Microwave Repair Cost by Part Guide
The single repair priced by failed part and by microwave type: magnetron, board, and door rows apart.
Orange County, CA · Updated 2026 · Costs shown as ranges — your quote will vary by installer and scope
The repair readings, priced apart by frame
| Repair reading | Frame A reading | Frame B reading |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetron | inside $100-$200 band | $100-$300 part row |
| Control board | inside $100-$200 band | $120-$380 part row |
| Repair overall | around $175 average | $175 national average |
Each reading is one frame's own counting of one repair case: a part row counts the named failed part as printed, a type row counts the same visit by its microwave form, and the two rows are never blended.
The part rows, priced apart
| Part row | Frame A reading | Frame B reading |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetron / diode | counted in band | $100-$300 / $80-$170 |
| Control board / touch pad | counted in band | $120-$380 / $120-$330 |
| Door switch / door assembly | counted in band | $80-$170 / $170-$330 |
| Turntable motor / fuse | counted in band | $90-$200 / $75-$165 |
| Transformer / thermostat | counted in band | $100-$300 / $80-$170 |
Frame B prints its part rows with parts and labor included, and a new microwave at $100 to $600 standing only as the other ticket.
The type rows, priced apart
| Type row, as published | Frame | 2026 reading |
|---|---|---|
| Countertop | Frame B | $80-$180 |
| Built-in and over-the-range | Frame B | $130-$330 |
| Drawer | Frame A | more labor than countertop, as printed |
| Every type | Frame A | $100-$200 most-jobs band |
The type rows count the same visit by its microwave form, and the drawer row stands as Frame A prints it -- a labor note beside the band, never a separate figure. The two frames price the same magnetron job differently -- Frame A reads the magnetron job inside its $100-$200 most-jobs band with no separate magnetron line, while Frame B reads a magnetron at $100-$300 as its own part row with parts and labor included. That difference is named as a frame difference on every page here, never averaged.
The totals behind the rows, and the neighbours named apart
Behind the rows stand the headline lines: Frame A most jobs at $100 to $200 and an average around $175, Frame B average at $175, its $100-$250 range, and its $500 maximum. The repair ticket against the replacement ticket prices apart on the repair-vs-replacement guide. Named apart, never a row here: the appliance-repair hub's single microwave row, a family-table row and never a microwave-repair price; oven and range repair rows, the oven cluster's own field -- a microwave-cavity row is never an oven row; microwave installation rows, a mounting purchase and never a repair; and the appliance replace-vs-repair guide's decision band, a rule and never a price.
Reading a by-part quote, by frame
- Part named beside every figure
- Type row read apart from any part row
Frequently asked questions
What does microwave repair cost by part, as reported?
Frame B prints a magnetron at $100 to $300, a diode at $80 to $170, a control board at $120 to $380, and a touch pad at $120 to $330 as part rows with parts and labor included. Frame A prints no separate part rows, counting the job inside its $100 to $200 band. A frame difference, never averaged.
What does the microwave type row print at, as reported?
Frame B prints countertop at $80 to $180 and built-in and over-the-range at $130 to $330 as their own rows. Frame A counts every type inside its $100 to $200 most-jobs band, with drawer models carrying more labor as printed, standing apart.
What do the door rows print at, as reported?
Frame B counts by part in a table standing apart: door switch at $80 to $170 and door assembly at $170 to $330. Frame A prints its band at $100 to $200 with no separate door line, standing apart.
What do the motor and fuse rows print at, as reported?
Frame B prints a turntable motor at $90 to $200 and a fuse at $75 to $165 apart, with an exhaust fan motor at $130 to $330, a transformer at $100 to $300, and a thermostat at $80 to $170 standing as their own rows, and labor at $50 to $125 per hour beside them.
Is a part row the same purchase as a new microwave or an oven repair?
No. Each row prices one failed part in one microwave repair visit as its own ticket, off a $175 average in Frame B and most jobs at $100 to $200 in Frame A. The hub single microwave row, oven rows, installation rows, and the decision band sit in their own lanes, named apart here.