PRESSURE WASHING PRICING GUIDE
How much to charge for pressure washing
The 2026 US rates per square foot for every common surface, the job minimum, what to add for two stories and stains — and a free calculator that turns them into a price you can put on your website.
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The short answer
Most pressure washing businesses charge $0.15 to $0.75 per square foot for residential flatwork like driveways and patios, about $100 to $300 to clean a driveway, $250 to $500 to wash a one-story house and $400 to $800 for two stories (Housecall Pro, March 2026).
By surface, typical rates run $0.12 to $0.30 per square foot for vinyl siding, $0.15 to $0.35 for driveways and concrete, and $0.30 to $0.60 for soft-washing an asphalt shingle roof (QuoteIQ).
Set a job minimum of $100 to $150 so small jobs still cover your travel and setup, and charge 20% to 40% more for two-story homes (QuoteIQ).
Price by the square foot, not by the hour: when your rig gets faster, you should earn more, not less.
FREE PRICE CALCULATOR
What should I charge for this job?
Pick the surface, enter its size, and tick what applies. The range uses the published 2026 US rates in the table below.
Suggested price
$240–$600
house siding — vinyl (soft wash), 2,000 sq ft
A starting range from published US rates, not a quote for a customer. Check it against your own costs (the formula below) and your local market before you put it on your price list.
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RATES · SEPTEMBER 2026
Pressure washing prices per square foot (2026)
Typical US rates by surface, with what a common-sized job comes to. For comparison, Homewyse estimates the national average homeowners pay for basic work at $0.43–$0.53 per square foot (September 2026).
| The job | Typical US price · source |
|---|---|
| House siding — vinyl (soft wash) | $0.12–$0.30 per sq ft · about $240–$600 for 2,000 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| House siding — brick | $0.15–$0.35 per sq ft · about $300–$700 for 2,000 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| House siding — stucco (soft wash) | $0.18–$0.40 per sq ft · about $360–$800 for 2,000 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Driveway or concrete | $0.15–$0.35 per sq ft · about $120–$280 for 800 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Sidewalk or walkway | $0.15–$0.30 per sq ft · about $45–$90 for 300 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Patio | $0.18–$0.40 per sq ft · about $72–$160 for 400 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Deck — wood | $0.25–$0.50 per sq ft · about $100–$200 for 400 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Deck — composite | $0.20–$0.40 per sq ft · about $80–$160 for 400 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Fence — wood | $0.30–$0.55 per sq ft · about $180–$330 for 600 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Fence — vinyl | $0.20–$0.40 per sq ft · about $120–$240 for 600 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Roof — asphalt shingle (soft wash) | $0.30–$0.60 per sq ft · about $600–$1,200 for 2,000 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Roof — metal | $0.25–$0.50 per sq ft · about $500–$1,000 for 2,000 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Roof — tile (soft wash) | $0.40–$0.75 per sq ft · about $800–$1,500 for 2,000 sq ft · QuoteIQ |
| Gutter clean-out | $0.50–$1.25 per linear ft · about $75–$190 for 150 linear ft · QuoteIQ |
| Gutter clean + brighten | $1–$2 per linear ft · about $150–$300 for 150 linear ft · QuoteIQ |
| Job minimum | $100–$150 · QuoteIQ |
| Hourly (gig-platform average range) | $35–$65 an hour · TaskRabbit |
Rates read off each publisher's page in September 2026. The calculator above uses exactly these numbers, and never goes below the job minimum. Full source list below.
ADD-ONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
What to charge for add-ons
Price extras as separate lines, not favors — they're where the margin is.
| What | Typical US price · source |
|---|---|
| Height: two stories | 20%–40% more · QuoteIQ |
| Condition: heavy staining | 25%–50% more · QuoteIQ |
| Oil-stain treatment (one stain) | +$25–$75 · MakeWash |
| Sealing after cleaning | +$0.50–$1 per sq ft · ServiceAgent |
| Gutter brightening, about 150 ft | $1–$2 per linear ft × 150 ft = +$150–$300 · QuoteIQ rate |
Where a row shows a sum (a rate × a quantity, or a percentage worked out from published dollar ranges), the arithmetic is ours and the inputs are the publisher's.
THE PRICING FORMULA
How to price a pressure washing job
Six steps from your costs to the number on your price list.
Know your cost per hour
Add up fuel, chemicals, insurance and equipment wear for a month, divide by the hours you work, and add what you pay yourself. That's your break-even hour.
Measure the surface
Length times width for driveways, patios and decks; wall area for siding; linear feet for gutters. Satellite maps get you close before the visit.
Multiply by the rate for that surface
Start inside the published range for the surface: vinyl siding $0.12–$0.30 per sq ft, driveways $0.15–$0.35, asphalt shingle roofs $0.30–$0.60.
Adjust for height and condition
Add 20%–40% for a second story and 25%–50% for heavy staining — both take longer and need more gear.
