- Sprinkler winterization usually costs $65 to $140, about $95 typical.
- Blowing out and shutting down a lawn sprinkler system for winter.
What sprinkler winterization costs
Sprinkler winterization usually runs $65 to $140. A typical job lands near $95. Blowing out and shutting down a lawn sprinkler system for winter.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $65 |
| Typical | $95 |
| High end | $140 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $79 in Mississippi to $116 in District of Columbia.
What drives the price
- Zones. More zones take longer to blow out.
- Backflow. The backflow preventer has to be drained or insulated.
- Bundles. Many companies sell spring start-up and fall winterizing together.
Sprinkler winterization cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 90%, moves with each state's median wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a sprinkler winterization quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $60 | $87 | $129 |
| Alaska | $78 | $114 | $168 |
| Arizona | $65 | $95 | $139 |
| Arkansas | $60 | $88 | $129 |
| California | $75 | $109 | $161 |
| Colorado | $75 | $109 | $161 |
| Connecticut | $75 | $109 | $161 |
| Delaware | $62 | $91 | $134 |
| District of Columbia | $79 | $116 | $171 |
| Florida | $62 | $91 | $133 |
| Georgia | $63 | $92 | $136 |
| Hawaii | $75 | $110 | $162 |
| Idaho | $69 | $100 | $148 |
| Illinois | $72 | $105 | $155 |
| Indiana | $63 | $93 | $137 |
| Iowa | $65 | $95 | $139 |
| Kansas | $65 | $95 | $141 |
| Kentucky | $61 | $90 | $132 |
| Louisiana | $59 | $86 | $126 |
| Maine | $75 | $110 | $162 |
| Maryland | $65 | $95 | $141 |
| Massachusetts | $79 | $116 | $171 |
| Michigan | $63 | $93 | $137 |
| Minnesota | $76 | $111 | $164 |
| Mississippi | $54 | $79 | $116 |
| Missouri | $64 | $94 | $138 |
| Montana | $74 | $109 | $160 |
| Nebraska | $65 | $95 | $140 |
| Nevada | $65 | $94 | $139 |
| New Hampshire | $74 | $108 | $158 |
| New Jersey | $68 | $100 | $147 |
| New Mexico | $63 | $92 | $135 |
| New York | $74 | $107 | $158 |
| North Carolina | $63 | $92 | $136 |
| North Dakota | $67 | $99 | $145 |
| Ohio | $64 | $93 | $137 |
| Oklahoma | $60 | $88 | $129 |
| Oregon | $74 | $108 | $159 |
| Pennsylvania | $66 | $96 | $141 |
| Rhode Island | $73 | $107 | $158 |
| South Carolina | $61 | $90 | $132 |
| South Dakota | $59 | $87 | $128 |
| Tennessee | $62 | $90 | $133 |
| Texas | $61 | $90 | $132 |
| Utah | $67 | $98 | $145 |
| Vermont | $76 | $110 | $163 |
| Virginia | $64 | $93 | $138 |
| Washington | $77 | $112 | $165 |
| West Virginia | $55 | $80 | $118 |
| Wisconsin | $68 | $100 | $147 |
| Wyoming | $64 | $93 | $137 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $75 to $150 | $100 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $56 to $137 | $93 | 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 sprinkler winterization price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 90%. Winterizing is a visit with a compressor. 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.
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Sources: Fixr, sprinkler winterization cost; HomeAdvisor, sprinkler winterization 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.