How much does a pool pump cost per month in New York?

About $41.26 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 28.65¢/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 York has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $314 a year.

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Cost to run a pool pump in New York (August 2026 rates)

At 28.65¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in August 2026 — running a pool pump costs $495 a year. That is 58% more than the national average of $314. New York's residential rate is up 7.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $460 to $495 a year.

Per hour: 34.4¢
Per day of use: $2.75
Per month: $41.26
Per year: $495

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 York compares

New York pays 28.65¢/kWh, the 6th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $181 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same pool pump costs $220 a year in Nevada and $815 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $595 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$39.80	$478
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$40.58	$487
New York	28.65¢	$41.26	$495
Alaska	29.41¢	$42.35	$508
California	29.75¢	$42.84	$514

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a pool pump.

What else costs about the same in New York

Electric baseboard heater$387 a year in NY Heat pump$619 a year in NY Central air conditioner$674 a year in NY

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 York?: About $41.26 a month, assuming 1,200 W, 8 hours a day, 180 days a year at 28.65¢/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 York has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $314 a year.