Residential quarterly pest control plan cost (four visits per year) in Texas (2026)
A typical Texas range, the local factors behind it, and the tools to price your own project.
Reviewed for 2026, updated September 8, 2026.
What drives the cost in Texas
Texas spans humid Gulf Coast, hot central and dry western climates, with subterranean termites, fire ants, cockroaches, mosquitoes, rodents and scorpions active for most of the year across the major metros. Labor costs are near the national average in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio and lower elsewhere, but pest control services are subject to state sales tax, which must appear on invoices. The department of agriculture's structural pest control service licenses businesses and technicians and requires that a consumer information sheet be provided to customers.
Tips for Texas buyers
- Collect sales tax on pest control invoices; Texas treats these services as taxable.
- Provide the required consumer information sheet and keep proof of it in the customer record.
- Houston area humidity and flooding raise termite and mosquito demand; West Texas routes need a travel component.
Ranges are hedged planning estimates derived from a national typical range and a local index, not quotes. Typical annual price for a standard residential general pest plan with four scheduled visits; it varies widely with home size, pest pressure, the initial service fee and local labor costs, and termite, mosquito or rodent exclusion coverage is usually priced separately.
Price your project
- Pest Control Route Cost per Stop Calculator: Estimates what one day of driving really costs a pest control route, and what that works out to per service stop, for owners and route managers.
- Quarterly Pest Plan Pricing Calculator: Works out what to charge per visit and per year for a recurring pest control plan so that your labor, materials, overhead and target margin are all covered.
- Pest Technician Capacity Planner: Estimates how many service stops your technicians can complete in a year and how many recurring accounts that supports, for owners deciding when to hire.