Pool Service Pricing Benchmarks 2026: 122 Live Rate Submissions
Pool service pricing is usually discussed through anecdotes: what one operator charges, what one homeowner pays, or what one market feels like. Poolrates.fyi gives a more useful view by collecting rate submissions from pool service professionals and exposing aggregate benchmarks through its production API.
PoolDial analyzed live poolrates.fyi API responses retrieved on June 19, 2026. The current production dataset includes 122 non-flagged pool service rate submissions and 100 submissions with enough pool-count data to calculate route revenue.
Source: Live poolrates.fyi production API, retrieved June 19, 2026.
Key Findings
- The median submitted pool service price is $205 per month. The average is higher at $248.61, pulled up by higher-priced accounts.
- The middle 50% of submitted rates runs from $165 to $271 per month. The current API distribution ranges from $65 to $880.
- Team-based operators report higher prices than solo operators. Teams average $282.83 per month, compared with $210.39 for solo operators.
- Revenue-qualified submissions show a $16,800 median monthly route revenue. Solo operators report $11,250 median monthly revenue; team operators report $48,450.
National Pricing Benchmarks
The national rate benchmark is built from all non-flagged submissions in the production API. It includes different service types, business sizes, states, and route sizes, so the national figure should be read as a broad benchmark rather than a quote for any single market.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Rate submissions | 122 |
| Average monthly price | $248.61 |
| Median monthly price | $205 |
| 25th percentile | $165 |
| 75th percentile | $271 |
| Minimum / maximum submitted rate | $65 / $880 |
Source: poolrates.fyi /api/stats/filter and /api/stats/filter/distribution.
The gap between average and median matters. A median of $205 means half of submissions are below that number and half are above it. The higher $248.61 average suggests the market includes a smaller group of substantially higher-priced accounts.
Service Type Changes the Price
The production API separates submitted rates by service type. Most current submissions are full-service accounts with chemicals included. Chemical-only submissions are too sparse to interpret, so the more useful comparison is full service with chemicals versus full service without chemicals.
| Service Type | Submissions | Average Monthly Price | Median Monthly Price | Average Pool Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service with chemicals | 93 | $226.76 | $195 | 227 |
| Full service without chemicals | 27 | $331.19 | $320 | 108 |
| Chemical only | 2 | $150 | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Source: full service with chemicals and full service without chemicals API filters.
The without-chemicals category is higher in the current dataset. That does not mean removing chemicals causes higher prices. It likely reflects sample mix: different markets, account types, route sizes, or operators may be overrepresented in that category. For journalists, the safer conclusion is that service-type labels alone do not explain price.
Solo Operators vs Team-Based Companies
The API also shows a clear difference between solo operators and team-based businesses. Team operators report higher monthly prices, larger average pool counts, and higher route revenue.
| Business Type | Rate Submissions | Average Monthly Price | Median Monthly Price | Average Pool Count | Median Monthly Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo operators | 57 | $210.39 | $195 | 66 | $11,250 |
| Team operators | 40 | $282.83 | $225 | 392 | $48,450 |
Source: solo operator pricing API, team operator pricing API, and revenue API.
This is one of the strongest patterns in the live data. Teams are not simply charging a little more. They also report much larger route sizes, which changes the revenue profile of the business.
State-Level Pricing: Highest-Sample Markets
State-level comparisons need caution because sample sizes vary. The table below includes the five states in the current API response with at least five submissions.
| State | Submissions | Average Monthly Price | Median Monthly Price | Average Pool Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 30 | $234.17 | $225 | 124 |
| California | 26 | $190.69 | $174 | 252 |
| Florida | 20 | $171.50 | $157.50 | 150 |
| Arizona | 11 | $151.55 | $150 | 470 |
| Georgia | 6 | $301.33 | $306.50 | 356 |
Source: Live poolrates.fyi state filters for TX, CA, FL, AZ, and GA, retrieved June 19, 2026.
Texas has the largest state sample in the current dataset, with 30 submissions and a $225 median monthly price. Georgia has the highest average among the states shown, but only six submissions, so it should be treated as a small-sample signal rather than a statewide conclusion.
For Journalists and Researchers
The most quotable national benchmark is: the median submitted pool service price is $205 per month across 122 live rate submissions.
For business-size comparisons, the current live API shows solo operators averaging $210.39 per month and team operators averaging $282.83 per month. Revenue-qualified submissions show a $16,800 median monthly route revenue.
Methodology
How This Analysis Was Built
This article uses live production API responses from poolrates.fyi retrieved on June 19, 2026. The primary endpoints were /api/stats/filter, /api/stats/filter/distribution, /api/stats/filter/revenue, and filtered variants for service type, business type, and state.
The API excludes submissions marked as flagged. Revenue calculations are limited to submissions with pool count data, which is why the revenue-qualified sample is 100 while the full pricing sample is 122.
Limitations: poolrates.fyi is crowdsourced. It is not a census of all pool service companies. State and service-type comparisons can be affected by sample mix, route size, account type, seasonality, and the operators who chose to submit data.