Others, not so much. If you’re facing a more challenging installation, you may be tempted to hire a professional to do the job. Which raises the obvious question: How much does it cost? In most cases, the cost of above ground pool installation is somewhere in the range of $500 – $3000. That’s obviously a wide range, but there’s a really good reason why one price doesn’t fit all. It all boils down to the differences between pools, yards, and the installers themselves.