Mold Removal Costs By US Metro
Each metro page scales the national typical job range by that metro's Regional Price Parity from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (US average is 100), and shows the median hourly wage of hazardous materials removal workers from the BLS May 2025 wage survey. The US median is $23.78 an hour.
| Metro | Price Level | Typical Job | Worker Median Wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco and Oakland, CA | 115.6 | $1,750 to $6,950 | $28.65 |
| Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL | 114.2 | $1,700 to $6,850 | $22.00 |
| Orange County, CA | 113.6 | $1,700 to $6,800 | $24.59 |
| Newark and Jersey City, NJ | 112.6 | $1,700 to $6,750 | $35.61 |
| San Diego, CA | 111.9 | $1,700 to $6,700 | $24.90 |
| Seattle, WA | 111.1 | $1,650 to $6,650 | $28.99 |
| Honolulu, HI | 111.0 | $1,650 to $6,650 | $28.10 |
| Oxnard and Ventura, CA | 110.5 | $1,650 to $6,650 | $23.39 |
| San Jose, CA | 110.4 | $1,650 to $6,650 | $29.03 |
| Salinas and Monterey, CA | 109.0 | $1,650 to $6,550 | $23.75 |
| Washington, DC | 108.9 | $1,650 to $6,550 | $23.26 |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 108.8 | $1,650 to $6,550 | $24.65 |
| Boston, MA | 108.3 | $1,600 to $6,500 | $24.00 |
| Bridgeport and New Haven, CT | 106.9 | $1,600 to $6,400 | $21.79 |
| Sacramento, CA | 106.7 | $1,600 to $6,400 | $24.28 |
| Riverside and San Bernardino, CA | 106.4 | $1,600 to $6,400 | $23.05 |
| Denver, CO | 105.8 | $1,600 to $6,350 | $28.97 |
| Portland, OR | 105.4 | $1,600 to $6,350 | $24.01 |
| Anchorage, AK | 105.4 | $1,600 to $6,350 | $27.66 |
| Longmont, CO | 105.2 | $1,600 to $6,300 | $22.67 |
| Stockton, CA | 105.1 | $1,600 to $6,300 | $23.25 |
| Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN | 104.8 | $1,550 to $6,300 | $28.44 |
| Baltimore, MD | 104.5 | $1,550 to $6,250 | $23.49 |
| Olympia, WA | 103.7 | $1,550 to $6,200 | $23.30 |
| Salem, OR | 103.6 | $1,550 to $6,200 | $23.23 |
| Chicago, IL | 103.6 | $1,550 to $6,200 | $29.49 |
| Bellingham, WA | 103.3 | $1,550 to $6,200 | $28.71 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 103.3 | $1,550 to $6,200 | $24.29 |
| Trenton, NJ | 103.2 | $1,550 to $6,200 | $21.84 |
| Dallas and Fort Worth, TX | 103.1 | $1,550 to $6,200 | $21.36 |
| Hartford, CT | 102.7 | $1,550 to $6,150 | $22.95 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 102.6 | $1,550 to $6,150 | $23.62 |
| Worcester, MA | 102.5 | $1,550 to $6,150 | $22.72 |
| Mount Vernon and the Skagit Valley, WA | 102.4 | $1,550 to $6,150 | $27.81 |
| Sarasota and Bradenton, FL | 102.4 | $1,550 to $6,150 | $22.67 |
| Fresno, CA | 102.2 | $1,550 to $6,150 | $26.24 |
| Portland, ME | 101.9 | $1,550 to $6,100 | $22.82 |
| Providence, RI | 101.8 | $1,550 to $6,100 | $22.50 |
| Eugene, OR | 101.6 | $1,500 to $6,100 | $23.59 |
| Medford, OR | 101.4 | $1,500 to $6,100 | $24.25 |
| Orlando, FL | 101.4 | $1,500 to $6,100 | $22.50 |
| Fort Collins, CO | 101.1 | $1,500 to $6,050 | $27.00 |
| Charleston, SC | 101.0 | $1,500 to $6,050 | $23.76 |
| Burlington, VT | 100.9 | $1,500 to $6,050 | $22.49 |
| Tampa Bay, FL | 100.9 | $1,500 to $6,050 | $18.48 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 100.9 | $1,500 to $6,050 | $24.16 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 100.9 | $1,500 to $6,050 | $23.11 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 100.7 | $1,500 to $6,050 | $26.77 |
| New London and Norwich, CT | 100.4 | $1,500 to $6,050 | $22.27 |
| Ogden, UT | 100.3 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $23.67 |
| Spokane, WA | 100.3 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $23.96 |
| Detroit, MI | 100.3 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $22.30 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 100.2 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $22.93 |
| Greeley, CO | 100.2 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $27.47 |
| Tri-Cities, WA | 100.1 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $50.26 |
| Atlanta, GA | 100.1 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $24.13 |
| Palm Bay and Melbourne, FL | 100.0 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $18.49 |
| Allentown, PA | 100.0 | $1,500 to $6,000 | $23.17 |
| Albany, NY | 99.6 | $1,500 to $5,950 | $29.04 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 99.5 | $1,500 to $5,950 | $22.97 |
| Daytona Beach, FL | 99.4 | $1,500 to $5,950 | $21.84 |
| Harrisburg, PA | 98.7 | $1,500 to $5,900 | $22.44 |
| Houston, TX | 98.6 | $1,500 to $5,900 | $20.77 |
| Boise, ID | 98.4 | $1,500 to $5,900 | $23.39 |
