- Concrete slab usually costs $2,800 to $7,350, about $5,100 typical.
- Pouring a 4 inch concrete slab of about 30 by 30 feet for a patio, pad or garage floor.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What concrete slab costs
Most homeowners pay $2,800 to $7,350 for concrete slab, and $5,100 is a typical price. Pouring a 4 inch concrete slab of about 30 by 30 feet for a patio, pad or garage floor. By the square foot, This Old House put it at $4 to $8, with $6 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $2,800 |
| Typical | $5,100 |
| High end | $7,350 |
| Per square foot | $4 to $8 |
Sources: HomeAdvisor and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $4,514 in Arkansas to $6,081 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Size and thickness. Priced by the square foot. Thicker slabs for vehicles cost more.
- Site prep. Digging, grading and a compacted gravel base come first.
- Reinforcement. Wire mesh or rebar adds cost and strength.
- Finish. Broom finish is standard. Stamped, colored or polished finishes cost more.
- Access. If the truck cannot reach the forms, a pump or wheelbarrows add cost.
Concrete slab cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 50%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a concrete slab quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,524 | $4,598 | $6,626 |
| Alaska | $3,178 | $5,788 | $8,342 |
| Arizona | $2,764 | $5,035 | $7,256 |
| Arkansas | $2,478 | $4,514 | $6,505 |
| California | $3,085 | $5,619 | $8,098 |
| Colorado | $2,839 | $5,170 | $7,451 |
| Connecticut | $3,084 | $5,617 | $8,096 |
| Delaware | $2,796 | $5,092 | $7,338 |
| District of Columbia | $3,048 | $5,552 | $8,002 |
| Florida | $2,560 | $4,664 | $6,721 |
| Georgia | $2,571 | $4,682 | $6,748 |
| Hawaii | $3,338 | $6,081 | $8,763 |
| Idaho | $2,720 | $4,955 | $7,141 |
| Illinois | $3,294 | $6,000 | $8,648 |
| Indiana | $2,854 | $5,199 | $7,492 |
| Iowa | $2,798 | $5,096 | $7,345 |
| Kansas | $2,692 | $4,904 | $7,068 |
| Kentucky | $2,649 | $4,826 | $6,955 |
| Louisiana | $2,574 | $4,689 | $6,757 |
| Maine | $2,818 | $5,133 | $7,397 |
| Maryland | $2,808 | $5,114 | $7,371 |
| Massachusetts | $3,222 | $5,868 | $8,456 |
| Michigan | $2,839 | $5,170 | $7,451 |
| Minnesota | $3,107 | $5,658 | $8,155 |
| Mississippi | $2,500 | $4,554 | $6,563 |
| Missouri | $2,851 | $5,194 | $7,485 |
| Montana | $2,833 | $5,161 | $7,437 |
| Nebraska | $2,665 | $4,853 | $6,994 |
| Nevada | $2,851 | $5,194 | $7,485 |
| New Hampshire | $2,813 | $5,123 | $7,383 |
| New Jersey | $3,127 | $5,696 | $8,209 |
| New Mexico | $2,573 | $4,687 | $6,754 |
| New York | $3,055 | $5,565 | $8,020 |
| North Carolina | $2,561 | $4,665 | $6,724 |
| North Dakota | $2,838 | $5,169 | $7,450 |
| Ohio | $2,861 | $5,211 | $7,510 |
| Oklahoma | $2,543 | $4,632 | $6,676 |
| Oregon | $2,955 | $5,381 | $7,756 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,823 | $5,142 | $7,410 |
| Rhode Island | $2,882 | $5,250 | $7,566 |
| South Carolina | $2,565 | $4,672 | $6,734 |
| South Dakota | $2,578 | $4,697 | $6,769 |
| Tennessee | $2,588 | $4,713 | $6,793 |
| Texas | $2,556 | $4,656 | $6,709 |
| Utah | $2,744 | $4,998 | $7,202 |
| Vermont | $2,804 | $5,108 | $7,362 |
| Virginia | $2,727 | $4,967 | $7,159 |
| Washington | $3,175 | $5,783 | $8,335 |
| West Virginia | $2,755 | $5,017 | $7,231 |
| Wisconsin | $2,896 | $5,275 | $7,603 |
| Wyoming | $2,805 | $5,109 | $7,363 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| HomeAdvisor | $3,600 to $7,200 | $5,400 | Counted |
| This Old House | $3,600 to $7,200 | Not given | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
| Today's Homeowner | $2,000 to $7,500 | Not given | Counted |
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 concrete slab price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 50%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for concrete and driveways work. 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, concrete slab cost; This Old House, concrete slab cost; Today's Homeowner, concrete slab 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.