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Mulch cost in Milwaukee

How Much Does Mulch Cost in Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

Mulch: national installed price range, materials and labor breakdown, and local pricing by ZIP code.

Mulch in Milwaukee, Wisconsin typically costs $0.72 to $1.38 per sq ft as of 2026. Prices reflect local labor and material rates. Use our calculator below for a detailed, ZIP-code-adjusted estimate.

Mulch in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

$0.72 – $1.38

per sq ft

Prices in Milwaukee are 3.0% higher than the national average for mulch.

National average: $0.72 – $1.38 per sq ft

What you get at each price level

  • Basic

    $0.61 – $1.18 per sq ft

    3 in. layer of natural shredded hardwood mulch spread over existing beds, kept off stems and trunks, edges raked neat

  • Standard

    $0.72 – $1.38 per sq ft

    3 in. layer of dyed brown double-shredded hardwood mulch spread over weeded beds, kept off stems and trunks, edges raked neat

  • Premium

    $0.90 – $1.73 per sq ft

    3 in. layer of pine bark nuggets over weeded beds, kept off stems and trunks, spade-cut bed edges

Cost Breakdown in Milwaukee

ComponentCategoryPrice RangeUnit
Materialsmaterial$0.30 – $0.58sq ft
Laborlabor$0.28 – $0.54sq ft
Supplies & Othersupplies$0.08 – $0.16sq ft
Equipment & Disposalequipment$0.06 – $0.10sq ft
Prices adjusted for Milwaukee local market conditions.

Cost Factors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

What Affects Pricing

  • Materials ($0.32-$0.62 per square foot)
  • Labor ($0.25-$0.48 per square foot)
  • Supplies & Other ($0.72-$1.38 per square foot)
  • Equipment & Disposal ($0.72-$1.38 per square foot)

Local Price Adjustments

Material costs6.0% below avg
Labor costs12.0% above avg

Labor costs in Milwaukee run proportionally higher than materials, which may favor material-heavy solutions.

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How we price this

BuildX Pro researches and reviews the national price range for Mulch, then adjusts it to your ZIP code for local labor and material costs using the public data below. Last checked Sep 2026.

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