- Sewer line cleaning usually costs $190 to $580, about $310 typical.
- Cleaning out a backed-up main sewer line from the cleanout.
What sewer line cleaning costs
Expect sewer line cleaning to cost between $190 and $580, with $310 as a typical figure. Cleaning out a backed-up main sewer line from the cleanout.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $190 |
| Typical | $310 |
| High end | $580 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $411 typical in Hawaii against $249 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Method. A snake breaks up most clogs. Jetting scours the pipe and costs more.
- Roots. Tree roots come back. A line with roots may need cleaning every year or a repair.
- Access. No outside cleanout means pulling a toilet or adding a cleanout.
Sewer line cleaning cost by method
| Method | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Snaking | $100 to $250 | HomeAdvisor |
| Hydro jetting | $350 to $600 | HomeAdvisor |
| Camera inspection | $200 to $1,300 | HomeAdvisor |
Sewer line cleaning cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national sewer line cleaning range with its labor part, roughly 85%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $158 | $258 | $483 |
| Alaska | $234 | $381 | $713 |
| Arizona | $186 | $303 | $567 |
| Arkansas | $153 | $249 | $467 |
| California | $223 | $364 | $680 |
| Colorado | $194 | $317 | $594 |
| Connecticut | $223 | $363 | $680 |
| Delaware | $189 | $309 | $578 |
| District of Columbia | $219 | $357 | $667 |
| Florida | $162 | $265 | $496 |
| Georgia | $164 | $267 | $499 |
| Hawaii | $252 | $411 | $770 |
| Idaho | $181 | $295 | $552 |
| Illinois | $247 | $403 | $754 |
| Indiana | $196 | $320 | $599 |
| Iowa | $190 | $310 | $579 |
| Kansas | $178 | $290 | $542 |
| Kentucky | $173 | $282 | $527 |
| Louisiana | $164 | $267 | $500 |
| Maine | $192 | $313 | $586 |
| Maryland | $191 | $311 | $583 |
| Massachusetts | $239 | $389 | $728 |
| Michigan | $194 | $317 | $594 |
| Minnesota | $225 | $368 | $688 |
| Mississippi | $155 | $254 | $474 |
| Missouri | $196 | $320 | $598 |
| Montana | $194 | $316 | $592 |
| Nebraska | $174 | $285 | $532 |
| Nevada | $196 | $320 | $598 |
| New Hampshire | $191 | $312 | $584 |
| New Jersey | $228 | $372 | $695 |
| New Mexico | $164 | $267 | $500 |
| New York | $219 | $358 | $670 |
| North Carolina | $162 | $265 | $496 |
| North Dakota | $194 | $317 | $593 |
| Ohio | $197 | $322 | $602 |
| Oklahoma | $160 | $262 | $490 |
| Oregon | $208 | $339 | $634 |
| Pennsylvania | $193 | $314 | $588 |
| Rhode Island | $199 | $325 | $609 |
| South Carolina | $163 | $266 | $497 |
| South Dakota | $164 | $268 | $502 |
| Tennessee | $166 | $270 | $505 |
| Texas | $162 | $264 | $494 |
| Utah | $184 | $299 | $560 |
| Vermont | $191 | $311 | $582 |
| Virginia | $182 | $296 | $554 |
| Washington | $233 | $381 | $712 |
| West Virginia | $185 | $301 | $564 |
| Wisconsin | $201 | $328 | $614 |
| Wyoming | $191 | $311 | $582 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $200 to $600 | $250 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $187 to $569 | $376 | Counted |
How the sewer line cleaning 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: 85%. Sewer cleaning is equipment and a plumber's time. 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, sewer line cleaning cost; HomeAdvisor, sewer line cleaning 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.