- Snow removal usually costs $60 to $300, about $160 typical.
- One snow plowing or clearing visit for a residential driveway.
What snow removal costs
Expect snow removal to cost between $60 and $300, with $160 as a typical figure. One snow plowing or clearing visit for a residential driveway.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $60 |
| Typical | $160 |
| High end | $300 |
The range blends Fixr and Bob Vila (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $137 in Mississippi and $190 in District of Columbia.
What drives the price
- Driveway size. Longer and wider drives cost more.
- Snow depth. Heavy storms cost more per visit.
- Contract or per push. Bob Vila says each event is typically priced at $30 to $75 under per-event plans.
- Walks and steps. Shoveling walks and salting add cost.
Snow removal cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $60 to $300. About 75% of a snow removal price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $56 | $149 | $280 |
| Alaska | $70 | $186 | $349 |
| Arizona | $60 | $159 | $299 |
| Arkansas | $56 | $150 | $281 |
| California | $67 | $180 | $337 |
| Colorado | $68 | $180 | $338 |
| Connecticut | $68 | $180 | $338 |
| Delaware | $58 | $155 | $290 |
| District of Columbia | $71 | $190 | $355 |
| Florida | $58 | $154 | $288 |
| Georgia | $59 | $156 | $293 |
| Hawaii | $68 | $181 | $339 |
| Idaho | $63 | $168 | $314 |
| Illinois | $65 | $174 | $327 |
| Indiana | $59 | $157 | $294 |
| Iowa | $60 | $159 | $299 |
| Kansas | $60 | $161 | $301 |
| Kentucky | $57 | $152 | $286 |
| Louisiana | $55 | $147 | $275 |
| Maine | $68 | $181 | $339 |
| Maryland | $60 | $161 | $301 |
| Massachusetts | $71 | $189 | $355 |
| Michigan | $59 | $157 | $294 |
| Minnesota | $69 | $183 | $343 |
| Mississippi | $51 | $137 | $257 |
| Missouri | $59 | $158 | $296 |
| Montana | $67 | $179 | $336 |
| Nebraska | $60 | $160 | $300 |
| Nevada | $60 | $159 | $298 |
| New Hampshire | $67 | $178 | $333 |
| New Jersey | $63 | $167 | $313 |
| New Mexico | $58 | $155 | $291 |
| New York | $67 | $177 | $333 |
| North Carolina | $59 | $156 | $293 |
| North Dakota | $62 | $165 | $309 |
| Ohio | $59 | $157 | $295 |
| Oklahoma | $56 | $150 | $281 |
| Oregon | $67 | $178 | $334 |
| Pennsylvania | $60 | $161 | $302 |
| Rhode Island | $66 | $177 | $332 |
| South Carolina | $57 | $153 | $286 |
| South Dakota | $56 | $148 | $278 |
| Tennessee | $58 | $153 | $288 |
| Texas | $57 | $153 | $286 |
| Utah | $62 | $165 | $309 |
| Vermont | $68 | $182 | $341 |
| Virginia | $59 | $158 | $296 |
| Washington | $69 | $184 | $345 |
| West Virginia | $52 | $139 | $260 |
| Wisconsin | $62 | $166 | $312 |
| Wyoming | $59 | $157 | $295 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
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 snow removal price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 75%. Snow removal is a crew and equipment. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers over the national $18.82 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Yard work is often seasonal and repeat, so turn a one-time job into a schedule the customer approves once.
On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the snow removal is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, snow removal cost; Bob Vila, snow 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.