| Lancaster, PA | 98.3 | $1,450 to $5,900 | $22.13 |
| Raleigh, NC | 98.2 | $1,450 to $5,900 | $21.83 |
| Austin, TX | 98.1 | $1,450 to $5,900 | $21.58 |
| Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA | 97.9 | $1,450 to $5,900 | $21.92 |
| Richmond, VA | 97.9 | $1,450 to $5,850 | $21.73 |
| Pensacola, FL | 97.7 | $1,450 to $5,850 | $21.25 |
| Charlotte, NC | 97.3 | $1,450 to $5,850 | $21.70 |
| Lakeland, FL | 97.1 | $1,450 to $5,850 | $24.67 |
| Reading, PA | 97.1 | $1,450 to $5,800 | $26.17 |
| Rochester, NY | 97.0 | $1,450 to $5,800 | $23.68 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 96.9 | $1,450 to $5,800 | $23.19 |
| Nashville, TN | 96.3 | $1,450 to $5,800 | $28.47 |
| Springfield, MA | 96.1 | $1,450 to $5,750 | $22.54 |
| Buffalo, NY | 95.8 | $1,450 to $5,750 | $28.70 |
| Syracuse, NY | 95.7 | $1,450 to $5,750 | $26.38 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 95.7 | $1,450 to $5,750 | $22.37 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 95.5 | $1,450 to $5,750 | $26.64 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 95.5 | $1,450 to $5,750 | $21.82 |
| Columbus, OH | 95.5 | $1,450 to $5,750 | $22.47 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 95.4 | $1,450 to $5,700 | $22.81 |
| St. Louis, MO | 95.1 | $1,450 to $5,700 | $32.22 |
| Lansing, MI | 95.0 | $1,400 to $5,700 | $24.10 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | 94.8 | $1,400 to $5,700 | $21.95 |
| Lewiston and Auburn, ME | 94.7 | $1,400 to $5,700 | $22.49 |
| San Antonio, TX | 94.7 | $1,400 to $5,700 | $20.76 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 94.7 | $1,400 to $5,700 | $22.60 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 94.6 | $1,400 to $5,700 | $26.67 |
| Cleveland, OH | 93.9 | $1,400 to $5,650 | $22.02 |
| Columbia, SC | 93.7 | $1,400 to $5,600 | $22.78 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | 93.6 | $1,400 to $5,600 | $19.28 |
| Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, PA | 93.6 | $1,400 to $5,600 | $21.40 |
| Billings, MT | 93.5 | $1,400 to $5,600 | $27.26 |
| Greenville and Spartanburg, SC | 93.3 | $1,400 to $5,600 | $22.40 |
| Louisville, KY | 93.1 | $1,400 to $5,600 | $23.10 |
| Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC | 92.9 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $20.73 |
| Binghamton, NY | 92.9 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $29.85 |
| Utica, NY | 92.7 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $28.58 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 92.7 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $20.66 |
| New Orleans, LA | 92.6 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $18.83 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 92.6 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $21.76 |
| Knoxville, TN | 92.6 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $36.19 |
| Waco, TX | 92.5 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $19.29 |
| Kansas City, MO | 92.5 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $22.97 |
| Memphis, TN | 92.2 | $1,400 to $5,550 | $23.30 |
| Omaha, NE | 91.9 | $1,400 to $5,500 | $24.21 |
| Amarillo, TX | 91.8 | $1,400 to $5,500 | $37.30 |
| Pueblo, CO | 91.8 | $1,400 to $5,500 | $38.11 |
| Des Moines, IA | 91.7 | $1,400 to $5,500 | $25.20 |
| Birmingham, AL | 91.6 | $1,350 to $5,500 | $18.56 |
| Lincoln, NE | 91.6 | $1,350 to $5,500 | $22.70 |
| Chattanooga, TN | 91.5 | $1,350 to $5,500 | $28.43 |
| Toledo, OH | 91.5 | $1,350 to $5,500 | $25.10 |
| Northwest Arkansas, AR | 91.4 | $1,350 to $5,500 | $20.56 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 90.8 | $1,350 to $5,450 | $17.82 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 90.6 | $1,350 to $5,450 | $25.32 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 90.4 | $1,350 to $5,400 | $21.32 |
| Gulfport and Biloxi, MS | 90.0 | $1,350 to $5,400 | $18.96 |
| Little Rock, AR | 89.4 | $1,350 to $5,350 | $17.57 |
| Tulsa, OK | 89.2 | $1,350 to $5,350 | $21.54 |
| Quad Cities, IA | 89.1 | $1,350 to $5,350 | $28.20 |
| Jackson, MS | 89.0 | $1,350 to $5,350 | $18.41 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 89.0 | $1,350 to $5,350 | $22.99 |
| Wichita, KS | 88.9 | $1,350 to $5,350 | $20.44 |
| Duluth, MN | 88.8 | $1,350 to $5,350 | $28.08 |
| Huntington, WV | 88.4 | $1,350 to $5,300 | $21.95 |
| Mobile, AL | 88.1 | $1,300 to $5,300 | $18.23 |
| Farmington, NM | 87.7 | $1,300 to $5,250 | $25.37 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 85.9 | $1,300 to $5,150 | $18.11 |