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For snow removal businesses: price one push of a residential driveway from your own minutes on site, the drive to the next stop and your winter overhead, then get depth tiers for deep storms and a seasonal price with a cap that stays below break-even.

Example filled in: a two-car driveway on a 15-client route, timed at 22 minutes on site and 8 minutes to the next stop (worked example 1, the same driveway as our pricing guide).

Method from our guide: How Much to Charge for Snow Removal: Per Push, Seasonal and Salt (2026)

Changes the market checks only. Your minutes on site set your cost.

Sets the headline price and the printed quote. Both prices are worked out either way.

One push on your route

Example: replace with your own. Time a real stop: driveway, walk and steps.

The drive between route stops, not from home.

Example: replace with your own. Re-time the same stop in deeper snow.

Your costs

The BLS median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers was $18.82/h (2025). Storm work is at night and owners pay self-employment tax, so many use more.

IRS business rate from July 1, 2026. It misses the extra fuel and wear of plowing at low speed.

Example: replace with your own. Plow and snowblower spread over the seasons they last, extra winter insurance, stakes, phone and software.

Example: replace with your own. Count storms that reached your trigger depth in recent winters (NOAA’s daily snowfall tool has station readings).

Profit as a share of the price. 30% margin = cost ÷ 0.70.

Seasonal contract

Example: replace with your own. For committing up front and paying in installments.

Example: replace with your own. Deep storms cost more, so the cap stays below break-even.

Your cost floor per push (2–6 inches)

$25.78

The lowest price to accept. Below this, the job loses money.

Market check

$30 – $75 driveway, per visit

  • Market range
  • Your floor
  • Your price per push (2–6 inches)

Housecall Pro snow removal price guide (updated Oct 27, 2026). National figures; check local competitors.

Other published figures

  • Angi: two-car driveway, per visit$75–$125Angi snow removal cost guide
  • Housecall Pro: seasonal contract$300–$700Housecall Pro snow removal price guide (updated Oct 27, 2026)
  • Angi: two-car driveway, seasonal$400–$600Angi snow removal cost guide

Your price per push (2–6 inches)

$37.00 · $545 per season (seasonal contract)

Your cost floor plus your margin, rounded up to the next $1. The depth tiers and the seasonal price are in the breakdown.

  • Profit per push$11.22
  • Margin per push30%
  • Seasonal profit at 16 pushes$132.52
How the numbers are worked out
Your time: (22 + 8) min × $0.45/min$13.50
Miles: 3 mi × $0.76$2.28
Winter overhead: $2,400 ÷ (15 clients × 16 pushes)$10.00
Cost floor per push$25.78
÷ (1 − 30%) before rounding$36.83
Price per push, 2–6 inches (rounded up to $1)$37.00
Price per push, 6–12 inches (34 min on site)$45.00
Price per push, over 12 inches (50 min on site)$55.00
Season at per-push prices: 16 × $37$592.00
Seasonal price (8% less, up to $5), capped at 20 pushes (break-even 21.1)$545.00

How it works

The method, step by step

Market rates tell you the ceiling. Your costs tell you the floor. Every number above is an example: replace it with your own.

  1. Cost floor per push

    (Minutes on site + minutes to the next stop) × what your time costs per minute, plus the miles × your cost per mile, plus your winter overhead ÷ every push you expect on the route this season.

  2. Price per push and depth tiers

    Divide the floor by (1 − margin) and round up to the next $1. Deep storms take longer, so re-time the same stop for 6–12 inches and over 12 inches and run the same math: tiers are easier to explain than per-inch prices.

  3. Seasonal price with a cap

    Per-push price × the pushes you expect in an average season, less a discount for paying up front, rounded up to $5. The cap is the most pushes that fee covers if part of them are deep storms, so a record winter doesn’t cost you money.

  4. Check the market

    Compare the push with Housecall Pro’s $30–$75 driveway range and the seasonal price with its $300–$700 range, and Angi’s ranges by driveway size. Landing low is normal on a tight route.

Example: replace with your own

These inputs in the calculator and the worked examples have no published source behind them. Use your own numbers.

  • Minutes on site: 22 at 2–6 inches, 34 at 6–12 inches, 50 over 12 inches; 8 minutes and 3 miles to the next stop
  • Winter overhead: $2,400 a season (plow, snowblower, extra insurance, stakes, phone, software) over 15 clients × 16 pushes
  • Seasonal discount 8%; 20% of pushes are 6–12-inch storms when setting the cap
  • Cost of your time ($27 an hour) and margin (30%) are choices, not market figures

Worked examples

3 driveways, priced with this calculator

Each example is worked out by the calculator above, with the same formula. Open one to see every line, then change it to your own numbers.

  1. Example 1

    Two-car driveway on a route

    The example filled in above: 22 minutes on site and 8 to the next stop, 3 miles, $27 an hour, $2,400 of winter overhead over 15 clients × 16 pushes, a 30% margin and an 8% seasonal discount. The same driveway as our pricing guide.

