- Foundation repair usually costs $2,200 to $8,150, about $5,200 typical.
- Repairing a cracked or settling foundation: crack sealing, piers or wall bracing.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What foundation repair costs
Expect foundation repair to cost between $2,200 and $8,150, with $5,200 as a typical figure. Repairing a cracked or settling foundation: crack sealing, piers or wall bracing.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $2,200 |
| Typical | $5,200 |
| High end | $8,150 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $6,300 typical in Hawaii against $4,543 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Type of repair. Sealing cracks is cheap. Piers to lift a settling corner cost far more. This Old House says lifting and leveling can reach $23,000.
- Cause. Drainage and soil problems must be fixed or the damage returns.
- Engineer. A structural engineer's report helps compare bids.
Foundation repair cost by repair
| Repair | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Crack sealing or epoxy injection | $200 to $1,000 | Fixr |
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Structural engineer | $340 to $780 | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing foundation repair bids.
Foundation repair cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national foundation repair range with its labor part, roughly 55%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1,962 | $4,637 | $7,267 |
| Alaska | $2,527 | $5,972 | $9,360 |
| Arizona | $2,169 | $5,127 | $8,036 |
| Arkansas | $1,922 | $4,543 | $7,120 |
| California | $2,446 | $5,782 | $9,063 |
| Colorado | $2,233 | $5,279 | $8,274 |
| Connecticut | $2,446 | $5,780 | $9,060 |
| Delaware | $2,196 | $5,191 | $8,136 |
| District of Columbia | $2,415 | $5,707 | $8,945 |
| Florida | $1,993 | $4,711 | $7,383 |
| Georgia | $2,002 | $4,731 | $7,416 |
| Hawaii | $2,665 | $6,300 | $9,874 |
| Idaho | $2,131 | $5,037 | $7,895 |
| Illinois | $2,627 | $6,210 | $9,733 |
| Indiana | $2,247 | $5,311 | $8,324 |
| Iowa | $2,198 | $5,196 | $8,144 |
| Kansas | $2,107 | $4,980 | $7,806 |
| Kentucky | $2,070 | $4,892 | $7,668 |
| Louisiana | $2,005 | $4,738 | $7,427 |
| Maine | $2,216 | $5,237 | $8,208 |
| Maryland | $2,207 | $5,216 | $8,175 |
| Massachusetts | $2,564 | $6,061 | $9,500 |
| Michigan | $2,233 | $5,279 | $8,274 |
| Minnesota | $2,465 | $5,826 | $9,132 |
| Mississippi | $1,941 | $4,588 | $7,190 |
| Missouri | $2,244 | $5,305 | $8,314 |
| Montana | $2,229 | $5,268 | $8,256 |
| Nebraska | $2,083 | $4,923 | $7,716 |
| Nevada | $2,244 | $5,305 | $8,314 |
| New Hampshire | $2,211 | $5,226 | $8,191 |
| New Jersey | $2,483 | $5,868 | $9,197 |
| New Mexico | $2,004 | $4,736 | $7,424 |
| New York | $2,421 | $5,721 | $8,967 |
| North Carolina | $1,994 | $4,713 | $7,386 |
| North Dakota | $2,233 | $5,278 | $8,272 |
| Ohio | $2,253 | $5,325 | $8,346 |
| Oklahoma | $1,978 | $4,676 | $7,328 |
| Oregon | $2,334 | $5,516 | $8,645 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,220 | $5,247 | $8,224 |
| Rhode Island | $2,271 | $5,368 | $8,413 |
| South Carolina | $1,997 | $4,721 | $7,398 |
| South Dakota | $2,009 | $4,747 | $7,441 |
| Tennessee | $2,017 | $4,766 | $7,471 |
| Texas | $1,989 | $4,702 | $7,369 |
| Utah | $2,151 | $5,085 | $7,970 |
| Vermont | $2,204 | $5,209 | $8,164 |
| Virginia | $2,137 | $5,051 | $7,917 |
| Washington | $2,524 | $5,966 | $9,351 |
| West Virginia | $2,161 | $5,107 | $8,004 |
| Wisconsin | $2,283 | $5,397 | $8,458 |
| Wyoming | $2,204 | $5,210 | $8,166 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $2,200 to $8,200 | $5,200 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $2,225 to $8,133 | $5,174 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $2,176 to $7,833 | $5,001 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
| This Old House | $2,224 to $8,134 | $5,179 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
How the foundation repair 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: 55%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for basements and foundations 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: Fixr, foundation repair cost; HomeAdvisor, foundation repair cost; Bob Vila, foundation repair cost; This Old House, foundation repair cost; Today's Homeowner, foundation 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.