How much is a donated washer and dryer worth?
A matched laundry pair is two donated items with two values, not one appliance, and the guides price the washer and the dryer separately for that reason.
- Typical value, good condition
- $100
- Published range, good condition
- $80 to $120
What a donated washer and dryer is generally worth
Fair market value is a range, so these are ranges. The suggested figure sits inside the band the source guide published for that condition.
| Item | Like new | Good | Fair | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $120 to $155 | $80 to $120 | $41 to $80 | Source 1 for Standard |
| Standard | $80 to $95 | $65 to $80 | $47 to $65 | Source 1 for Standard |
| Portable / Compact | No guide prices this one. Enter your own figure and keep the evidence for it. | Source 6 for Portable / Compact | ||
| Stackable / Compact | No guide prices this one. Enter your own figure and keep the evidence for it. | Source 6 for Stackable / Compact | ||
| Washer / Dryer Combo | No guide prices this one. Enter your own figure and keep the evidence for it. | Source 6 for Washer / Dryer Combo | ||
Values are per item, in 2026 dollars, from the DeductiBee valuation dataset, edition 2026.1. A range is what the source guide published; the suggested figure is the point inside it we prefill, not a price.
How this range was derived
Published: salvation-army-donation-value-guide "Washing Machine" $41.00-$156.00; habitat-restore-twin-cities-valuation-guide "Washer" $125.00-$395.00; svdp-cincinnati-valuation-guide "Clothes washer" $10.00-$75.00. 3 primary sources consolidated by lower median. L*=$41.00, H*=$156.00; tiers per CITATIONS.md 3.4-3.6. AUDIT 2026-08-04: svdp-cincinnati-valuation-guide was missing from the original consolidation; the lower median is unchanged by adding it. Published rows are unqualified, so they back the Standard leaf only; more specific types below are unsourced. CORROBORATION 2026-08-04 (registry pass, no values changed): kokomo-rescue-mission-valuation-guide "Washer or Dryer" $25.00-$150.00 (compound row, covers two leaves); hope-village-donation-value-guide "Washing Machine" $50.00-$125.00. All registered corroborating, so per CITATIONS.md 3.3 they do not enter the L*/H* consolidation and the published range above is unchanged. EDITION 2026-08-05: the CURRENT edition of the Twin Cities Habitat ReStore "Donation Value Guide", revised 2023-09-19, re-prices this row to "Washer" $125.00-$395.00 (the superseded 2017/2019 PDF printed $50.00-$200.00). The consolidated lower median does not move, because with three primaries the lower median is the middle value in each list, and ReStore's row was already the highest high before the revision and is still the highest after it. No shipped figure changed. See CITATIONS.md 7.1.
- Like new
- Unworn or barely used, with tags or as good as. The top of the published range.
- Good
- Used, complete, clean, and working, with no notable damage. The middle of the range.
- Fair
- Visible wear but still usable and saleable. The bottom of the range, and generally the lowest condition that can be claimed at all.
What drives the value of a donated washer and dryer
The tier you pick is the biggest lever on this page. Here is what actually decides it.
Both machines are valued on whether they run a full cycle without intervention. For a washer that means it fills, agitates or tumbles, drains, and spins without walking across the floor, and it means the drum bearings are not audibly failing on the spin. For a dryer it means it heats, tumbles, and shuts off on its own. A machine that needs a nudge to start a cycle is a repair, and repairs are the charity's cost, not the donor's.
Gas and electric dryers are not interchangeable to a buyer even though the guides price them together. A gas unit needs a gas hookup and a properly sized vent run, an electric unit needs the right outlet and the matching cord, and a dryer donated without its cord or vent hose is worth less because the next household has to buy them before it can be used. On front-loading washers, the door gasket is the first thing anyone looks at: black mildew in the boot fold reads as neglect and is difficult to reverse.
Size and era do the rest. Full-size standard units are what the published guides cover; portable, compact, stackable, and all-in-one combination units carry no published range in our sources, because they are a thinner and more variable market. Older high-consumption machines resell for less than their condition alone would suggest, and many charities will only take a large appliance if they can schedule a pickup, which is worth confirming before you disconnect anything.
What evidence supports the condition you claimed
A number you can trace and defend is worth more in an audit than a generous one you cannot.
