How much does a Mister Sparky franchise cost?
Opening a Mister Sparky franchise takes a total initial investment of $133,273 to $276,702, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross revenue of territories in group of $580,809 across 146 outlets.
Mister Sparky franchises Franchised Businesses offering electrical services. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Mister Sparky franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $133,273 to $276,702. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – (3 months) ($60,000 to $90,000), Full Time General Manager / Operations Manager ($0 to $25,750), and Professional Fees and Licensing ($4,635 to $20,600). Together they make up about 49% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $33,000, about 25% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $33,000 | $33,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $0 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Rent/ | $3,090 | $9,270 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $1,030 | $4,120 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Computer, Technology Systems, and Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $1,854 | $4,120 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Office Furniture and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $1,545 | $4,120 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Machinery, Tools and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $3,090 | $10,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Vehicles2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $8,240 | $15,450 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Vehicle Upfitting2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $0 | $5,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Signage for Vehicles2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $0 | $8,240 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Office Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $1,030 | $5,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Travel Expenses for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $2,575 | $5,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Initial Vehicle Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $2,575 | $8,240 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $4,120 | $8,240 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Start-up Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $2,575 | $5,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Professional Fees and Licensing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $4,635 | $20,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Vehicle Registration Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $2,266 | $4,532 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Decals for Consumer Units2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $309 | $515 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Telephone Services2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $309 | $515 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Personal Tools for Technicians2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $1,030 | $3,090 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Full Time General Manager / | $0 | $25,750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Additional Funds – (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $60,000 | $90,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26-28 | $133,273 | $276,702 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26-28 |
Source Mister Sparky, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26-28, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Mister Sparky franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Revenue of Territories in Group
$580,809
Mister Sparky's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024. Basis: MISTER SPARKY Franchised Businesses.
Sample size: 146 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross revenue per territory in group of $1,284,907. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Tables 1 and 2 exclude 18 franchisees representing 43 Territories that opened in 2024.
- Tables 1 and 2 exclude 3 franchisees representing 3 Territories that ceased operations during the 2024 fiscal year.
- Tables 1 and 2 exclude 4 franchisees representing 8 Territories that did not report revenue in fiscal year 2024.
- The included franchisees collectively added 5 Territories to their existing operations during the 2024 fiscal year; those new Territories are excluded from Tables 1, 2, and 3, but are included in Table 4.
- One franchisee's 7 Territories were excluded from Tables 1 and 2 because the franchisee did not operate in those Territories during the 2024 fiscal year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Mister Sparky outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Mister Sparky, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 68, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Mister Sparky outlets there are, and how many closed
Mister Sparky ended 2024 with 209 franchised outlets and 6 company-owned outlets. In that year 48 franchised outlets opened and 3 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Mister Sparky opened 102 franchised outlets and 9 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 93, from 116 to 209 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated, 3 were not renewed, and 5 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 2.1% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 47.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 164 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 209 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 77 |
| 2023 | 139 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 77 |
| 2022 | 116 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 77 |
Source Mister Sparky, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 77, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Mister Sparky compares with other Home Services franchises
Measured against the 105 Home Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Mister Sparky's estimated range is $204,988. It costs more to open than 63% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 2.1% for Mister Sparky. That is lower than 83% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Mister Sparky's franchised system grew 80%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 5.5%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Mister Sparky is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Home Services franchise side by side.
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