- Tree trimming usually costs $190 to $760, about $460 typical.
- Trimming one medium-size tree.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What tree trimming costs
Tree trimming usually runs $190 to $760. A typical job lands near $460. Trimming one medium-size tree.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $190 |
| Typical | $460 |
| High end | $760 |
Sources: Fixr and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $381 in Mississippi to $562 in District of Columbia.
What drives the price
- Height. Bob Vila says tree size is probably the biggest factor.
- Access. Trees over houses and wires need more care.
- Health. Dead wood and disease treatment add time.
Tree trimming 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 tree trimming quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $175 | $423 | $699 |
| Alaska | $227 | $550 | $909 |
| Arizona | $189 | $458 | $756 |
| Arkansas | $175 | $424 | $701 |
| California | $218 | $528 | $872 |
| Colorado | $219 | $530 | $876 |
| Connecticut | $219 | $530 | $875 |
| Delaware | $182 | $441 | $729 |
| District of Columbia | $232 | $562 | $929 |
| Florida | $181 | $438 | $724 |
| Georgia | $185 | $447 | $739 |
| Hawaii | $220 | $532 | $878 |
| Idaho | $201 | $486 | $803 |
| Illinois | $210 | $509 | $841 |
| Indiana | $185 | $449 | $741 |
| Iowa | $189 | $458 | $756 |
| Kansas | $191 | $462 | $763 |
| Kentucky | $179 | $434 | $717 |
| Louisiana | $171 | $415 | $685 |
| Maine | $220 | $532 | $879 |
| Maryland | $191 | $462 | $764 |
| Massachusetts | $232 | $561 | $926 |
| Michigan | $186 | $449 | $742 |
| Minnesota | $223 | $539 | $890 |
| Mississippi | $157 | $381 | $629 |
| Missouri | $187 | $453 | $749 |
| Montana | $217 | $526 | $868 |
| Nebraska | $190 | $460 | $760 |
| Nevada | $189 | $456 | $754 |
| New Hampshire | $215 | $521 | $860 |
| New Jersey | $200 | $483 | $799 |
| New Mexico | $183 | $443 | $732 |
| New York | $215 | $520 | $860 |
| North Carolina | $185 | $447 | $738 |
| North Dakota | $197 | $477 | $789 |
| Ohio | $186 | $450 | $744 |
| Oklahoma | $175 | $424 | $701 |
| Oregon | $216 | $522 | $863 |
| Pennsylvania | $192 | $464 | $766 |
| Rhode Island | $214 | $519 | $858 |
| South Carolina | $179 | $434 | $717 |
| South Dakota | $174 | $420 | $694 |
| Tennessee | $181 | $438 | $723 |
| Texas | $179 | $434 | $718 |
| Utah | $197 | $477 | $788 |
| Vermont | $221 | $535 | $884 |
| Virginia | $187 | $452 | $747 |
| Washington | $224 | $542 | $896 |
| West Virginia | $160 | $387 | $639 |
| Wisconsin | $199 | $482 | $796 |
| Wyoming | $186 | $451 | $745 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
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 tree trimming price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 90%. Trimming is crew time. 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, tree trimming cost; Bob Vila, tree trimming 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.