Price trends, forecasts, and supply data for LED fixtures, commercial lighting, decorative fixtures, and controls.
Commercial and retail price ranges tracked from major distributors. Updated weekly.
| Size | Products | Low | High | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6X6 | 3 | $97 | $560 | $256 |
| Size | Products | Low | High | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14X14 | 14 | $16 | $70 | $33 |
| 5X6 | 12 | $7.13 | $25 | $11 |
| 24X48 | 6 | $25 | $80 | $60 |
| 6X6 | 4 | $6.89 | $26 | $15 |
| Size | Products | Low | High | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48X48 | 3 | $18 | $35 | $31 |
| Size | Products | Low | High | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4X18 | 5 | $69 | $88 | $79 |
| 24X24 | 4 | $22 | $157 | $67 |
| 17X17 | 3 | $19 | $31 | $27 |
Prices last updated Mar 14, 2026. Commercial = contractor/trade pricing (typically 25-30% below retail).
The lighting market has undergone a complete technology transition in recent years as LED technology replaced fluorescent and incandescent sources. This transition is largely complete for new construction, and the market has shifted focus to controls integration, tunable white technology, and human-centric lighting specifications that command premium pricing.
Lighting fixture costs typically represent 2-5% of commercial construction budgets and 1-3% of residential budgets, but the category has outsized impact on project aesthetics and energy performance. The spread between commodity LED fixtures and specification-grade architectural lighting is enormous — 10x or more for comparable light output.
Current direction, confidence, year-over-year change, and volatility.
Lighting manufacturing is split between domestic assembly operations (Acuity, Hubbell, Signify, Current) and fully imported products primarily from China. Most major U.S. brands assemble domestically using a mix of domestic and imported components. LED chips and drivers are predominantly manufactured in Asia.
Standard commercial fixtures are generally available in 2-6 weeks. Decorative and architectural fixtures — particularly imported or custom designs — can require 12-20 weeks. Lighting controls systems (Lutron, Crestron, nLight) typically ship in 4-8 weeks for standard configurations.
Current risk factors affecting lighting fixtures availability and lead times.
Lighting demand follows commercial construction activity. LED commodity pricing has been on a long-term declining trend, though the rate of decline has slowed. Manufacturer price increases, when they occur, are typically announced in Q1 and reflect input cost changes rather than LED technology cost curves.
For details on how we calculate these forecasts, see our methodology. View all categories on the Price Index overview.
Commodity LED fixture prices have seen significant declines over time but at a much slower rate than the significant declines as the technology matured. Specification-grade and controls-integrated fixtures have actually seen price increases as feature content grows. The net effect depends heavily on the project specification level.
Chinese-manufactured fixtures face Section 301 tariffs of 7.5-25%. Many manufacturers have shifted production to Mexico, Vietnam, or India to mitigate tariff exposure. Domestic assembly operations that use imported components generally face lower tariff burdens than fully imported fixtures.
Energy codes increasingly require occupancy sensors, daylight harvesting, and demand response capability in commercial buildings. These requirements push lighting budgets up 15-30% compared to basic on/off switching. The trend toward networked and IoT-enabled lighting adds further cost.
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