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Window replacement cost in Kansas for 6 windows

A window replacement in Kansas
$4,307
6 windows · typical range $2,584 – $8,040
Typical total$718 per window$4,307
Range you should see in bidsthree bids on the same scope normally land inside this$2,584 – $8,040
Labor portion35% of the job — this is the part that moves by state$1,507
Material portion65% — bought at national prices$2,800
Glaziers pay in Kansasabout $25/hr · BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 47-2121$52,400/yr
U.S. mean for the same tradeSOC 47-2121$59,720/yr
Versus the national priceKansas trade pay runs −12.3% against the U.S. mean−$193

Notes

  • Where the number comes from. The national price for a window replacement is $750 per window — replacement window pricing published for 2026, $450–$1,400 per window installed. Labor is about 35% of that. Glaziers in Kansas average $52,400 a year against a U.S. mean of $59,720 — a factor of 0.877 — so the labor half is scaled by that and the material half is not.
  • What is in the price: the window, removal of the old sash or unit, insulation and air sealing around the frame, interior and exterior trim where disturbed, and disposal.
  • What is not: rot repair in the opening, structural changes to the size, full-frame replacement where an insert was quoted, and interior painting. These are the lines that turn a $4,307 quote into a $5,384 invoice, so ask about each one before signing.
  • Why state matters more than people expect. Materials ship at national prices; crews do not move. Kansas sits below the national mean by 12.3%, which lands on 35% of the job and moves the total by $193.
  • Use this as a bid check, not a quote. It prices an average job in an average condition. Difficult access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a per-unit average.

Replacing 6 windows in Kansas

$4,307 is the typical figure, and bids on the same scope normally land between $2,584 and $8,040. That is 6 windows at $718 each.

Why this is not the national number

The same job at the U.S. average comes to $4,500 — this one is $193 less.

Glaziers in Kansas average $52,400 a year against a U.S. mean of $59,720, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for May 2025, SOC 47-2121. That is about $25 an hour of trade pay, a factor of 0.877.

Labour is 35% of this job; material is the other 65% and it costs the same everywhere. Only the labour half is scaled.

$1,507 of labour, $2,800 of material.

Insert or full-frame is most of the range

An insert fits a new unit inside the existing frame. It is faster, cheaper, keeps the exterior trim intact, and costs you an inch or two of glass area. It only works where the existing frame is sound and square.

Full-frame takes everything back to the rough opening. It is the only honest option where there is rot, and it is the one that lets the installer air-seal properly. Expect it near the top of the range.

Two quotes that differ by a third are frequently quoting these two different jobs.

The line that appears mid-job

Rot in the sill or the framing, found once the old unit is out. It cannot be quoted in advance and it is common on any window that has been leaking. Ask what the hourly rate and material handling will be if they find it, in writing, before work starts.

Do not replace working windows for the energy saving

The saving is real and it is small against the cost — simple payback commonly runs past twenty years. The defensible reasons are rot, failed seals between the panes, single glazing, comfort next to the glass, and noise.

Using this against a real bid

Three quotes on identical scope should cluster. One well under $2,584 usually means something was left out rather than found cheaper; one well over $8,040 is a harder job than average, or a crew that does not want the work.

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