- Lawn fertilization usually costs $140 to $450, about $310 typical.
- One professional fertilizer application on an average lawn.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What lawn fertilization costs
Lawn fertilization usually runs $140 to $450. A typical job lands near $310. One professional fertilizer application on an average lawn.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $140 |
| Typical | $310 |
| High end | $450 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $356 typical in District of Columbia against $274 in Mississippi.
What drives the price
- Lawn size. Priced by the area treated.
- Product. Organic and slow-release fertilizers cost more.
- Programs. Yearly programs of several visits lower the price per visit.
Lawn fertilization cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national lawn fertilization range with its labor part, roughly 60%, adjusted to local wages for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $132 | $293 | $426 |
| Alaska | $158 | $351 | $509 |
| Arizona | $140 | $309 | $448 |
| Arkansas | $133 | $294 | $427 |
| California | $154 | $340 | $494 |
| Colorado | $154 | $341 | $496 |
| Connecticut | $154 | $341 | $495 |
| Delaware | $136 | $302 | $438 |
| District of Columbia | $161 | $356 | $517 |
| Florida | $136 | $300 | $436 |
| Georgia | $137 | $304 | $442 |
| Hawaii | $155 | $342 | $497 |
| Idaho | $145 | $322 | $467 |
| Illinois | $150 | $332 | $482 |
| Indiana | $138 | $305 | $443 |
| Iowa | $140 | $309 | $448 |
| Kansas | $140 | $311 | $451 |
| Kentucky | $135 | $298 | $433 |
| Louisiana | $131 | $290 | $420 |
| Maine | $155 | $342 | $497 |
| Maryland | $140 | $311 | $452 |
| Massachusetts | $160 | $355 | $516 |
| Michigan | $138 | $305 | $443 |
| Minnesota | $156 | $345 | $502 |
| Mississippi | $124 | $274 | $398 |
| Missouri | $139 | $307 | $446 |
| Montana | $153 | $339 | $493 |
| Nebraska | $140 | $310 | $450 |
| Nevada | $139 | $308 | $448 |
| New Hampshire | $152 | $337 | $490 |
| New Jersey | $145 | $320 | $465 |
| New Mexico | $137 | $302 | $439 |
| New York | $152 | $337 | $489 |
| North Carolina | $137 | $304 | $441 |
| North Dakota | $144 | $318 | $461 |
| Ohio | $138 | $306 | $444 |
| Oklahoma | $133 | $294 | $427 |
| Oregon | $153 | $338 | $491 |
| Pennsylvania | $141 | $312 | $452 |
| Rhode Island | $152 | $337 | $489 |
| South Carolina | $135 | $298 | $433 |
| South Dakota | $132 | $292 | $424 |
| Tennessee | $135 | $300 | $435 |
| Texas | $135 | $299 | $433 |
| Utah | $143 | $318 | $461 |
| Vermont | $155 | $344 | $499 |
| Virginia | $138 | $306 | $445 |
| Washington | $157 | $347 | $504 |
| West Virginia | $125 | $277 | $402 |
| Wisconsin | $144 | $320 | $464 |
| Wyoming | $138 | $306 | $444 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $200 to $500 | $400 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $77 to $395 | $225 | Counted |
How the lawn fertilization 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%. A visit with product spread by a technician. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers over the national $18.82 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, lawn fertilization cost; HomeAdvisor, lawn fertilization 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.