- Carpet removal usually costs $120 to $460, about $230 typical.
- Tearing out and hauling away the carpet and pad from a room or two.
What carpet removal costs
Most homeowners pay $120 to $460 for carpet removal, and $230 is a typical price. Tearing out and hauling away the carpet and pad from a room or two.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $120 |
| Typical | $230 |
| High end | $460 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $301 typical in Hawaii against $188 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Area. HomeAdvisor puts wall-to-wall removal at $0.60 to $5.10 a square foot.
- Glued or stretched. Glued-down carpet takes much longer to scrape off than stretched carpet on tack strip.
- Stairs. HomeAdvisor puts stair carpet removal at $7.50 to $10.50 a step on most quotes.
- Disposal. Some quotes include the dump fee and some do not. Ask.
Carpet removal cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national carpet removal range with its labor part, roughly 80%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $101 | $194 | $388 |
| Alaska | $146 | $280 | $559 |
| Arizona | $118 | $225 | $451 |
| Arkansas | $98 | $188 | $375 |
| California | $140 | $267 | $535 |
| Colorado | $123 | $235 | $470 |
| Connecticut | $139 | $267 | $535 |
| Delaware | $120 | $229 | $459 |
| District of Columbia | $137 | $263 | $525 |
| Florida | $104 | $199 | $397 |
| Georgia | $104 | $200 | $400 |
| Hawaii | $157 | $301 | $602 |
| Idaho | $115 | $220 | $439 |
| Illinois | $154 | $295 | $590 |
| Indiana | $124 | $237 | $474 |
| Iowa | $120 | $230 | $459 |
| Kansas | $113 | $216 | $432 |
| Kentucky | $110 | $210 | $420 |
| Louisiana | $105 | $200 | $401 |
| Maine | $121 | $232 | $465 |
| Maryland | $121 | $231 | $462 |
| Massachusetts | $149 | $285 | $571 |
| Michigan | $123 | $235 | $470 |
| Minnesota | $141 | $270 | $541 |
| Mississippi | $99 | $191 | $381 |
| Missouri | $124 | $237 | $473 |
| Montana | $122 | $234 | $469 |
| Nebraska | $111 | $212 | $424 |
| Nevada | $124 | $237 | $473 |
| New Hampshire | $121 | $232 | $463 |
| New Jersey | $142 | $273 | $546 |
| New Mexico | $104 | $200 | $400 |
| New York | $138 | $264 | $527 |
| North Carolina | $104 | $199 | $397 |
| North Dakota | $123 | $235 | $470 |
| Ohio | $124 | $238 | $476 |
| Oklahoma | $102 | $196 | $393 |
| Oregon | $131 | $250 | $501 |
| Pennsylvania | $122 | $233 | $466 |
| Rhode Island | $126 | $241 | $482 |
| South Carolina | $104 | $199 | $398 |
| South Dakota | $105 | $201 | $402 |
| Tennessee | $105 | $202 | $404 |
| Texas | $103 | $198 | $396 |
| Utah | $116 | $223 | $445 |
| Vermont | $120 | $231 | $461 |
| Virginia | $115 | $220 | $441 |
| Washington | $146 | $279 | $559 |
| West Virginia | $117 | $224 | $448 |
| Wisconsin | $127 | $243 | $485 |
| Wyoming | $120 | $231 | $461 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $120 to $200 | $186 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $120 to $720 | $280 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $120 to $720 | $280 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
We take the middle of the guides' lows for the low end, the middle of their highs for the high end, and the middle of their averages for the typical carpet removal price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 80%. Removal is labor and dump fees, with no material. 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: Fixr, carpet removal cost; HomeAdvisor, carpet removal cost; Bob Vila, carpet 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.