- Lead paint removal usually costs $5,750 to $18,000, about $9,250 typical.
- Removing or encapsulating lead paint in part of a home.
What lead paint removal costs
Most homeowners pay $5,750 to $18,000 for lead paint removal, and $9,250 is a typical price. Removing or encapsulating lead paint in part of a home.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $5,750 |
| Typical | $9,250 |
| High end | $18,000 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $7,762 in Arkansas to $11,740 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Scope. Fixr prices removing lead paint from a whole home. HomeAdvisor's range covers typical projects.
- Method. Encapsulation is cheaper than removal or replacing parts.
- Rules. Bob Vila notes homes built before 1978 may contain lead paint, and work must follow lead-safe rules.
Lead paint removal cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 70%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a lead paint removal quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $4,957 | $7,974 | $15,518 |
| Alaska | $6,837 | $10,998 | $21,402 |
| Arizona | $5,647 | $9,085 | $17,679 |
| Arkansas | $4,825 | $7,762 | $15,104 |
| California | $6,570 | $10,569 | $20,566 |
| Colorado | $5,861 | $9,429 | $18,348 |
| Connecticut | $6,567 | $10,564 | $20,557 |
| Delaware | $5,737 | $9,230 | $17,960 |
| District of Columbia | $6,464 | $10,399 | $20,236 |
| Florida | $5,061 | $8,142 | $15,844 |
| Georgia | $5,091 | $8,189 | $15,936 |
| Hawaii | $7,298 | $11,740 | $22,845 |
| Idaho | $5,521 | $8,881 | $17,283 |
| Illinois | $7,171 | $11,536 | $22,449 |
| Indiana | $5,906 | $9,501 | $18,489 |
| Iowa | $5,744 | $9,241 | $17,982 |
| Kansas | $5,441 | $8,752 | $17,032 |
| Kentucky | $5,317 | $8,553 | $16,644 |
| Louisiana | $5,100 | $8,205 | $15,967 |
| Maine | $5,802 | $9,334 | $18,163 |
| Maryland | $5,772 | $9,286 | $18,070 |
| Massachusetts | $6,962 | $11,200 | $21,794 |
| Michigan | $5,861 | $9,429 | $18,348 |
| Minnesota | $6,631 | $10,668 | $20,759 |
| Mississippi | $4,888 | $7,864 | $15,302 |
| Missouri | $5,898 | $9,487 | $18,462 |
| Montana | $5,846 | $9,404 | $18,299 |
| Nebraska | $5,361 | $8,624 | $16,781 |
| Nevada | $5,898 | $9,487 | $18,462 |
| New Hampshire | $5,787 | $9,309 | $18,114 |
| New Jersey | $6,691 | $10,763 | $20,944 |
| New Mexico | $5,098 | $8,201 | $15,958 |
| New York | $6,484 | $10,431 | $20,297 |
| North Carolina | $5,064 | $8,146 | $15,852 |
| North Dakota | $5,860 | $9,426 | $18,343 |
| Ohio | $5,926 | $9,533 | $18,550 |
| Oklahoma | $5,012 | $8,063 | $15,689 |
| Oregon | $6,194 | $9,965 | $19,391 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,816 | $9,356 | $18,207 |
| Rhode Island | $5,986 | $9,630 | $18,739 |
| South Carolina | $5,075 | $8,164 | $15,888 |
| South Dakota | $5,113 | $8,225 | $16,006 |
| Tennessee | $5,140 | $8,268 | $16,090 |
| Texas | $5,048 | $8,121 | $15,804 |
| Utah | $5,588 | $8,990 | $17,494 |
| Vermont | $5,763 | $9,270 | $18,040 |
| Virginia | $5,541 | $8,913 | $17,344 |
| Washington | $6,828 | $10,985 | $21,376 |
| West Virginia | $5,619 | $9,040 | $17,591 |
| Wisconsin | $6,027 | $9,696 | $18,867 |
| Wyoming | $5,764 | $9,273 | $18,044 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $10,000 to $30,000 | $15,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,478 to $5,520 | $3,499 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $1,445 to $5,412 | $3,428 | 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 lead paint removal price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 70%. Lead work is trained, careful labor. Koira's assumption. 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, lead paint removal cost; HomeAdvisor, lead paint removal cost; Bob Vila, lead paint removal 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.