevada, at $16.03 a year, versus $59.45 in Hawaii — a spread of $43.42.