Web design and SEO Google Ads cost per click
Across the US, a typical web design and SEO campaign on Google Ads pays about $7.70 a click. That ranks 42 of the 146 kinds of business measured here, where the one in the middle pays $5.40.
$7.70
Cost per click, US
510,000
Searches a month, US
$7.30 to $34.20
Google's top-of-page bids for the same searches
By service
Clicks for seo cost the most at $10.70, 76% more than those for ads and social media at $6.10. A campaign that takes every service pays somewhere between, set by which ones people search for most where it runs.
| Service | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| SEO | $10.70 | 150,000 |
| Website design | $7.00 | 110,000 |
| Ads and social media | $6.10 | 240,000 |
By state
A click costs the most in Connecticut at $9.20, 2.2 times one in Maine at $4.20. The same searches cost more where more businesses bid on them and each customer is worth more. 4 states are left out, with fewer than 1,000 searches a month to price.
Where people search most
| State | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| California | $7.00 | 65,000 |
| Texas | $7.80 | 41,000 |
| New York | $6.80 | 37,000 |
| Florida | $8.50 | 34,000 |
| Ohio | $6.80 | 20,000 |
| Illinois | $7.80 | 18,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.10 | 16,000 |
| Colorado | $7.40 | 15,000 |
| North Carolina | $8.70 | 15,000 |
| Georgia | $8.60 | 14,000 |
Dearest and cheapest
| State | Cost per click |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $9.20 |
| Utah | $8.90 |
| North Carolina | $8.70 |
| Georgia | $8.60 |
| Florida | $8.50 |
| Montana | $4.70 |
| West Virginia | $4.50 |
| Wyoming | $4.50 |
| Hawaii | $4.20 |
| Maine | $4.20 |
Every state with enough searches (47)
| State | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | $9.20 | 3,800 |
| Utah | $8.90 | 4,200 |
| North Carolina | $8.70 | 15,000 |
| Georgia | $8.60 | 14,000 |
| Florida | $8.50 | 34,000 |
| Massachusetts | $8.30 | 7,800 |
| Tennessee | $8.00 | 9,700 |
| Illinois | $7.80 | 18,000 |
| Idaho | $7.80 | 2,300 |
| Texas | $7.80 | 41,000 |
| New Jersey | $7.70 | 14,000 |
| Indiana | $7.50 | 6,400 |
| Nevada | $7.50 | 5,900 |
| Colorado | $7.40 | 15,000 |
| Nebraska | $7.40 | 1,800 |
| Maryland | $7.30 | 6,400 |
| Michigan | $7.20 | 9,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.10 | 16,000 |
| California | $7.00 | 65,000 |
| South Carolina | $7.00 | 7,300 |
| New York | $6.80 | 37,000 |
| Ohio | $6.80 | 20,000 |
| Alabama | $6.80 | 4,900 |
| Rhode Island | $6.70 | 1,200 |
| Louisiana | $6.70 | 3,900 |
| Oklahoma | $6.70 | 4,000 |
| Washington | $6.70 | 11,000 |
| Arkansas | $6.60 | 2,400 |
| Arizona | $6.60 | 9,800 |
| Missouri | $6.60 | 6,200 |
| Wisconsin | $6.50 | 6,000 |
| District of Columbia | $6.40 | 3,000 |
| Kentucky | $6.40 | 4,300 |
| New Mexico | $6.40 | 1,500 |
| Virginia | $6.20 | 9,100 |
| Oregon | $6.20 | 8,500 |
| Delaware | $6.10 | 1,100 |
| New Hampshire | $5.80 | 1,600 |
| Minnesota | $5.50 | 6,600 |
| Iowa | $5.40 | 3,100 |
| Kansas | $5.30 | 6,900 |
| Mississippi | $5.10 | 1,900 |
| Montana | $4.70 | 1,100 |
| West Virginia | $4.50 | 1,400 |
| Wyoming | $4.50 | 1,000 |
| Hawaii | $4.20 | 1,100 |
| Maine | $4.20 | 1,200 |
Against Google's own bids
Keyword Planner puts the top-of-page bids for these searches at $7.30 to $34.20: what advertisers bid to show above the results. A typical campaign pays $7.70, inside that range, because Google charges what it takes to beat the ad below and not the bid itself. Planning a budget on the top-of-page bid overstates what clicks will cost.
No published study measures this business on its own, so its price level is the median for its industry in LocaliQ's studies, moved a third of the way toward Google's prices scaled to what campaigns paid. Google's prices set how its services and the states compare.
Searches peak in March, at 35% above July, the slowest month. A budget sized for the slow months runs out sooner in the busy ones.
Priced near web design and SEO
Just above and below in the ranking
- Chimney and fireplace$7.70
- Blinds and shutters$7.70
- Wildlife removal$7.70
- Cash home buyers$7.70
- Auto body and collision$7.50
- Flooring$7.50
Others in business services
- Software$9.50
- IT services$8.90
- Commercial cleaning$6.50
- Security guards$5.70
- Signs and vehicle wraps$5.20
- Staffing and recruiting$5.00
- Printing and custom apparel$4.40
- Courier and delivery$4.00
Where the figures come from
Google's own search counts and click prices for the year to August 2026 (Keyword Planner, through DataForSEO), scaled to what campaigns paid in LocaliQ's published studies, rounded to ten cents. They are medians: half of campaigns pay more. The full method is on the benchmark page, and the budget calculator runs on the same data for any ZIP code.
Bringing your own cost per click down starts in the account:
Written by Grant Epley. Last reviewed October 11, 2026. Search data to August 2026.