- Stump grinding usually costs $200 to $350, about $260 typical.
- Grinding out one tree stump below the surface.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What stump grinding costs
Stump grinding usually runs $200 to $350. A typical job lands near $260. Grinding out one tree stump below the surface.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $200 |
| Typical | $260 |
| High end | $350 |
The range blends Fixr and Today's Homeowner (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $220 in Mississippi and $311 in District of Columbia.
What drives the price
- Diameter. Wider stumps take longer.
- Roots. Grinding surface roots costs extra.
- Several stumps. The price per stump drops when there are several.
Stump grinding cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $200 to $350. About 80% of a stump grinding 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 | $186 | $241 | $325 |
| Alaska | $235 | $305 | $411 |
| Arizona | $199 | $259 | $348 |
| Arkansas | $186 | $242 | $326 |
| California | $226 | $294 | $396 |
| Colorado | $227 | $295 | $397 |
| Connecticut | $227 | $295 | $397 |
| Delaware | $193 | $250 | $337 |
| District of Columbia | $239 | $311 | $419 |
| Florida | $192 | $249 | $335 |
| Georgia | $195 | $254 | $342 |
| Hawaii | $228 | $296 | $399 |
| Idaho | $210 | $273 | $368 |
| Illinois | $219 | $285 | $383 |
| Indiana | $196 | $254 | $342 |
| Iowa | $199 | $259 | $348 |
| Kansas | $201 | $261 | $351 |
| Kentucky | $190 | $247 | $332 |
| Louisiana | $182 | $237 | $319 |
| Maine | $228 | $296 | $399 |
| Maryland | $201 | $261 | $352 |
| Massachusetts | $239 | $311 | $418 |
| Michigan | $196 | $255 | $343 |
| Minnesota | $231 | $300 | $403 |
| Mississippi | $169 | $220 | $296 |
| Missouri | $197 | $257 | $346 |
| Montana | $225 | $293 | $394 |
| Nebraska | $200 | $260 | $350 |
| Nevada | $199 | $258 | $348 |
| New Hampshire | $223 | $291 | $391 |
| New Jersey | $209 | $272 | $366 |
| New Mexico | $194 | $252 | $339 |
| New York | $223 | $290 | $391 |
| North Carolina | $195 | $253 | $341 |
| North Dakota | $207 | $269 | $362 |
| Ohio | $196 | $255 | $343 |
| Oklahoma | $186 | $242 | $326 |
| Oregon | $224 | $291 | $392 |
| Pennsylvania | $201 | $262 | $353 |
| Rhode Island | $223 | $290 | $390 |
| South Carolina | $190 | $247 | $333 |
| South Dakota | $185 | $240 | $323 |
| Tennessee | $191 | $249 | $335 |
| Texas | $190 | $247 | $333 |
| Utah | $207 | $269 | $361 |
| Vermont | $229 | $298 | $401 |
| Virginia | $197 | $256 | $345 |
| Washington | $232 | $301 | $406 |
| West Virginia | $172 | $223 | $301 |
| Wisconsin | $209 | $271 | $365 |
| Wyoming | $197 | $256 | $344 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $150 to $300 | $200 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $250 to $400 | 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 stump grinding price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 80%. Grinding is a machine and an operator. 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.
Run the numbers for a real stump grinding in the free tree removal cost calculator, then save the result as an estimate. On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the stump grinding is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, stump grinding cost; Today's Homeowner, stump grinding 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.