Model
Samsung DW80DG5200**
Rank #118 means 117 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 85th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 85% of those models.
What does the Samsung DW80DG5200** cost to run per year?
The Samsung DW80DG5200** costs about $42 a year to run and sits near the top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard, rank #118 of 709. It uses 26.7% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $15 a year. Efficiency-wise, once capacity is accounted for, it beats 85% of the class, a solidly strong result rather than a size-driven fluke. At 15 place settings, it is a mid-size dishwasher for the class, which runs 2 to 18 place settings; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung DW70H83YEUR at $42/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung DW80DG5500** at $42/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 DW80DG5200**'s $42/yr adds up to roughly $378 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Samsung DW70H83YETR.
By the numbers
The Samsung DW80DG5200** 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 $42/yr, here is what the Samsung DW80DG5200** 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 DW80DG5200** costs about $420. That is roughly $150 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung DW80DG5200** compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $42/yr, it runs about $2 a year cheaper than the class median of $44, and it is about $27 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 DW80DG5200** uses 26.7% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 15 place settings, the Samsung DW80DG5200** 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. A larger dishwasher heats more water per cycle, so bigger capacity generally means a higher annual energy figure, independent of how efficient the unit is.
- Water heating. The booster heater that brings water up to sanitizing temperature is usually the single largest electrical load in a dishwasher's cycle.
- Cycle length and drying method. Cycle selection, eco versus heavy, air-dry versus heated-dry, moves real running cost more than most owners realize for a given capacity.
Common questions
Is the Samsung DW80DG5200** cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $42 a year it ranks #118 of 709 dishwasher models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Samsung DW80DG5200** cost per month?
Roughly $3.48/mo, spreading the $42/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 225 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $42 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung DW80DG5200** for its size?
85th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1023593_DW80DG5200**_022720240219267_3213371View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and DW80DG5200** 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.