- Artificial turf installation usually costs $3,000 to $7,650, about $4,800 typical.
- Synthetic grass installed over a prepared base on part or all of a yard.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What artificial turf installation costs
Artificial turf installation usually runs $3,000 to $7,650. A typical job lands near $4,800. Synthetic grass installed over a prepared base on part or all of a yard.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $3,000 |
| Typical | $4,800 |
| High end | $7,650 |
National figures from Fixr and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $5,273 typical in District of Columbia against $4,432 in Mississippi.
What drives the price
- Area. Bob Vila puts synthetic grass at $2 to $8 a square foot for the turf.
- Turf quality. Taller, denser, more natural-looking turf costs more.
- Base prep. Removing sod and building a compacted gravel base is most of the labor.
- Infill and edging. Infill, edging and drainage add cost.
Artificial turf installation cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national artificial turf installation range with its labor part, roughly 40%, adjusted to local wages for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,892 | $4,628 | $7,375 |
| Alaska | $3,262 | $5,219 | $8,318 |
| Arizona | $2,993 | $4,789 | $7,632 |
| Arkansas | $2,897 | $4,635 | $7,387 |
| California | $3,196 | $5,114 | $8,151 |
| Colorado | $3,203 | $5,124 | $8,167 |
| Connecticut | $3,202 | $5,123 | $8,165 |
| Delaware | $2,945 | $4,712 | $7,510 |
| District of Columbia | $3,296 | $5,273 | $8,404 |
| Florida | $2,938 | $4,700 | $7,491 |
| Georgia | $2,964 | $4,742 | $7,557 |
| Hawaii | $3,208 | $5,133 | $8,180 |
| Idaho | $3,075 | $4,920 | $7,842 |
| Illinois | $3,142 | $5,028 | $8,013 |
| Indiana | $2,967 | $4,747 | $7,565 |
| Iowa | $2,993 | $4,789 | $7,632 |
| Kansas | $3,006 | $4,809 | $7,665 |
| Kentucky | $2,924 | $4,679 | $7,457 |
| Louisiana | $2,869 | $4,590 | $7,315 |
| Maine | $3,209 | $5,135 | $8,183 |
| Maryland | $3,007 | $4,811 | $7,668 |
| Massachusetts | $3,292 | $5,267 | $8,395 |
| Michigan | $2,969 | $4,750 | $7,570 |
| Minnesota | $3,229 | $5,166 | $8,234 |
| Mississippi | $2,770 | $4,432 | $7,063 |
| Missouri | $2,981 | $4,769 | $7,601 |
| Montana | $3,190 | $5,104 | $8,135 |
| Nebraska | $3,000 | $4,800 | $7,650 |
| Nevada | $2,990 | $4,784 | $7,624 |
| New Hampshire | $3,176 | $5,082 | $8,099 |
| New Jersey | $3,068 | $4,908 | $7,822 |
| New Mexico | $2,952 | $4,722 | $7,526 |
| New York | $3,175 | $5,080 | $8,096 |
| North Carolina | $2,962 | $4,739 | $7,552 |
| North Dakota | $3,050 | $4,881 | $7,778 |
| Ohio | $2,972 | $4,755 | $7,578 |
| Oklahoma | $2,897 | $4,635 | $7,387 |
| Oregon | $3,180 | $5,089 | $8,110 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,011 | $4,817 | $7,678 |
| Rhode Island | $3,172 | $5,074 | $8,087 |
| South Carolina | $2,925 | $4,681 | $7,460 |
| South Dakota | $2,885 | $4,615 | $7,356 |
| Tennessee | $2,935 | $4,696 | $7,484 |
| Texas | $2,926 | $4,682 | $7,461 |
| Utah | $3,049 | $4,879 | $7,775 |
| Vermont | $3,217 | $5,148 | $8,204 |
| Virginia | $2,977 | $4,763 | $7,591 |
| Washington | $3,239 | $5,183 | $8,260 |
| West Virginia | $2,788 | $4,461 | $7,110 |
| Wisconsin | $3,064 | $4,902 | $7,813 |
| Wyoming | $2,974 | $4,759 | $7,585 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
How the artificial turf installation range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 40%. Base prep and fitting are a big part, but the turf itself is the larger cost. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers over the national $18.82 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, artificial turf installation cost; Bob Vila, artificial turf installation cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.