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Pressure washing pricing calculator: what to charge
The short answer
Divide the area by what you wash in an hour, then add drive time, chemicals, overhead and profit. Thumbtack’s national figures list a whole house at $241 to $418, a driveway at $241 to $439 and hourly work at $75 to $90. It also shows houses at about $0.08 to $0.47 a square foot, so your price depends on the job.
Concrete, siding and decks all go at different speeds. Enter your rate for this surface to get a price and what it comes to per square foot.
What to charge
$169.70
$0.11 per square foot. About 3 hours on site.
- Labor, with drive time
- $73.33
- Chemicals and fuel for the job
- $20.00
- Overhead
- $42.42
- Profit
- $33.94
- Brought in per hour the crew is tied up
- $50.91
How it works
Price = (labor + supplies) ÷ (1 − overhead share − profit share). Dividing, rather than adding a percent, makes sure overhead and profit are the shares of the price you wanted.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Labor, with drive time (1 at $22 an hour) | $73.33 |
| Chemicals and fuel for the job | $20.00 |
| Overhead (25% of the price) | $42.42 |
| Profit (20% of the price) | $33.94 |
| Price | $169.70 |
What customers see
| Job | Range |
|---|---|
| Whole house | $241 to $418 |
| Driveway | $241 to $439 |
| Patio | $252 to $447 |
| Sidewalks | $272 to $486 |
| Roof | $419 to $686 |
| By the hour | $75 to $90 |
Source: Thumbtack’s power washing prices (opens in a new tab). The page says pros often charge hourly for small or uncertain jobs, by the square foot for commercial work, and a fixed price for larger jobs.
Set a minimum
Setting up and driving out costs the same for a small patio as a large one. A minimum charge keeps small jobs from losing money. Put it on your estimates, and check it against your hourly rate.
Common questions
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