Real prices for real work
Not a subscription price and not our price — the going rate for the job. What a yard of mulch spread costs, what a square of roof runs, what an hour of crew time bills at, broken down by state, metro and suburb.
What the work itself costs — not what we charge. Labor rates and finished job prices reported by working contractors, by state, metro and suburb. Tap a state for the quick numbers, then go down into metros and suburbs.
Not a subscription price and not our price — the going rate for the job. What a yard of mulch spread costs, what a square of roof runs, what an hour of crew time bills at, broken down by state, metro and suburb.
Working pros choose to report what they charged on a finished job. Nothing is scraped, bought or guessed. Coverage grows only where pros report, which is why plenty of the map is blank and why we say so instead of filling it in.
Before the first quote lands you already know roughly what the work costs where you live. A bid well under the range is a reason to ask what is being left out; well over is a reason to get a second one.
Check your own number against the region before you send it. Underpricing is the quiet way a small shop works a full year and ends it with nothing, and it is hard to spot from inside.
These govern the job prices above — what contractors charge for work in your area. They are nothing to do with what AerialQuote costs to use, which is nothing for measuring and always will be. Pros share their numbers voluntarily; these rules are why they can, and why a homeowner can trust the average that comes out the other side.
No one can look up what a named contractor charged. Pros publish their own rate card, on their own terms.
A submitted price waits at least 45 days before it enters a published average. Live pricing helps nobody but colluders.
No regional figure appears until at least three pros have reported it, with none of them dominating the number.
Averages are public to homeowners and contractors alike. No private pricing tier, ever — not even for Pro subscribers.