- Garage door repair usually costs $150 to $360, about $260 typical.
- A typical service call to fix a spring, cable, roller, track or sensor problem, parts and labor.
What garage door repair costs
Most homeowners pay $150 to $360 for garage door repair, and $260 is a typical price. A typical service call to fix a spring, cable, roller, track or sensor problem, parts and labor.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $150 |
| Typical | $260 |
| High end | $360 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $320 typical in Hawaii against $224 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- What broke. Springs are the most common call. Bent track, a damaged panel or a burned-out opener cost more than a sensor that is out of line.
- Door type. HomeAdvisor puts sectional door repairs at $150 to $400 and one-panel doors at $400 to $1,200.
- Material. Fixr lists fiberglass repairs from $150 to $550 and wood from $250 to $1,000. Wood panels are slower to fix and match.
- When you call. After-hours and weekend calls carry an emergency fee.
Garage door repair cost by repair
| Repair | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Springs | $180 to $350 | HomeAdvisor |
| Opener | $100 to $500 | HomeAdvisor |
| Sensor realignment | $150 to $250 | HomeAdvisor |
Garage door repair cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national garage door repair range with its labor part, roughly 60%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $132 | $229 | $317 |
| Alaska | $174 | $302 | $418 |
| Arizona | $148 | $256 | $354 |
| Arkansas | $129 | $224 | $310 |
| California | $168 | $292 | $404 |
| Colorado | $152 | $264 | $366 |
| Connecticut | $168 | $292 | $404 |
| Delaware | $150 | $260 | $359 |
| District of Columbia | $166 | $288 | $398 |
| Florida | $135 | $233 | $323 |
| Georgia | $135 | $234 | $325 |
| Hawaii | $185 | $320 | $443 |
| Idaho | $145 | $251 | $348 |
| Illinois | $182 | $315 | $436 |
| Indiana | $153 | $266 | $368 |
| Iowa | $150 | $260 | $360 |
| Kansas | $143 | $248 | $343 |
| Kentucky | $140 | $243 | $337 |
| Louisiana | $135 | $235 | $325 |
| Maine | $151 | $262 | $363 |
| Maryland | $151 | $261 | $361 |
| Massachusetts | $177 | $307 | $425 |
| Michigan | $152 | $264 | $366 |
| Minnesota | $170 | $294 | $407 |
| Mississippi | $131 | $227 | $314 |
| Missouri | $153 | $266 | $368 |
| Montana | $152 | $264 | $365 |
| Nebraska | $141 | $245 | $339 |
| Nevada | $153 | $266 | $368 |
| New Hampshire | $151 | $261 | $362 |
| New Jersey | $171 | $296 | $410 |
| New Mexico | $135 | $235 | $325 |
| New York | $166 | $288 | $399 |
| North Carolina | $135 | $233 | $323 |
| North Dakota | $152 | $264 | $366 |
| Ohio | $154 | $267 | $369 |
| Oklahoma | $133 | $231 | $320 |
| Oregon | $160 | $277 | $384 |
| Pennsylvania | $151 | $263 | $364 |
| Rhode Island | $155 | $269 | $373 |
| South Carolina | $135 | $234 | $324 |
| South Dakota | $136 | $235 | $326 |
| Tennessee | $136 | $236 | $327 |
| Texas | $134 | $233 | $322 |
| Utah | $146 | $254 | $351 |
| Vermont | $150 | $260 | $361 |
| Virginia | $145 | $252 | $349 |
| Washington | $174 | $302 | $418 |
| West Virginia | $147 | $255 | $353 |
| Wisconsin | $156 | $271 | $375 |
| Wyoming | $150 | $261 | $361 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $150 to $350 | $250 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $155 to $379 | $265 | 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 garage door repair price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 60%. HomeAdvisor puts most labor at $150 to $450 at $75 to $150 an hour, which is the larger part of a $265 average repair. 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 garage 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, garage door repair cost; HomeAdvisor, garage 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.