Model
Samsung DW80CG502*****
Rank #314 means 313 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 57th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 57% of those models.
What does the Samsung DW80CG502***** cost to run per year?
At about $44 a year, the Samsung DW80CG502***** lands in the middle third of dishwasher models we track on running cost, rank #314 of 709. It uses 22.1% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $13 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it sits right around the class median, ahead of 57% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 14 place settings (the class spans 2 to 18), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung DW80CG4051** at $44/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung DW80CG542***** at $44/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dishwasher typically stays in service for somewhere around 9 years; over that span, the Samsung DW80CG502*****'s $44/yr adds up to roughly $396 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Aviva ADBI245SS.
By the numbers
The Samsung DW80CG502***** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $44/yr, here is what the Samsung DW80CG502***** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Samsung DW80CG502***** costs about $440. That is roughly $130 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung DW80CG502***** compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $44/yr, it sits right on the class median of $44, and it is about $29 a year more than the cheapest dishwasher to run at $15. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $57/yr, the Samsung DW80CG502***** uses 22.1% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 14 place settings, the Samsung DW80CG502***** is a mid-size dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- Place-setting capacity. Place-setting capacity is the main driver of how much water a cycle has to heat, and heating that water is most of a dishwasher's electricity use.
- Water heating. Most dishwashers have a booster heater that raises incoming water to sanitizing temperature; this heating step, not the pump or motor, accounts for most of a cycle's electricity use.
- Cycle length and drying method. Heavy or sanitize cycles run longer and hotter than a normal or eco cycle, and heated-dry options cost more to run than air-dry or condensation drying.
Common questions
Is the Samsung DW80CG502***** cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $44/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #314 of 709, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Samsung DW80CG502***** cost per month?
About $3.7 a month, which is the $44 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 239 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $44 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung DW80CG502***** for its size?
57th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1023593_DW80CG502*****3_04102023113423_80160088View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and DW80CG502***** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.