Cost to run an air fryer in New Jersey (August 2026 rates)
At 24.61¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Jersey's average residential price in August 2026 — running an air fryer costs $31.01 a year. That is 36% more than the national average of $22.88.
- Per hour
- 25.8¢
- Per day of use
- 10.3¢
- Per month
- $2.58
- Per year
- $31.01
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. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How New Jersey compares
New Jersey pays 24.61¢/kWh, the 10th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $8.13 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same air fryer costs $16.03 a year in Nevada and $59.45 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $43.42 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an air fryer.
What else costs about the same in New Jersey
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 much does an air fryer cost per month in New Jersey?
- About $2.58 a month, assuming 1,500 W at a 70% duty cycle, 24 minutes a day, 300 days a year at 24.61¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does an air fryer use?
- Roughly 126 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.05 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 $22.88 a year.