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Pressure washing
You blast dirt and grime off driveways, decks, and siding with a pressure washer. You're paid per job, and the results sell the next one.
4.5Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$1,500
Middle 50%: $1,500 – $1,500
Effective hourly
$300.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
1 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$5,000–10,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
Same day
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$50–150
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Mostly flexible
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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Under $100
$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness9.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility4.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
How much I could earn
1
How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
0
How difficult it is to get started
0
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
0
Taxes — how much I owe
0
Unexpected expenses
0
How competitive the market is
0
Nothing really surprised me
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 5+ years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours Under 10 hrs hrs/moHourly $300.00
Just like any business, pressure washing is only going to be successful if you are willing to put in the work. Find niche jobs such as wax removals for agricultural equipment coming from overseas!
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