How much does it cost to run a stand mixer?
EIA data · June 2026About 27.2¢ a month at the U.S. average price of 18.34¢ per kilowatt-hour — but that figure moves a long way depending on where you live. Set your state below.
1.5 kWh a month at the U.S. average, 18.34¢/kWh for June 2026. Excludes fixed charges, taxes and time-of-use rates, which vary by utility and are on your bill.
Typical 250–600 W. Use the figure on your own label if you have it.
A stand mixer sits mid-table at #81 of 88, which means something else in the house costs more. See whether kitchen or something else drives your bill.
Every figure here is priced per kilowatt-hour. What a kilowatt-hour actually is.
How many watts a stand mixer uses
Domestic stand mixers are rated 250–600 W. The commonly quoted 325 W figure is a mid-size tilt-head model; larger bowl-lift machines built for bread dough sit at the top of the range.
- Low
- 250 W
- Typical
- 325 W
- High
- 600 W
What it costs across the country
Same appliance, same usage, different electricity price. Annual cost at 325 W and the default usage above.
| State | ¢/kWh | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 52.72 | $9.38 |
| California | 34.74 | $6.18 |
| Massachusetts | 29.61 | $5.27 |
| New York | 29.49 | $5.25 |
| Ohio | 19.19 | $3.41 |
| Texas | 15.94 | $2.84 |
| Florida | 15.10 | $2.69 |
| Utah | 13.37 | $2.38 |
| Nebraska | 13.25 | $2.36 |
| Nevada | 13.11 | $2.33 |
Worth knowing
- Even ten minutes of kneading a day costs a few dollars a year — the mixer is never the expensive part of baking.
- The oven that follows draws roughly ten times the mixer's power for far longer.
- Low speeds with heavy dough draw more current than high speeds with a light batter, which is the opposite of the intuition.
Other appliances
Prices are statewide residential averages for June 2026 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. They exclude fixed monthly charges, taxes and time-of-use rates. See how these figures are calculated.