Junk removal pricing calculator

This is an estimate, not a market rate. It works out a price from your costs and your target margin. The numbers already in the boxes are placeholders only, so replace every one with your own figures. We don't publish "typical" market prices because we haven't verified any.

Load size (fraction of a full truck)

Crew size (people)

Hours on the job, including the drive and the dump run

Labor cost per person per hour ($, including payroll costs)

Truck cost per hour ($: fuel, insurance, payments, upkeep)

Disposal fee for a FULL load at your facility ($)

Minimum disposal charge at your facility ($, 0 if none)

Item surcharges you pay ($ total: mattresses, tires, freon, etc.)

Overhead added to costs (%: ads, software, phone, insurance)

Target profit margin (% of price)

Minimum job price you'll accept ($)

Estimated price: -

How the math works

Labor = crew × hours × cost per person-hour.
Truck = hours × truck cost per hour.
Disposal = load fraction × your full-load disposal fee, or your facility's minimum charge if that's higher, plus item surcharges.
Cost with overhead = (labor + truck + disposal) × (1 + overhead %).
Price = cost ÷ (1 − margin). A 30% margin isn't the same as a 30% markup: marking a $100 cost up by 30% gives $130, but a 30% margin needs about $142.86.

Limits: this assumes disposal scales with load size. Many facilities charge by weight, or have minimums that don't, so use your facility's real rate structure. Small loads still cost a whole truck trip, which is why the hours and the minimum job price matter. Prices for your area depend on local competition and costs, which we don't know.

Need real disposal costs? Start with our city disposal costs page (residential programs only) and your local facility's commercial rate.

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Last verified: 2026-10-12