- Door repair usually costs $75 to $540, about $220 typical.
- A typical fix for a sticking, sagging or damaged door, its hardware or its frame.
What door repair costs
Expect door repair to cost between $75 and $540, with $220 as a typical figure. A typical fix for a sticking, sagging or damaged door, its hardware or its frame.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $75 |
| Typical | $220 |
| High end | $540 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $279 typical in Hawaii against $185 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Which part. Hardware and handles are the cheap fixes. Frames and jambs cost the most because trim comes off and goes back.
- Rot and water. An exterior door with rot at the bottom of the frame needs wood replaced, not just filled.
- Refinishing. Fixr puts refinishing an exterior door slab at $58 to $109 per side.
Door repair cost by part repaired
| Part repaired | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Door handle | $50 to $100 | HomeAdvisor |
| Door jamb | $180 to $300 | HomeAdvisor |
| Doorframe | $350 to $850 | HomeAdvisor |
| Plane and adjust an interior door | $96 to $180 | Fixr |
Door repair cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national door repair 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 | $65 | $190 | $466 |
| Alaska | $89 | $262 | $642 |
| Arizona | $74 | $216 | $530 |
| Arkansas | $63 | $185 | $453 |
| California | $86 | $251 | $617 |
| Colorado | $76 | $224 | $550 |
| Connecticut | $86 | $251 | $617 |
| Delaware | $75 | $220 | $539 |
| District of Columbia | $84 | $247 | $607 |
| Florida | $66 | $194 | $475 |
| Georgia | $66 | $195 | $478 |
| Hawaii | $95 | $279 | $685 |
| Idaho | $72 | $211 | $518 |
| Illinois | $94 | $274 | $673 |
| Indiana | $77 | $226 | $555 |
| Iowa | $75 | $220 | $539 |
| Kansas | $71 | $208 | $511 |
| Kentucky | $69 | $203 | $499 |
| Louisiana | $67 | $195 | $479 |
| Maine | $76 | $222 | $545 |
| Maryland | $75 | $221 | $542 |
| Massachusetts | $91 | $266 | $654 |
| Michigan | $76 | $224 | $550 |
| Minnesota | $86 | $254 | $623 |
| Mississippi | $64 | $187 | $459 |
| Missouri | $77 | $226 | $554 |
| Montana | $76 | $224 | $549 |
| Nebraska | $70 | $205 | $503 |
| Nevada | $77 | $226 | $554 |
| New Hampshire | $75 | $221 | $543 |
| New Jersey | $87 | $256 | $628 |
| New Mexico | $66 | $195 | $479 |
| New York | $85 | $248 | $609 |
| North Carolina | $66 | $194 | $476 |
| North Dakota | $76 | $224 | $550 |
| Ohio | $77 | $227 | $557 |
| Oklahoma | $65 | $192 | $471 |
| Oregon | $81 | $237 | $582 |
| Pennsylvania | $76 | $223 | $546 |
| Rhode Island | $78 | $229 | $562 |
| South Carolina | $66 | $194 | $477 |
| South Dakota | $67 | $196 | $480 |
| Tennessee | $67 | $197 | $483 |
| Texas | $66 | $193 | $474 |
| Utah | $73 | $214 | $525 |
| Vermont | $75 | $220 | $541 |
| Virginia | $72 | $212 | $520 |
| Washington | $89 | $261 | $641 |
| West Virginia | $73 | $215 | $528 |
| Wisconsin | $79 | $231 | $566 |
| Wyoming | $75 | $221 | $541 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $19 to $712 | $202 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $132 to $372 | $240 | 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 door repair price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 70%. Most door repairs are an hour or two of labor with small parts. 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Door jobs are mostly one-visit installs, so a clear estimate with the door, the hardware and the trim on separate lines wins the job.
With Koira's free Office plan, the door repair estimate, the deposit and the final invoice live in one place, sent by text. See estimates. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, door repair cost; HomeAdvisor, door repair 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.