Services indexed
13
Hourly range, avg
$44–$74/hr
Kansas City median
$59/hr
Most affordable: House Cleaning · Premium: Accountant
Kansas City indexes 13 services across 5 categories, with hourly rates spanning $24/hr (House Cleaning) to $159/hr (Accountant). The city median of $59/hr runs 31% below the national average across all indexed cities. Construction is the largest service block here (8 of 13 services).
Source: BLS OEWS May 2024 wage data adjusted for Kansas City cost of living. Read the methodology.
Kansas City mold remediation runs $54-$89/hr (avg $71). Neighborhood breakdown, IICRC S520 protocol, basement vs attic scope, and what permits cost.
Read articleKansas City plumber rates run $55-$91/hr (avg $73). Neighborhood breakdown, Master Plumber permit costs, and how Westport pre-1939 stock changes pricing.
Read articleKansas City concrete rates $36-$60/hr (avg $48). Driveway, stamped patio, and basement-slab pricing, KCMO permits, MO-vs-KS line, freeze-thaw spec.
Read articleKansas City drywall rates $44-$73/hr (avg $59). Hung+finished $2-$3/sf new builds, plaster repair $4-$8/sf Westport, basement finish $10K-$30K.
Read articleKansas City flooring rates $36-$60/hr (avg $48). Hardwood refinish $4-$8/sf, LVP for rentals, EPA RRP for pre-1978 Brookside and Hyde Park stock.
Read articleKansas City gutter rates run $44-$73/hr (avg $58). Plaza copper, Northland aluminum, ice-dam repair, KC contractor registration, clean-out pricing.
Read articleKansas City insulation $33-$55/hr (avg $44). Attic R-38/R-49 $1.20-$2/sf blown-in, spray foam $3-$6/sf, IRA 25C 30% + Evergy/Spire rebates.
Read articleKC painter rates $40-$67/hr (avg $54). Plaza vs Hyde Park vs Overland Park, EPA RRP lead rules, and how Midwest freeze-thaw shortens exterior cycles.
Read articleKansas City patio rates: concrete $7-$14/sf, pavers $15-$30/sf, flagstone $20-$40/sf. Clay-soil base prep, permits, freeze-thaw, neighborhood pricing.
Read articleKansas City roofer rates $44-$73/hr (avg $58). Neighborhood breakdown, KC contractor registration, MO Roofer Bill, Class 4 hail-belt insurance reality.
Read articleAcross the 13 home and professional services we index in Kansas City, the median consumer rate is $59/hr. Hourly rates span $44/hr at the affordable end to $74/hr at the premium end, depending on service type and contractor.
Accountant carries the highest typical rate in Kansas City at $95.63–$159.38/hr. Premium professional and licensed services consistently command the highest rates across our index.
House Cleaning sits at the lower end of the Kansas City index at $24.48–$40.8/hr. Routine maintenance and cleaning categories typically cluster at the bottom of any city's price spread.
Kansas City is 31% below the national average of $86/hr across our 49-city corpus. Local wage data and cost of living drive most of this difference — see the geographic precision note for the underlying data.
Construction has the most indexed services in Kansas City (8 guides), reflecting both local demand and the breadth of BLS wage data available for that segment.
Consumer-facing rates. We apply industry-standard 1.5–2.5× multipliers to BLS hourly wages to account for business overhead, insurance, licensing, employer costs, and profit margin. The full calculation is documented in the methodology.
Pricing reflects the BLS OEWS May 2024 release. The next refresh lands when May 2025 data is published in April 2026. Cadence is documented in the update schedule.
Data: BLS OEWS May 2024 · Methodology · Last refreshed January 2026