Check your margin
Price = break-even cost ÷ (1 − target margin). Many pressure washing businesses aim for a 20%–40% margin.
Never go under your minimum
Set a minimum of $100–$150 per job so a small patio still pays for the drive and the setup.
The formula, worked through
Say it's a one-story vinyl house with 2,000 square feet of siding. At $0.12–$0.30 per square foot, the market range is $240–$600.
Now check it against your own numbers. Say the wash takes three hours, and your costs plus your own pay come to $70 an hour: that's $210 to break even. For a 30% margin, divide by 0.7 (one minus the margin): $210 ÷ 0.7 = $300.
$300 sits inside the market range, so it's a fair price — and “house washing from $300” is the line for your price list. If your break-even price lands above the range, the fix is speed or costs, not a lower price.
The formula is Housecall Pro's (final price = break-even cost ÷ (1 − target margin)); the $70 an hour and three hours are an example, not a benchmark.
What to charge in your area
The ranges on this page are US national figures. Prices follow local costs: the Bureau of Economic Analysis puts overall prices in California at 110.7 against a US average of 100, and Arkansas at 86.9 (2024 regional price parities, released February 2026). So a house wash that's $400 in an average market is about $445 in California and about $350 in Arkansas.
City rates show the same spread for pressure washing. On TaskRabbit (September 2026) the average hourly rate is $73 in Boston and $72 in Washington DC, against $52 in Austin and Miami, and $52 across the US.
Outside the US, treat the ranges as a shape, not a price: the relationships hold (roofs cost more than driveways, two stories cost more than one), but check what local operators list on their own websites.
Put your prices on your website
A price list — even “from” prices — answers a customer's first question before they pick up the phone, and it's the line an AI assistant can quote when someone asks what pressure washing costs near them.
If you build your site with Zarla, tell the editor “add a pricing section: house washing from $300, driveways from $120” and your prices go on the site, in a section you can edit any time. Want to see a finished site first? Browse pressure washing website templates or see how Zarla builds pressure washing websites.
Still setting up? Write your pressure washing business plan, and when the prices are set, read how to market a pressure washing business.
Pressure washing pricing: common questions
Measure the surface, multiply by the rate for that surface (vinyl siding $0.12–$0.30 per sq ft, driveways $0.15–$0.35), add 20%–40% for a second story and 25%–50% for heavy staining, add any extras as their own lines, and never go below your job minimum of $100–$150. Then check the total against your own break-even cost. The calculator above does the first part for you.
About $240–$600 for 2,000 square feet of vinyl siding at $0.12–$0.30 per square foot, or $300–$700 for brick. Housecall Pro puts a one-story house wash at $250–$500 and a two-story at $400–$800. A second story adds 20%–40%.
By the square foot (or a flat price per job) for anything you can measure: customers get a number up front, and you earn more as you get faster. Keep an hourly rate for jobs you can't size in advance. On TaskRabbit, pressure washing averages $52 an hour across the US, in a $35–$65 range (September 2026).
Most operators set $100–$150 per job (QuoteIQ); Housecall Pro reports minimums between $100 and $250. The minimum covers the drive, setup and teardown, so a small job still pays.
$0.15–$0.35 per square foot, so about $120–$280 for an 800 sq ft driveway. Housecall Pro puts driveway cleaning at $100–$300 per job. Charge oil-stain treatment separately — $25–$75 a stain — and sealing at $0.50–$1.00 per square foot.
Usually 20%–40% more than a one-story home, for the ladder work, extension wands and extra time (QuoteIQ).
Many aim for 20%–40% (Housecall Pro). Work it backward: price = break-even cost ÷ (1 − margin). At $210 break-even and a 30% margin, that's $300.
Yes — at least “from” prices for your main jobs (house washing, driveways, roofs). It answers the first question before the call and gives an AI assistant a real number to quote. On a Zarla site, tell the editor “add a pricing section” with your prices, and change them any time.
Where these numbers come from
Every range on this page is read off a published source, dated below. They're US figures for residential work — typical, not a rule; your costs and your market come first.
- Housecall Pro — Pressure Washing Pricing Guide: 2026 Rates & Pricing Tips — dated March 2026, read September 2026
- QuoteIQ — Free Pressure Washing Cost Calculator — no date on the page, read September 2026
- TaskRabbit — How Much Does Pressure Washing Cost? — dated September 2026, read September 2026
- MakeWash — How Much Does Pressure Washing Cost? 2026 Prices by Surface — dated June 2026, read September 2026
- ServiceAgent — How to Price Pressure Washing in 2026 — dated June 2026, read September 2026
- Homewyse — Cost to Pressure Wash Per Sq Ft — dated September 2026, read September 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — regional price parities by state, 2024 — dated February 2026, read September 2026
Put your pressure washing prices on your website
Add your town and your business name, and Zarla builds the site from that one line. Your prices go in a pricing section you edit by chat.
Already have a website? Bring it across →Zarla keeps your old page addresses where it can and redirects the ones that change, helping you keep the Google standing you've built.