Professional carpet cleaning costs vary depending on the size of the room or area, the cleaning method, the carpet type, and whether stain removal is required. For example, you can expect to pay more for a wool carpet than for berber. On average, homeowners report paying $175 and most spend between $121 and $233.

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2 Common Types of Carpet Cleaning Pricing

When you hire a professional carpet cleaning service or solicit quotes from them, you’ll notice they charge based on one of two ways:

1. Per Room Rate

One pricing structure uses a per room rate, which means they’ll clean a carpet — regardless of the square footage— and charge you a flat rate for every room in your home with carpet. They might impose a cap on size depending on the carpet cleaning company, which means if the room exceeds a certain square footage, they treat it as two rooms. Make sure they don’t inflate the price they charge you, such as by overestimating your square footage. If they charge you too low a price, on the other hand, they could be a poor quality cleaning service.

2. Square Footage Rate

Some carpet cleaning services charge you on a square footage basis instead. They visit your home to make the estimate because it requires measurements. If your home is smaller — a condo, apartment or one- to two- bedroom home — you’ll pay more for this service because of the additional fees for travel and cleaning material expenses. Owners of larger homes will pay less because these will likely be fixed.

Carpet Cleaning Cost Factors

There are various factors that could increase or lessen the total price of your carpet cleaning service. It’s imperative you ask about some of these factors when requesting quotes from carpet cleaning professionals so you don’t see unexpected charges on your bill. Extra charges can boost the price by anywhere from $100 to $200.