- Mold inspection usually costs $370 to $910, about $580 typical.
- A professional mold inspection, often with air or surface samples.
What mold inspection costs
Mold inspection usually runs $370 to $910. A typical job lands near $580. A professional mold inspection, often with air or surface samples.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $370 |
| Typical | $580 |
| High end | $910 |
National figures from Fixr and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $758 typical in Hawaii against $473 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Home size. Fixr prices a 2,500 square foot home.
- Samples. Each lab sample adds cost.
- Independent or not. An inspector who does not do removal gives an unbiased report.
Mold inspection cost by service
| Service | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mold inspection | $300 to $1,000 | Bob Vila |
| Mold testing | $250 to $500 | Bob Vila |
Mold inspection cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national mold inspection range with its labor part, roughly 80%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $312 | $489 | $767 |
| Alaska | $450 | $705 | $1,107 |
| Arizona | $362 | $568 | $891 |
| Arkansas | $302 | $473 | $743 |
| California | $430 | $674 | $1,058 |
| Colorado | $378 | $593 | $930 |
| Connecticut | $430 | $674 | $1,058 |
| Delaware | $369 | $579 | $908 |
| District of Columbia | $423 | $662 | $1,039 |
| Florida | $319 | $501 | $785 |
| Georgia | $322 | $504 | $791 |
| Hawaii | $484 | $758 | $1,190 |
| Idaho | $353 | $554 | $869 |
| Illinois | $475 | $744 | $1,167 |
| Indiana | $381 | $598 | $938 |
| Iowa | $370 | $579 | $909 |
| Kansas | $347 | $544 | $854 |
| Kentucky | $338 | $530 | $832 |
| Louisiana | $322 | $505 | $793 |
| Maine | $374 | $586 | $919 |
| Maryland | $372 | $583 | $914 |
| Massachusetts | $459 | $720 | $1,129 |
| Michigan | $378 | $593 | $930 |
| Minnesota | $435 | $682 | $1,069 |
| Mississippi | $307 | $481 | $754 |
| Missouri | $381 | $597 | $937 |
| Montana | $377 | $591 | $927 |
| Nebraska | $341 | $535 | $840 |
| Nevada | $381 | $597 | $937 |
| New Hampshire | $373 | $584 | $917 |
| New Jersey | $439 | $688 | $1,080 |
| New Mexico | $322 | $505 | $792 |
| New York | $424 | $665 | $1,043 |
| North Carolina | $320 | $501 | $786 |
| North Dakota | $378 | $593 | $930 |
| Ohio | $383 | $600 | $942 |
| Oklahoma | $316 | $495 | $777 |
| Oregon | $403 | $631 | $990 |
| Pennsylvania | $375 | $588 | $922 |
| Rhode Island | $387 | $607 | $953 |
| South Carolina | $320 | $502 | $788 |
| South Dakota | $323 | $507 | $795 |
| Tennessee | $325 | $510 | $800 |
| Texas | $318 | $499 | $783 |
| Utah | $358 | $561 | $881 |
| Vermont | $371 | $581 | $912 |
| Virginia | $355 | $556 | $872 |
| Washington | $449 | $704 | $1,105 |
| West Virginia | $360 | $565 | $886 |
| Wisconsin | $390 | $612 | $960 |
| Wyoming | $371 | $582 | $913 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
How the mold inspection 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: 80%. An inspection is an inspector's time plus lab fees. 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, mold inspection cost; Bob Vila, mold inspection 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.