- Asbestos removal usually costs $1,200 to $3,200, about $2,200 typical.
- Professional asbestos abatement in part of a home.
What asbestos removal costs
Most homeowners pay $1,200 to $3,200 for asbestos removal, and $2,200 is a typical price. Professional asbestos abatement in part of a home.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,200 |
| Typical | $2,200 |
| High end | $3,200 |
National figures from HomeAdvisor and This Old House, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $2,792 typical in Hawaii against $1,846 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Where it is. This Old House puts interior projects at $5 to $20 a square foot.
- Removal or encapsulation. Sealing it in place can cost less than removal.
- Containment. Sealing the area and filtering the air is a big part of the job.
- Hourly rates. Fixr says some contractors charge $400 to $600 an hour.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Testing | $250 to $850 | HomeAdvisor |
| Disposal permits | $50 to $100 | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing asbestos removal bids.
Asbestos removal cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national asbestos removal range with its labor part, roughly 70%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1,035 | $1,897 | $2,759 |
| Alaska | $1,427 | $2,616 | $3,805 |
| Arizona | $1,179 | $2,161 | $3,143 |
| Arkansas | $1,007 | $1,846 | $2,685 |
| California | $1,371 | $2,514 | $3,656 |
| Colorado | $1,223 | $2,242 | $3,262 |
| Connecticut | $1,370 | $2,513 | $3,655 |
| Delaware | $1,197 | $2,195 | $3,193 |
| District of Columbia | $1,349 | $2,473 | $3,597 |
| Florida | $1,056 | $1,936 | $2,817 |
| Georgia | $1,062 | $1,948 | $2,833 |
| Hawaii | $1,523 | $2,792 | $4,061 |
| Idaho | $1,152 | $2,112 | $3,072 |
| Illinois | $1,497 | $2,744 | $3,991 |
| Indiana | $1,233 | $2,260 | $3,287 |
| Iowa | $1,199 | $2,198 | $3,197 |
| Kansas | $1,135 | $2,082 | $3,028 |
| Kentucky | $1,110 | $2,034 | $2,959 |
| Louisiana | $1,064 | $1,951 | $2,839 |
| Maine | $1,211 | $2,220 | $3,229 |
| Maryland | $1,205 | $2,209 | $3,213 |
| Massachusetts | $1,453 | $2,664 | $3,874 |
| Michigan | $1,223 | $2,242 | $3,262 |
| Minnesota | $1,384 | $2,537 | $3,691 |
| Mississippi | $1,020 | $1,870 | $2,720 |
| Missouri | $1,231 | $2,256 | $3,282 |
| Montana | $1,220 | $2,237 | $3,253 |
| Nebraska | $1,119 | $2,051 | $2,983 |
| Nevada | $1,231 | $2,256 | $3,282 |
| New Hampshire | $1,208 | $2,214 | $3,220 |
| New Jersey | $1,396 | $2,560 | $3,723 |
| New Mexico | $1,064 | $1,950 | $2,837 |
| New York | $1,353 | $2,481 | $3,608 |
| North Carolina | $1,057 | $1,938 | $2,818 |
| North Dakota | $1,223 | $2,242 | $3,261 |
| Ohio | $1,237 | $2,267 | $3,298 |
| Oklahoma | $1,046 | $1,918 | $2,789 |
| Oregon | $1,293 | $2,370 | $3,447 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,214 | $2,225 | $3,237 |
| Rhode Island | $1,249 | $2,290 | $3,331 |
| South Carolina | $1,059 | $1,942 | $2,824 |
| South Dakota | $1,067 | $1,956 | $2,846 |
| Tennessee | $1,073 | $1,967 | $2,860 |
| Texas | $1,054 | $1,932 | $2,810 |
| Utah | $1,166 | $2,138 | $3,110 |
| Vermont | $1,203 | $2,205 | $3,207 |
| Virginia | $1,156 | $2,120 | $3,083 |
| Washington | $1,425 | $2,613 | $3,800 |
| West Virginia | $1,173 | $2,150 | $3,127 |
| Wisconsin | $1,258 | $2,306 | $3,354 |
| Wyoming | $1,203 | $2,205 | $3,208 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| HomeAdvisor | $1,216 to $3,283 | $2,249 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $1,192 to $3,240 | $2,201 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
| This Old House | $1,170 to $3,120 | Not given | Counted |
How the asbestos removal 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: 70%. Abatement is trained labor, containment and disposal. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: HomeAdvisor, asbestos removal cost; Bob Vila, asbestos removal cost; This Old House, asbestos removal cost; Fixr, asbestos removal 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.