Guide · Cost · 2026
Installed footings run about $5 per linear foot on average — from roughly $4 to $20 depending on size — and a typical footing job averages near $750. Here is what drives the number, with 2026 prices you can edit for your market.
Footing price scales with cross-section: a wider, deeper footing is more concrete and more excavation per foot. Typical 2026 installed ranges, per linear foot:
| Footing size (W × D) | Typical use | Installed $/linear foot |
|---|---|---|
| 12″ × 6″ | 8″ wall, 1–2 story light frame | $4–5 |
| 16″ × 8″ | 10″ wall, typical house | $7–9 |
| 18″ × 8″ | Heavier 2–3 story loads | $8–10 |
| 24″ × 12″ | Deep/wide, weak soil or masonry | $15–20 |
Installed ranges by size from HomeGuide; average and project totals from Angi. These are national 2026 estimates that bundle material, labor, and excavation — your local quote is the real number.
Every footing cost breaks into material, labor, and site work. The unit prices behind a quote, from 2026 US cost data:
| Item | 2026 figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-mix concrete, delivered | $160–195 / cubic yard (≈$180 avg) | Concrete Network |
| Bagged concrete, 80 lb | ≈$6.47 / bag retail | Home Depot |
| Footing labor + material, installed | $5 / linear foot avg ($1.50–24 by size) | Angi |
| Rebar, #4 (½″) | $0.65–0.95 / linear foot | HomeGuide |
| Footing-trench excavation | $5–12 / linear foot | HomeGuide |
A 300 linear foot perimeter-and-interior footing at 20 by 6 inches works out to about 250 cubic feet, or roughly 9–10 cubic yards after a 10% waste allowance. In ready-mix at $160–195 per yard, that is about $1,600–$2,000 in concrete material alone. Add labor and excavation on top, and a bundled installed quote for a footing this size lands in the low thousands — which is why the honest answer to “what does it cost” is always “what size, and what’s included.”
For that same cubic yard, bagged concrete is the expensive way: about 45 eighty-pound bags at roughly $6.47 each is over $290 in bags per yard, plus a day of mixing — versus one ready-mix yard near $180. Bags only win below about a cubic yard, where a truck’s minimum-load fee would dominate. See how many bags in a yard for the crossover.
Put your real dimensions, local ready-mix price, and labor rate into the footing cost calculator for a number you can bid with, or start from length on the linear feet calculator. The defaults shown are editable examples, not universal pricing.
FootingTakeoff reads a footing plan and returns total linear feet, pad count, and an invoice at your rates — automatically.
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