Run a short cycle on each machine the week you donate, and photograph the model and serial plate, which is usually behind the door on a washer and inside the door frame on a dryer. That plate dates the appliance, which is the fact a guide range cannot tell anyone. Keep the pickup receipt: charities that collect large appliances generally list them individually, and a receipt naming a washer and a dryer separately supports two line items rather than one.
Like new for a laundry pair generally means a recent unit under light use with the manual and hoses. Good means it runs correctly and looks its age. Fair means it works but shows rust at the base, a stained drum, a repaired hose, or a mildewed gasket. A machine with a known fault is not a Fair machine, and it is generally not deductible, since household goods must be in good used condition or better.
Items people log as a washer and dryer by mistake
Filing an item under the wrong line is the quietest way to end up with a number you cannot support.
All-in-one washer dryer combo
A single drum that washes and dries. Our sources publish no range for one, so it is a comparable-sales item rather than a guide item, and it should not be valued as a washer plus a dryer.
Stackable or compact units
Also unpriced by our sources. They serve apartments and closets rather than laundry rooms, and the resale market for them is thin enough that no guide in our registry commits to a band.
A matched set as one item
The pair is two contributions. Valuing them as one line understates the total, and grouping them can also blur the record if the charity's receipt lists them separately.
Up, sideways, and out
Every value on this page comes out of the appliances section of the donation value guide, which shows the rest of the category with the same sourcing.
Also in Washer
- Other$100, good
Full ranges, all three tiers, and the sources for each are in the appliances valuation guide.
- ValuesAppliances donation valuesThe whole category, item by item, with the published range and the source behind every line.
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- ValuesWhat is a donated refrigerator worth?Donation values for used refrigerators and freezers by condition tier, what actually moves the number, and the evidence to keep for a large appliance pickup.
- ValuesHow much is a donated pair of jeans worth?What a donated pair of jeans is generally worth, why denim is priced above other pants, and how to tell like new from good on a pair you actually wore.
- LookupLook up any other itemSearch the whole catalog, pick a condition, and read the range with its citation.
- CalculatorWhat the deduction is worth to youTurn a documented total into a range of tax effect, with the marginal-rate assumption stated on screen.
Questions about donating a washer and dryer
Is a washer and dryer one donated item or two?
Does a gas dryer get a different value than an electric one?
Do I need an appraisal for large appliances?
Where these values come from
Every range on this page traces to one of these. Values are derived from the published ranges, never copied from another product’s valuation database, and never invented where no source covers an item.
- Donation Value Guide (The Salvation Army Thrift Stores | Donation Valuation Guide)
The Salvation Army (Thrift Stores / Adult Rehabilitation Centers)
Primary value source. A published range from this guide can set the low or high end of an item's band. Fetched and read .
- Donation Value Guide (2023 edition)
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Primary value source. A published range from this guide can set the low or high end of an item's band. Fetched and read .
- Valuation Guide for St. Vincent de Paul - Cincinnati Donors
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Cincinnati (St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shops)
Primary value source. A published range from this guide can set the low or high end of an item's band. Fetched and read .
- Estimated Valuation Guide & Receipt for Items Donated to the Kokomo Rescue Mission
Kokomo Rescue Mission (Kokomo, Indiana; Federal I.D. No. 351104430)
Corroborating check. Used to sanity-check a band. Never moves a figure on its own. Fetched and read .
- Donation Value Guide
Hope Village for Children (Hope Village Thrift Store, Meridian, Mississippi)
Corroborating check. Used to sanity-check a band. Never moves a figure on its own. Fetched and read .
- Publication 561 (12/2025), Determining the Value of Donated Property
Internal Revenue Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
Methodology. Sets the standard the values have to meet. Never a source of dollar figures. Fetched and read .
- Publication 526 (2025), Charitable Contributions
Internal Revenue Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
Methodology. Sets the standard the values have to meet. Never a source of dollar figures. Fetched and read .
The rules behind the thresholds
- Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated PropertyIRS, IRS publication
- Publication 526, Charitable ContributionsIRS, IRS publication
- Instructions for Form 8283IRS, IRS form
A value is evidence, not a ruling. Deductibility depends on your own facts, including whether the organization is qualified and what records you kept. This is record-keeping software, not tax advice.
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