Arkansas Bath Cost Index

This index shows what the most common bath projects typically cost across the 23 Arkansas towns Bath Planet of Arkansas serves. For walk in tubs, walk in showers, tub to shower conversions, tub and shower replacement and accessible showers, the ranges are what Bath Planet of Arkansas typically quotes across Arkansas: the same in every town, depending on size, options and the home. The bath liners and wall surrounds ranges are adjusted for local labor with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average weekly wage. Updated October 2026.

How much does a one day bath project cost in Arkansas?

A walk in shower typically costs $10,000 to $18,000 installed anywhere in Arkansas, and a low step walk in shower typically runs $15,000 to $24,000. A walk in tub typically runs $14,000 to $20,000, and a fully loaded walk in tub with a shower and rain shower head $20,000 to $36,000. Tub to shower conversions and bathtub replacements typically run $10,000 to $18,000. Your exact price comes from a free in home consultation and a written quote; these are planning figures, not quotes.

What are the typical ranges by service?

These are typical Bath Planet system prices for a standard bathroom and are labeled typical on every page. Layout changes, moving plumbing, a wider door walk in tub or added options move a project up the range. Bath Planet acrylic systems carry a limited lifetime warranty, and Bath Planet of Arkansas backs the installation.

What does each town typically pay for bath liners and wall surrounds?

Typical installed ranges, localized by the town's BLS QCEW labor index. Click a figure for that town's service page, where the same range appears with what moves it.

Where does the labor index come from?

Each town is matched to the Office of Management and Budget metro or micro area that contains it, and the index is that area's BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 2023 annual average weekly wage for all covered industries divided by the national figure of $1,392. Towns inside the Little Rock, North Little Rock and Conway metro share one index; Malvern, Searcy, Russellville, Arkadelphia and El Dorado are their own micro areas.

How is a local range calculated?

This applies only to the services marked as adjusted by town. A bath system price is part materials, which cost the same anywhere, and part labor, which follows local wages. We treat 45 percent of the typical price as labor. The local range is the typical range times 55 percent plus 45 percent times the local index, then rounded to the nearest $100 below $10,000 and the nearest $500 above it. At the top index of 0.904 that multiplier is 0.957; at the lowest, 0.594, it is 0.817.

What does this index not tell you?

Wages are a 2023 annual average and change slowly, so the labor index is a guide to relative cost, not a price list. The index does not cover permits, which most like for like bath system installs do not need, or work outside the bath or shower. It also cannot see the condition of your floor and plumbing, which is why every quote starts with measurements taken in your home.

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