Pressure Washing Driveway Concrete Pricing Guide

Driveways are one of the highest-volume jobs for most pressure washing businesses, and also one of the easiest to underquote by treating every concrete slab as the same job. Square footage is the starting point, but stain type and whether the customer wants sealing after are what actually separate a $150 job from a $400 one.

1. Base pricing: per square foot vs. flat rate

Most driveway pricing works out to roughly $0.15-$0.35 per square foot for a standard clean (dirt, light staining, general grime), with a typical minimum charge of $100-$150 even for very small driveways to account for setup and travel time. A 2-car driveway (roughly 600 sq ft) at the standard range lands around $90-$210, while a long 4-car or circular driveway (1,500+ sq ft) can run $225-$525 before any add-ons.

Flat-rate pricing by driveway size category (small/medium/large) is common in practice and easier for customers to understand than a per-square-foot rate, but the underlying math should still be built from a per-square-foot baseline so pricing stays consistent across jobs of different sizes.

2. Stain type changes the price significantly

Oil stains, rust stains, and organic staining (mold, algae, tannin from leaves) each require different pre-treatment chemicals and dwell time before the actual pressure wash, and heavy oil staining specifically can require a degreaser application and multiple passes. A driveway with heavy oil staining from years of vehicle parking should be quoted meaningfully above the standard clean range -- often 30-75% higher -- rather than treated as a standard wash with a chemical add-on.

A driveway with heavy oil staining from years of vehicle parking should be quoted meaningfully above the standard clean range -- often 30-75% higher.

3. Sealing as a high-margin add-on

Concrete sealing after cleaning protects against future staining and extends the interval between cleanings, and it's a natural upsell to pitch immediately after a customer sees their driveway freshly cleaned. Sealing typically adds $0.20-$0.50 per square foot on top of the cleaning price, and margins on sealing tend to be higher than on the wash itself since it's a faster, more predictable process once the surface is already clean and dry.

4. What pushes a quote outside the standard range entirely

Spalling or cracked concrete needing patch repair before cleaning, extremely heavy multi-year neglect requiring multiple treatment passes, and decorative/stamped concrete needing gentler technique to avoid damaging the pattern are all reasons to quote outside the standard per-square-foot range rather than force-fitting them into it.