    Your cost floor per push (2–6 inches)
    $25.78
    Market check
    $30–$75
    Your price per push (2–6 inches)
    $37.00$545 per season (seasonal contract)
    Profit per push
    $11.22
    Margin per push
    30%
    Seasonal profit at 16 pushes
    $132.52

    Inside Housecall Pro’s driveway and seasonal ranges; below Angi’s two-car range, which is normal on a tight route.

    Open example 1 in the calculator

  2. Example 2

    Single-car driveway, short hops

    A single-car drive and walk on a dense street: 12 minutes on site, 4 to the next stop, 1 mile.

    Your cost floor per push (2–6 inches)
    $17.96
    Market check
    $30–$75
    Your price per push (2–6 inches)
    $26.00$385 per season (seasonal contract)
    Profit per push
    $8.04
    Margin per push
    31%
    Seasonal profit at 16 pushes
    $97.64

    Your push price ($26.00) is below Housecall Pro’s $30–$75 driveway range. A tight route can price low, but check local prices.

    At $26 the push is below Housecall Pro’s $30–$75 range: the $10 overhead share is now most of the cost. Check local prices before you price this low.

    Open example 2 in the calculator

  3. Example 3

    Snowy town, 24 pushes a season

    The same two-car driveway in a place that averages 24 pushes a season.

    Your cost floor per push (2–6 inches)
    $22.45
    Market check
    $30–$75
    Your price per push (2–6 inches)
    $33.00$730 per season (seasonal contract)
    Profit per push
    $10.55
    Margin per push
    32%
    Seasonal profit at 24 pushes
    $191.28

    Your seasonal price ($730) is above Housecall Pro’s $300–$700 range for seasonal contracts, which mostly reflects milder winters. Check your expected pushes and local prices.

    More pushes spread the overhead thinner, so each push costs less, but the season fee climbs above the published seasonal ranges, which mostly reflect milder winters.

    Open example 3 in the calculator

Market rates

Snow removal prices in 2026

Housecall Pro’s median comes from 41,641 jobs its customers reported in the 12 months to September 2026; its other ranges come from third-party cost guides. Housecall Pro sells field-service software. Angi’s figures come from its own cost research, with no date shown. Prices vary a lot with snowfall and route density.

WhatRangeSource
Driveway snow removal, per visit$30–$75Housecall Pro
Residential snow removal, median job (driveway and walkway)$113; middle half $55–$183Housecall Pro
Seasonal residential contract$300–$700Housecall Pro, Angi
Salting or de-icing, per visit$20–$40Housecall Pro
Single-car driveway$40–$75 a visit; $300–$400 a seasonAngi
Two-car driveway$75–$125 a visit; $400–$600 a seasonAngi
Four-car driveway$125–$250 a visit; $600–$1,000 a seasonAngi
Snow removal, national average per visit$123; most pay $50–$203Angi
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers, median wage$18.82 an hour (2025)O*NET OnLine (U.S. Department of Labor)
Business mileage rate76 cents a mile (from July 1, 2026)IRS

Sources

  1. Housecall Pro: Snow removal price guide 2026: How to set your rates (page dated Oct 27, 2026; medians from 41,641 jobs reported by Housecall Pro customers in the 12 months to September 2026; other ranges from third-party cost guides; read Nov 14, 2026)
  2. Angi: Snow removal cost guide (no date and no project count shown on the page as read; read Nov 14, 2026)
  3. O*NET OnLine (U.S. Department of Labor): National Wages: 37-3011.00 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data: median $39,150 a year, $18.82 an hour; read Nov 14, 2026)
  4. IRS: Standard mileage rates (76 cents a mile for business use from July 1, 2026; read Nov 8, 2026)

Cost guides publish estimates from their own marketplace or listing data, not audited statistics. US figures only.

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Questions

Pricing questions

How much should I charge to plow a residential driveway?

Housecall Pro’s 2026 guide puts driveway visits at $30–$75; Angi’s ranges run from $40–$75 for a single-car drive to $125–$250 for a four-car drive. Start from your own cost floor ÷ (1 − margin): $37 a push in the example.

Should I charge per push or for the season?

Per push protects you in a heavy winter; a seasonal contract gives the customer one predictable bill and you money up front. A seasonal price with a cap below your break-even push count shares the risk.

How do I set the cap on a seasonal contract?

Divide the seasonal price by your cost per push, allowing for some deep storms that cost more. In the example, $545 ÷ $26.86 (80% standard pushes, 20% deep ones) gives a cap of 20 pushes. Pushes after the cap are billed at the tier prices.

How many pushes should I expect in a season?

Count the storms that reached your trigger depth in the last few winters. NOAA’s daily snowfall and snow depth tool has station readings by state and month. Count storms, not inches: one deep storm is one or two pushes.

Why do my prices come out below Angi’s ranges?

A tight route with short drives between stops costs less per push than one-time calls. Angi’s ranges cover what homeowners pay across the US. You don’t have to charge the median, but check local prices before you settle.

How should I price salt?

Price the trip, not the pound: the salt itself costs well under a dollar a driveway. Housecall Pro lists salting at $20–$40 a visit. Our pricing guide works through salt with a push and as a separate refreeze trip.

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