- Oil tank removal usually costs $500 to $2,600, about $1,400 typical.
- Removing an old heating oil tank from a basement or yard.
What oil tank removal costs
Oil tank removal usually runs $500 to $2,600. A typical job lands near $1,400. Removing an old heating oil tank from a basement or yard.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $500 |
| Typical | $1,400 |
| High end | $2,600 |
Sources: HomeAdvisor and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $1,207 in Arkansas to $1,723 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Above ground or buried. Bob Vila says above-ground removal is the easiest and cheapest.
- Leaks. A leaking buried tank means soil cleanup.
- Basement tanks. Bob Vila notes basement tanks are drained and cut apart inside.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Permits | $30 to $160 | HomeAdvisor |
| Soil testing | $300 to $500 | HomeAdvisor |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same oil tank removal can be far apart only because one includes them.
Oil tank removal cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 60%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a oil tank removal quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $441 | $1,235 | $2,293 |
| Alaska | $581 | $1,627 | $3,021 |
| Arizona | $492 | $1,379 | $2,560 |
| Arkansas | $431 | $1,207 | $2,241 |
| California | $561 | $1,571 | $2,918 |
| Colorado | $508 | $1,423 | $2,643 |
| Connecticut | $561 | $1,570 | $2,917 |
| Delaware | $499 | $1,397 | $2,595 |
| District of Columbia | $553 | $1,549 | $2,877 |
| Florida | $449 | $1,256 | $2,333 |
| Georgia | $451 | $1,262 | $2,344 |
| Hawaii | $615 | $1,723 | $3,200 |
| Idaho | $483 | $1,352 | $2,511 |
| Illinois | $606 | $1,697 | $3,151 |
| Indiana | $512 | $1,433 | $2,660 |
| Iowa | $500 | $1,399 | $2,598 |
| Kansas | $477 | $1,335 | $2,480 |
| Kentucky | $468 | $1,310 | $2,432 |
| Louisiana | $452 | $1,264 | $2,348 |
| Maine | $504 | $1,411 | $2,620 |
| Maryland | $502 | $1,405 | $2,609 |
| Massachusetts | $590 | $1,653 | $3,070 |
| Michigan | $508 | $1,423 | $2,643 |
| Minnesota | $566 | $1,584 | $2,942 |
| Mississippi | $436 | $1,220 | $2,266 |
| Missouri | $511 | $1,431 | $2,657 |
| Montana | $507 | $1,420 | $2,637 |
| Nebraska | $471 | $1,319 | $2,449 |
| Nevada | $511 | $1,431 | $2,657 |
| New Hampshire | $503 | $1,408 | $2,614 |
| New Jersey | $570 | $1,596 | $2,965 |
| New Mexico | $451 | $1,264 | $2,347 |
| New York | $555 | $1,553 | $2,884 |
| North Carolina | $449 | $1,257 | $2,334 |
| North Dakota | $508 | $1,423 | $2,643 |
| Ohio | $513 | $1,437 | $2,668 |
| Oklahoma | $445 | $1,246 | $2,314 |
| Oregon | $533 | $1,493 | $2,772 |
| Pennsylvania | $505 | $1,414 | $2,626 |
| Rhode Island | $518 | $1,449 | $2,692 |
| South Carolina | $450 | $1,259 | $2,338 |
| South Dakota | $453 | $1,267 | $2,353 |
| Tennessee | $455 | $1,273 | $2,364 |
| Texas | $448 | $1,254 | $2,328 |
| Utah | $488 | $1,366 | $2,537 |
| Vermont | $501 | $1,403 | $2,605 |
| Virginia | $484 | $1,356 | $2,519 |
| Washington | $580 | $1,625 | $3,018 |
| West Virginia | $490 | $1,373 | $2,549 |
| Wisconsin | $521 | $1,458 | $2,707 |
| Wyoming | $501 | $1,403 | $2,605 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| HomeAdvisor | $593 to $2,153 | $1,357 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $400 to $3,000 | $1,489 | 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 oil tank removal price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 60%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for radon, asbestos and lead work. 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: HomeAdvisor, oil tank removal cost; Bob Vila, oil tank 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.