Pool Service Pricing Benchmarks 2026: 122 Rate Submissions
Pool service pricing is usually discussed through anecdotes: what one operator charges, what one homeowner pays, or what one market feels like. The Poolrates.fyi dataset offers a broader look at what pool service professionals say they charge across markets, service types, and business sizes.
PoolDial analyzed 122 pool service rate submissions from poolrates.fyi. The data shows a $205 median monthly service price, a $248.61 average monthly service price, and meaningful differences between solo operators, team-based companies, and major pool states.
Source: Poolrates.fyi submission data, 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. Submitted rates in the dataset range 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 benchmark includes different service types, business sizes, states, and route sizes, so the headline figure should be read as a broad industry 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 submission data.
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
Service type changes how the pricing data should be read. Most 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: Poolrates.fyi submissions grouped by service type.
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 dataset 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: Poolrates.fyi submissions grouped by business type and revenue-qualified submissions.
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 dataset 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: Poolrates.fyi submissions for TX, CA, FL, AZ, and GA.
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 rate submissions.
For business-size comparisons, solo operators average $210.39 per month and team operators average $282.83 per month. Revenue-qualified submissions show a $16,800 median monthly route revenue.
Methodology
How This Analysis Was Built
This article uses Poolrates.fyi submission data retrieved on June 19, 2026. The analysis includes 122 non-flagged rate submissions.
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.
Sources
- poolrates.fyi
- Poolrates.fyi pricing, revenue, distribution, service-type, business-type, and state-level aggregates retrieved June 19, 2026