- Driveway sealing usually costs $320 to $730, about $520 typical.
- Sealcoating an existing asphalt driveway.
What driveway sealing costs
Most homeowners pay $320 to $730 for driveway sealing, and $520 is a typical price. Sealcoating an existing asphalt driveway. By the square foot, HomeAdvisor and Bob Vila put it at $1.25 to $1.50, with $1.38 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $320 |
| Typical | $520 |
| High end | $730 |
| Per square foot | $1.25 to $1.50 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $448 in Arkansas to $640 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Size. Priced by the square foot.
- Sealer type. Coal tar, asphalt emulsion and acrylic sealers vary in price.
- Crack repair. Cracks are filled before sealing.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pressure washing first | $100 to $500 | HomeAdvisor |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same driveway sealing can be far apart only because one includes them.
Driveway sealing cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 60%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a driveway sealing quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $282 | $459 | $644 |
| Alaska | $372 | $604 | $848 |
| Arizona | $315 | $512 | $719 |
| Arkansas | $276 | $448 | $629 |
| California | $359 | $584 | $819 |
| Colorado | $325 | $529 | $742 |
| Connecticut | $359 | $583 | $819 |
| Delaware | $319 | $519 | $729 |
| District of Columbia | $354 | $575 | $808 |
| Florida | $287 | $467 | $655 |
| Georgia | $289 | $469 | $658 |
| Hawaii | $394 | $640 | $898 |
| Idaho | $309 | $502 | $705 |
| Illinois | $388 | $630 | $885 |
| Indiana | $327 | $532 | $747 |
| Iowa | $320 | $520 | $729 |
| Kansas | $305 | $496 | $696 |
| Kentucky | $299 | $486 | $683 |
| Louisiana | $289 | $470 | $659 |
| Maine | $322 | $524 | $736 |
| Maryland | $321 | $522 | $732 |
| Massachusetts | $378 | $614 | $862 |
| Michigan | $325 | $529 | $742 |
| Minnesota | $362 | $588 | $826 |
| Mississippi | $279 | $453 | $636 |
| Missouri | $327 | $531 | $746 |
| Montana | $325 | $527 | $740 |
| Nebraska | $301 | $490 | $688 |
| Nevada | $327 | $531 | $746 |
| New Hampshire | $322 | $523 | $734 |
| New Jersey | $365 | $593 | $832 |
| New Mexico | $289 | $469 | $659 |
| New York | $355 | $577 | $810 |
| North Carolina | $287 | $467 | $655 |
| North Dakota | $325 | $529 | $742 |
| Ohio | $328 | $534 | $749 |
| Oklahoma | $285 | $463 | $650 |
| Oregon | $341 | $554 | $778 |
| Pennsylvania | $323 | $525 | $737 |
| Rhode Island | $331 | $538 | $756 |
| South Carolina | $288 | $468 | $657 |
| South Dakota | $290 | $471 | $661 |
| Tennessee | $291 | $473 | $664 |
| Texas | $287 | $466 | $654 |
| Utah | $312 | $507 | $712 |
| Vermont | $321 | $521 | $731 |
| Virginia | $310 | $504 | $707 |
| Washington | $371 | $604 | $847 |
| West Virginia | $314 | $510 | $716 |
| Wisconsin | $333 | $541 | $760 |
| Wyoming | $321 | $521 | $732 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $355 to $600 | $468 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $282 to $867 | $574 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $275 to $820 | $545 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
How the driveway sealing 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: 60%. Bob Vila puts labor at about $1.15 a square foot of a $1.25 to $1.50 price; we use a lower share for materials on small jobs. 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, driveway sealing cost; HomeAdvisor, driveway sealing cost; Bob Vila, driveway sealing 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.