- Carpet cleaning usually costs $100 to $270, about $140 typical.
- Professional cleaning of the carpets in a few rooms.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What carpet cleaning costs
Most homeowners pay $100 to $270 for carpet cleaning, and $140 is a typical price. Professional cleaning of the carpets in a few rooms. By the square foot, Bob Vila put it at $0.20 to $0.40, with $0.30 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $100 |
| Typical | $140 |
| High end | $270 |
| Per square foot | $0.20 to $0.40 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $106 in Mississippi to $188 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Area. Priced by the room or square foot.
- Method. Hot water extraction is common. Dry methods cost about the same.
- Stains and pets. Stain and odor treatment costs extra.
Carpet cleaning cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 85%, moves with each state's median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a carpet cleaning quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $81 | $113 | $218 |
| Alaska | $104 | $146 | $282 |
| Arizona | $100 | $140 | $271 |
| Arkansas | $82 | $115 | $221 |
| California | $117 | $164 | $316 |
| Colorado | $105 | $147 | $283 |
| Connecticut | $102 | $142 | $274 |
| Delaware | $97 | $135 | $261 |
| District of Columbia | $116 | $163 | $314 |
| Florida | $96 | $134 | $259 |
| Georgia | $86 | $121 | $233 |
| Hawaii | $134 | $188 | $362 |
| Idaho | $98 | $137 | $264 |
| Illinois | $102 | $143 | $276 |
| Indiana | $90 | $126 | $244 |
| Iowa | $93 | $130 | $251 |
| Kansas | $89 | $125 | $241 |
| Kentucky | $89 | $125 | $240 |
| Louisiana | $79 | $110 | $212 |
| Maine | $105 | $147 | $284 |
| Maryland | $100 | $140 | $270 |
| Massachusetts | $108 | $152 | $292 |
| Michigan | $98 | $137 | $264 |
| Minnesota | $105 | $147 | $283 |
| Mississippi | $76 | $106 | $204 |
| Missouri | $96 | $134 | $258 |
| Montana | $101 | $141 | $271 |
| Nebraska | $97 | $136 | $261 |
| Nevada | $126 | $177 | $341 |
| New Hampshire | $103 | $145 | $279 |
| New Jersey | $106 | $148 | $286 |
| New Mexico | $88 | $123 | $237 |
| New York | $115 | $162 | $312 |
| North Carolina | $90 | $126 | $243 |
| North Dakota | $99 | $138 | $267 |
| Ohio | $92 | $129 | $248 |
| Oklahoma | $84 | $117 | $225 |
| Oregon | $105 | $147 | $283 |
| Pennsylvania | $96 | $135 | $260 |
| Rhode Island | $105 | $147 | $283 |
| South Carolina | $87 | $122 | $236 |
| South Dakota | $87 | $121 | $234 |
| Tennessee | $89 | $124 | $240 |
| Texas | $86 | $120 | $232 |
| Utah | $102 | $143 | $275 |
| Vermont | $105 | $147 | $284 |
| Virginia | $96 | $134 | $259 |
| Washington | $116 | $162 | $313 |
| West Virginia | $82 | $115 | $222 |
| Wisconsin | $100 | $140 | $270 |
| Wyoming | $91 | $128 | $246 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $75 to $300 | $90 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $123 to $242 | $183 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $123 to $240 | $180 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
How the carpet cleaning 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: 85%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for cleaning and haul-away work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners over the national $17.07 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Cleaning is priced by the home and the visit, so a set price list and a recurring schedule keep the calendar full.
Run the numbers for a real carpet cleaning in the free carpet cleaning cost calculator, then save the result as an estimate. Koira's free Office plan turns a carpet cleaning quote into a clean estimate the customer approves on their phone, then into an invoice they can pay. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, carpet cleaning cost; HomeAdvisor, carpet cleaning cost; Bob Vila, carpet cleaning 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.