- Lawn mowing usually costs $60 to $200, about $130 typical.
- One mowing visit for an average yard, with trimming and blowing.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What lawn mowing costs
Lawn mowing usually runs $60 to $200. A typical job lands near $130. One mowing visit for an average yard, with trimming and blowing.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $60 |
| Typical | $130 |
| High end | $200 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $157 typical in District of Columbia against $109 in Mississippi.
What drives the price
- Lawn size. The biggest factor.
- Frequency. Weekly service costs less per visit than one-off cuts of overgrown grass.
- Obstacles and slopes. Beds, trees and hills slow the crew.
- Extras. Edging, blowing and bagging may be extra.
Lawn mowing cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national lawn mowing range with its labor part, roughly 85%, adjusted to local wages for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $55 | $120 | $185 |
| Alaska | $71 | $154 | $237 |
| Arizona | $60 | $129 | $199 |
| Arkansas | $56 | $120 | $185 |
| California | $68 | $148 | $228 |
| Colorado | $69 | $149 | $229 |
| Connecticut | $69 | $149 | $229 |
| Delaware | $58 | $125 | $192 |
| District of Columbia | $73 | $157 | $242 |
| Florida | $57 | $124 | $191 |
| Georgia | $58 | $127 | $195 |
| Hawaii | $69 | $149 | $229 |
| Idaho | $63 | $137 | $211 |
| Illinois | $66 | $143 | $220 |
| Indiana | $59 | $127 | $195 |
| Iowa | $60 | $129 | $199 |
| Kansas | $60 | $131 | $201 |
| Kentucky | $57 | $123 | $189 |
| Louisiana | $54 | $118 | $181 |
| Maine | $69 | $149 | $230 |
| Maryland | $60 | $131 | $201 |
| Massachusetts | $72 | $157 | $241 |
| Michigan | $59 | $127 | $196 |
| Minnesota | $70 | $151 | $232 |
| Mississippi | $50 | $109 | $167 |
| Missouri | $59 | $128 | $197 |
| Montana | $68 | $147 | $227 |
| Nebraska | $60 | $130 | $200 |
| Nevada | $60 | $129 | $199 |
| New Hampshire | $67 | $146 | $225 |
| New Jersey | $63 | $136 | $210 |
| New Mexico | $58 | $126 | $193 |
| New York | $67 | $146 | $225 |
| North Carolina | $58 | $126 | $195 |
| North Dakota | $62 | $135 | $207 |
| Ohio | $59 | $127 | $196 |
| Oklahoma | $56 | $120 | $185 |
| Oregon | $68 | $147 | $226 |
| Pennsylvania | $60 | $131 | $202 |
| Rhode Island | $67 | $146 | $224 |
| South Carolina | $57 | $123 | $189 |
| South Dakota | $55 | $119 | $184 |
| Tennessee | $57 | $124 | $191 |
| Texas | $57 | $123 | $190 |
| Utah | $62 | $135 | $207 |
| Vermont | $69 | $150 | $231 |
| Virginia | $59 | $128 | $197 |
| Washington | $70 | $152 | $234 |
| West Virginia | $51 | $111 | $170 |
| Wisconsin | $63 | $136 | $209 |
| Wyoming | $59 | $128 | $196 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $75 to $200 | $130 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $49 to $203 | $123 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $48 to $206 | $124 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
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 lawn mowing price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 85%. Mowing is mostly labor. Koira's assumption for lawn work. 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 mowing cost; HomeAdvisor, lawn mowing cost; Bob Vila, lawn mowing 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.