Asphalt sealcoating cost calculator

Enter the driveway area and pick a sealer. See the low, typical and high price for sealcoating, per square foot and for the job, with every step of the math.

$535Typical 400 sq ft driveway

$0.60 to $1.75Labor a sq ft (Fixr)

By ZIPLabor scaled to your state

Sealcoating cost

$300 to $780

Typical $535 (US average)

$1.34Per sq ft, typical

$300Low

$780High

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How we got this

Asphalt emulsion sealer$0.15 to $0.20 a sq ft × 400 sq ft = $60 to $80Fixr's material price for this sealer type.
Labor$0.60 to $1.75 a sq ft (typical $1.16) × 400 sq ft = $240 to $700Fixr gives $0.60 to $1.75 a sq ft for most driveways; Bob Vila gives an average of $1.15. Typical is the average of Fixr's midpoint and Bob Vila's average.
RegionUS average prices (no ZIP entered)Enter a ZIP to scale the labor part of the price to your state's wages.
Total$300 to $780, typical $535

Item	Area	Low	Typical	High
Sealer	400 sq ft	$60	$70	$80
Labor	400 sq ft	$240	$465	$700
Total		$300	$535	$780

Sources: Fixr: Cost to seal an asphalt driveway; Bob Vila: Driveway sealing cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files); US Census Bureau, 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. Checked 2026-10-09.

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Key takeaways

A 400 square foot driveway with an asphalt emulsion sealer usually costs $300 to $780 to sealcoat, about $535 typical.
Labor is most of the price: $0.60 to $1.75 a square foot in Fixr's guide, against $0.08 to $0.50 for the sealer itself.
Fill and seal and acrylic sealers cost more per foot; coal tar costs least but is banned in some places.
Fixr says an asphalt driveway needs sealing about once every 5 to 10 years.

How much does it cost to sealcoat a driveway

Sealcoating is priced by the square foot. The price has two parts: the sealer, which is cheap, and the labor to clean, edge and apply it, which is most of the bill. We read Fixr's and Bob Vila's cost guides, checked every figure in the page text, and built the calculator from them.

Guide	Typical job	Per sq ft
Fixr	$355 to $600, about $468 for a 20 x 20 ft driveway	$0.88 to $2.10
Bob Vila	$275 to $820, about $545	$1.25 to $1.50 with labor

Labor comes from Fixr's $0.60 to $1.75 a square foot. For the typical figure we average Fixr's midpoint with Bob Vila's labor average of $1.15. The labor line is scaled to your state's construction wages when you enter a ZIP.

Sealer types and what they cost

Fixr prices the sealer by type, material only, per square foot:

Sealer	Material per sq ft
Coal tar	$0.08 to $0.10
Asphalt emulsion	$0.15 to $0.20
Oil-based	$0.15 to $0.20
Acrylic	$0.25 to $0.35
Fill and seal	$0.35 to $0.50

Fixr notes coal tar is the most common and least expensive, and that asphalt sealer fades faster in strong sun. Some areas ban coal tar sealers, so check your town's rules. Fill and seal is for driveways with small holes and cracks. Bob Vila adds that a second coat doubles the sealant cost; ask whether a quote is one coat or two.

Weed control, colored sealer and minimums

Fixr adds about $0.25 a square foot when cracks are full of weeds that have to be killed and cleared first, and $0.25 to $0.50 a square foot for a colored sealer. Bob Vila notes that some contractors have a minimum charge, so a small driveway can cost more than the per foot math says.

Seal, resurface or replaceSealing protects a driveway that is still sound. Fixr puts resurfacing at about $4 to $8 a square foot, so sealing on schedule is far cheaper than letting the surface go.

A worked example: a two-car driveway

A 20 by 25 foot driveway, 500 square feet, in fair shape, with an acrylic sealer and weeds in the cracks.

Sealer. 500 × $0.25 / $0.30 / $0.35 = $125 / $150 / $175.
Labor. 500 × $0.60 / $1.16 / $1.75 = $300 / $581 / $875.
Weed control. 500 × $0.25 = $125.
Total. $550 to $1,175, about $856 typical at the US average.

How sealcoating contractors price it

If you sealcoat, these are the numbers your customers see before they call. Price from your own costs: sealer by the drum, your crew's hours per thousand square feet, edging and crack fill time, and the drive. Set a minimum for small driveways. Our labor rate calculator gives your hourly cost, and the satellite measuring tool measures a driveway from the map before you drive out.

Sealcoating is a neighborhood business. Koira's neighbor postcards tell the homes near each job, and campaigns bring last year's customers back. Read how to price masonry work for the rest of the hardscape trade.

Last checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how trades run on Koira.

FAQ

How much does it cost to sealcoat a driveway?

Fixr puts most jobs at $355 to $600, about $468 for a 20 by 20 foot driveway. Bob Vila gives $275 to $820, about $545.

How much is driveway sealing per square foot?

Fixr gives $0.88 to $2.10 a square foot with labor. Bob Vila gives $1.25 to $1.50.

Which driveway sealer is cheapest?

Coal tar, at $0.08 to $0.10 a square foot for material in Fixr's guide. Some places ban it, so check locally.

How often should an asphalt driveway be sealed?

Fixr says about once every 5 to 10 years.

Does a colored sealer cost more?

Yes. Fixr adds about $0.25 to $0.50 a square foot for pigment.

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