Authors
One person researches and writes everything published on this site. Here is who that is and what she covers.
Jessica Martinez
Home Improvement Cost Analyst. Jessica writes the calculator copy, the cost guides, and the FAQ answers on this site. Her beat covers home-services pricing generally across the network, so the patterns she tracks elsewhere, contractor labor rates, permit costs, and the regional swings that move a bid, carry over directly to water heater work. She is not a licensed plumber, and nothing she writes replaces a licensed professional actually looking at your unit and your plumbing. Her figures come from plumbing-trade pricing surveys and published labor data, checked before publication and reviewed again every few months.
Guides Jessica has written on this site: the water heater replacement cost guide, Water Heater Replacement Cost in 2026, Tankless vs Tank Water Heater Cost, Gas vs Electric Water Heater Cost, Water Heater Cost by Size, Signs You Need a Water Heater Replacement, How Long Does a Water Heater Last, Water Heater Replacement Cost by Brand, Labor Cost to Install a Water Heater, and Home Depot Water Heater Installation Cost.
Why there is only one name here
Every byline on this site points to Jessica because she wrote every page it appears on. If a second writer joins later, they get a separate entry tied to the specific pages they actually worked on, not a shared credit line. The rules around sourcing, referral fees, and corrections live on a separate page; see editorial standards for that side of it.