- Fire damage restoration usually costs $3,050 to $46,000, about $19,500 typical.
- Cleaning and repairing fire and smoke damage in a home.
What fire damage restoration costs
Most homeowners pay $3,050 to $46,000 for fire damage restoration, and $19,500 is a typical price. Cleaning and repairing fire and smoke damage in a home.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $3,050 |
| Typical | $19,500 |
| High end | $46,000 |
The range blends Fixr and HomeAdvisor (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $16,811 in Arkansas and $23,999 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- How much burned. Smoke cleaning in a few rooms is the low end. Structural fire damage is the top.
- Water from firefighting. Water damage usually comes with fire damage.
- Odor. Removing smoke odor from walls, ducts and contents takes special equipment.
Fire damage restoration cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $3,050 to $46,000. About 60% of a fire damage restoration price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for construction and extraction workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,689 | $17,195 | $40,563 |
| Alaska | $3,544 | $22,659 | $53,452 |
| Arizona | $3,003 | $19,202 | $45,296 |
| Arkansas | $2,629 | $16,811 | $39,657 |
| California | $3,423 | $21,883 | $51,620 |
| Colorado | $3,100 | $19,823 | $46,762 |
| Connecticut | $3,421 | $21,874 | $51,601 |
| Delaware | $3,044 | $19,463 | $45,913 |
| District of Columbia | $3,375 | $21,576 | $50,897 |
| Florida | $2,737 | $17,498 | $41,276 |
| Georgia | $2,750 | $17,583 | $41,479 |
| Hawaii | $3,754 | $23,999 | $56,614 |
| Idaho | $2,946 | $18,834 | $44,429 |
| Illinois | $3,696 | $23,632 | $55,746 |
| Indiana | $3,121 | $19,954 | $47,070 |
| Iowa | $3,047 | $19,484 | $45,961 |
| Kansas | $2,909 | $18,601 | $43,879 |
| Kentucky | $2,853 | $18,241 | $43,031 |
| Louisiana | $2,755 | $17,612 | $41,546 |
| Maine | $3,074 | $19,651 | $46,357 |
| Maryland | $3,060 | $19,565 | $46,154 |
| Massachusetts | $3,601 | $23,023 | $54,310 |
| Michigan | $3,100 | $19,823 | $46,762 |
| Minnesota | $3,451 | $22,062 | $52,044 |
| Mississippi | $2,658 | $16,995 | $40,091 |
| Missouri | $3,117 | $19,929 | $47,012 |
| Montana | $3,093 | $19,778 | $46,656 |
| Nebraska | $2,873 | $18,368 | $43,330 |
| Nevada | $3,117 | $19,929 | $47,012 |
| New Hampshire | $3,067 | $19,606 | $46,251 |
| New Jersey | $3,478 | $22,234 | $52,449 |
| New Mexico | $2,753 | $17,604 | $41,527 |
| New York | $3,384 | $21,633 | $51,032 |
| North Carolina | $2,738 | $17,506 | $41,296 |
| North Dakota | $3,100 | $19,819 | $46,752 |
| Ohio | $3,130 | $20,011 | $47,205 |
| Oklahoma | $2,714 | $17,355 | $40,939 |
| Oregon | $3,252 | $20,791 | $49,046 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,080 | $19,692 | $46,453 |
| Rhode Island | $3,157 | $20,187 | $47,620 |
| South Carolina | $2,743 | $17,538 | $41,373 |
| South Dakota | $2,760 | $17,649 | $41,633 |
| Tennessee | $2,773 | $17,726 | $41,816 |
| Texas | $2,731 | $17,461 | $41,190 |
| Utah | $2,976 | $19,030 | $44,891 |
| Vermont | $3,056 | $19,537 | $46,087 |
| Virginia | $2,955 | $18,891 | $44,564 |
| Washington | $3,540 | $22,634 | $53,394 |
| West Virginia | $2,991 | $19,120 | $45,103 |
| Wisconsin | $3,176 | $20,305 | $47,899 |
| Wyoming | $3,056 | $19,541 | $46,096 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $3,000 to $40,000 | $11,900 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $3,083 to $52,031 | $27,477 | Counted |
How the fire damage restoration 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%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for water, fire and mold 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Restoration calls come at night and on weekends, so answering fast is most of the job.
On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the fire damage restoration is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, fire damage restoration cost; HomeAdvisor, fire damage restoration 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.