Per-haul dumpster price builder
Builds a price from your own costs: truck time, disposal at your tip fee, container wear and a share of fixed overhead, then applies your target margin. Defaults are placeholders - replace them with your numbers.
- Founding price: $99/mo flat, up to 3 trucks
- Your $49 deposit counts toward your first month
- Confirmation emailed to you after purchase
Your founding-member confirmation is emailed to you after purchase. Your $49 counts toward your first month and is fully refundable any time before you start. Refund policy
Planning estimate only. Your real costs, local market prices and tip fees decide what you can charge. Not financial advice.
Get a printable price sheet (all 5 sizes)
Blank customer-facing price sheet for 10-40 yard containers, plus a print / save-as-PDF copy of your results above.
- Founding price: $99/mo flat, up to 3 trucks
- Your $49 deposit counts toward your first month
- Confirmation emailed to you after purchase
Your founding-member confirmation is emailed to you after purchase. Your $49 counts toward your first month and is fully refundable any time before you start. Refund policy
How the math works
- Truck cost = truck minutes per rental / 60 x your all-in truck + driver hourly cost. One rental is usually two truck trips (drop, pickup) plus a landfill run.
- Disposal = included tons x your tip fee. This is the number most new operators under-price.
- Container wear = purchase price / (life in years x 12 x rentals per month).
- Overhead share = fixed monthly costs / rentals per month.
- Price = total cost / (1 - margin), rounded to $5.
- Overage per ton = (tip fee + handling) / (1 - margin).
- Extra-day fee = what the container earns per day once disposal and truck time are paid for.
Tip fee benchmark: EREF regional averages (2023)
| EREF region | Avg MSW tip fee ($/ton) | Change vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast | $84.44 | +$8.52 |
| Pacific | $62.28 | -$6.74 |
| Midwest | $57.24 | -$4.78 |
| Mountains/Plains | $49.86 | -$0.98 |
| South Central | $45.25 | -$3.45 |
| Southeast | $43.18 | -$1.56 |
What the market charges: published price ranges
| Size | Dumpsters.com 2026 range | Dumpsters.com average |
|---|---|---|
| 10 yard | $329 - $1,307 | $582 |
| 15 yard | $306 - $1,334 | $600 |
| 20 yard | $374 - $1,362 | $672 |
| 30 yard | $450 - $1,460 | $801 |
| 40 yard | $512 - $1,583 | $891 |
Labor and mileage references
Operators: embed this calculator on your site
Run a roll-off company? Put the pricing calculator on your own website so customers can work it out before they call. Free: enter your details and the copy-paste embed code appears right here. It works in WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or plain HTML. (Branded, book-it-now ordering is what RollOffDesk online ordering is being built to do.)
Software for roll-off operators
- Founding price: $99/mo flat, up to 3 trucks
- Your $49 deposit counts toward your first month
- Confirmation emailed to you after purchase
Your founding-member confirmation is emailed to you after purchase. Your $49 counts toward your first month and is fully refundable any time before you start. Refund policy
Frequently asked questions
How do you price dumpster rentals?
Build a flat price per size from truck time, disposal of the included tons, container wear and overhead, then add margin. Charge overage per ton above the allowance and a daily fee past the rental period.
How much do dumpster rental companies charge?
Dumpsters.com publishes 2026 averages of $582 (10 yard), $672 (20 yard), $801 (30 yard) and $891 (40 yard), with wide local ranges. Your tip fee and drive times decide where you land.
What is a typical overage fee per ton?
Set it at or above your tip fee plus handling, marked up by your margin. At a $57/ton tip fee, $15 handling and 25% margin, that is about $96/ton.
How many tons should a 20-yard include?
Published operator allowances run about 2-4 tons for a 20-yard (Dumpsters.com lists 2-3 tons; Sourgum 3-4 tons).
Sources
- EREF - Analysis of MSW Landfill Tipping Fees (2023 data) (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Dumpsters.com - Roll-off dumpster prices (2026) (accessed 2026-09-23)
- BLS OEWS May 2025 - Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (53-3032) (accessed 2026-09-23)
- BLS OEWS May 2025 - Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors (53-7081) (accessed 2026-09-23)
- IRS - Standard mileage rates (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Sourgum - Dumpster sizes (accessed 2026-09-23)