- Mouse and rat control usually costs $300 to $590, about $440 typical.
- Getting rid of mice or rats in a home, with traps or bait and follow-up visits.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What mouse and rat control costs
Mouse and rat control usually runs $300 to $590. A typical job lands near $440. Getting rid of mice or rats in a home, with traps or bait and follow-up visits.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $300 |
| Typical | $440 |
| High end | $590 |
The range blends Fixr and Today's Homeowner (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $369 in Arkansas and $558 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Infestation size. A few mice is cheaper than a colony.
- Visits. Most plans include follow-up visits.
- Exclusion. Sealing gaps keeps rodents out and adds cost.
Mouse and rat control cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $300 to $590. About 70% of a mouse and rat control price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for construction and extraction workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $259 | $379 | $509 |
| Alaska | $357 | $523 | $702 |
| Arizona | $295 | $432 | $579 |
| Arkansas | $252 | $369 | $495 |
| California | $343 | $503 | $674 |
| Colorado | $306 | $448 | $601 |
| Connecticut | $343 | $503 | $674 |
| Delaware | $299 | $439 | $589 |
| District of Columbia | $337 | $495 | $663 |
| Florida | $264 | $387 | $519 |
| Georgia | $266 | $390 | $522 |
| Hawaii | $381 | $558 | $749 |
| Idaho | $288 | $422 | $566 |
| Illinois | $374 | $549 | $736 |
| Indiana | $308 | $452 | $606 |
| Iowa | $300 | $440 | $589 |
| Kansas | $284 | $416 | $558 |
| Kentucky | $277 | $407 | $546 |
| Louisiana | $266 | $390 | $523 |
| Maine | $303 | $444 | $595 |
| Maryland | $301 | $442 | $592 |
| Massachusetts | $363 | $533 | $714 |
| Michigan | $306 | $448 | $601 |
| Minnesota | $346 | $507 | $680 |
| Mississippi | $255 | $374 | $502 |
| Missouri | $308 | $451 | $605 |
| Montana | $305 | $447 | $600 |
| Nebraska | $280 | $410 | $550 |
| Nevada | $308 | $451 | $605 |
| New Hampshire | $302 | $443 | $594 |
| New Jersey | $349 | $512 | $687 |
| New Mexico | $266 | $390 | $523 |
| New York | $338 | $496 | $665 |
| North Carolina | $264 | $388 | $520 |
| North Dakota | $306 | $448 | $601 |
| Ohio | $309 | $453 | $608 |
| Oklahoma | $261 | $384 | $514 |
| Oregon | $323 | $474 | $636 |
| Pennsylvania | $303 | $445 | $597 |
| Rhode Island | $312 | $458 | $614 |
| South Carolina | $265 | $388 | $521 |
| South Dakota | $267 | $391 | $525 |
| Tennessee | $268 | $393 | $527 |
| Texas | $263 | $386 | $518 |
| Utah | $292 | $428 | $573 |
| Vermont | $301 | $441 | $591 |
| Virginia | $289 | $424 | $569 |
| Washington | $356 | $523 | $701 |
| West Virginia | $293 | $430 | $577 |
| Wisconsin | $314 | $461 | $618 |
| Wyoming | $301 | $441 | $591 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $450 to $600 | $525 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $150 to $575 | Not given | 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 mouse and rat control price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 70%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for pest control 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Pest control is repeat work, so a recurring plan on the first visit is worth more than the one-time treatment.
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Sources: Fixr, mouse and rat control cost; Today's Homeowner, mouse and rat control 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.