410 calories in the box and 1,000 in the meal; $5.79 was the typical figure recorded.
The McDonald's Chicken McNuggets 10 Piece price was recorded at $5.79 typical, inside a band of $5.79 to $7.49 across published US prices in August 2026. This is the portion the company builds a meal around, and the only nugget count McDonald's has attached a published calorie total to twice: 410 for the box, 1,000 for the meal with medium fries and a medium Coca-Cola.
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What you need
6 items10 Piece Chicken McNuggets price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Piece Chicken McNuggets | $5.79 | $5.79 – $7.49 | 410 Cal |
| 10 Piece Chicken McNuggets meal | $10.09 | $10.09 – $11.09 | 1,000 Cal |
If something goes wrong
The app is offering a 10 Piece McNuggets Meal at $8
- Cause
- That is the Extra Value Meal figure McDonald's pre-announced for November 2025, printed under the line about prices and participation varying. It shows where the operator takes part.
- Fix
- Take it while it shows. The meal band recorded in August 2026 ran $10.09 to $11.09, so an $8 build sits well under what the market was doing.
The meal calorie total does not match nuggets plus fries
- Cause
- 1,000 is McDonald's total for the ten-piece with medium fries and a medium Coca-Cola. Take away the 410 the nuggets carry and the sides account for 590.
- Fix
- Swap the drink and the total moves. Count the build actually ordered rather than the default one the published figure describes.
The ten-piece band is wider than the six-piece band
- Cause
- Three distinct figures came back from ten readings, $5.79 at the bottom and $7.49 at the top, a spread of about 29 per cent. Airport and stadium sites push that ceiling.
- Fix
- Budget on the band rather than the middle. A typical $5.79 describes the centre of a market and no particular restaurant.
Nothing loads below the calorie line on the product page
- Cause
- Fat, sodium, carbohydrate and protein arrive through a browser-side calculator and could not be read. The allergen list is served the same way.
- Fix
- Run the calculator inside the McDonald's app, or ask at the counter for the printed nutrition guide.
Ten pieces, the meal default and the one price McDonald's printed
Ten is the count McDonald's treats as a meal. An Extra Value Meal is built around it, a calorie total is stated for the finished tray, and in September 2025 the company went further than it goes anywhere else on the nugget board. That release pre-announced an $8 ten-piece meal for the following November, under the standard warning that prices and participation may vary. It remains the only price McDonald's has ever attached to a nugget portion.
What the market was doing in August 2026 sits some way above it. Across the published US prices, ten readings produced three distinct figures for the box alone, and most of them agreed on $5.79, with $7.49 at the top. The meal came back between $10.09 and $11.09. Against an announced $8, the recorded meal band runs $2.09 to $3.09 higher, which is roughly what happens when a limited-time national figure meets a menu board set locally.
What's in it?
Ten pieces of breaded chicken in a box, plus a dip chosen at the counter. McDonald's puts the ten at 410 calories, which is 41 a nugget and the flattest reading in the range. The meal adds medium World Famous Fries and a medium Coca-Cola, and the company's total of 1,000 makes those two sides worth 590 between them. Below the calorie line nothing could be read: fat, sodium, carbohydrate, protein and the allergen list are all supplied by a calculator that runs in the browser after the page loads, so a plain read of the product page comes back with an empty table.
Is it worth it?
On rate, the ten-piece is the first portion that stops punishing the buyer. $5.79 across ten pieces is about 58 cents each, comfortably better than the four-piece at 80 and the six at 73. At the bottom of its own band, $5.79, it falls to 58 cents. Stepping up to the twenty at $7.00 drops it again to roughly 35, so ten is a waypoint for anyone buying purely on rate. The meal is a separate calculation. Subtract $5.79 from $10.09 and the fries and drink cost $4.30; subtract it from $11.09 and they cost $5.30. Either way the money buys 590 calories of sides.
One number here outranks the rest. That total, 1,000, is McDonald's own for the meal as the company defines it, and swapping the Coca-Cola or the fries moves it at once. Price figures were recorded from published US listings in August 2026 and belong to that week.
10 Piece Chicken McNuggets at a glance
- McDonald's price
- not published
- Calories
- 410, from McDonald's
- Typical price
- $5.79
- Meal price
- $10.09
Questions people ask
How much is a 10 Piece Chicken McNuggets?
$5.79 was the typical reading across published US prices in August 2026, agreed by most of the ten, inside a band reaching $7.49. Divided out, that is between 58 and 75 cents a nugget depending on which restaurant is asked.
How much is a 10 Piece Chicken McNuggets Meal?
Between $10.09 and $11.09 in the listings checked. An $8 version was pre-announced for November 2025 as a limited-time Extra Value Meal, so it appears only where the operator takes part.
How many calories are in a 10 Piece McNuggets Meal?
1,000, stated by McDonald's for the ten-piece with medium fries and a medium Coca-Cola. The nuggets alone are 410, leaving 590 for the sides. Change either side and the total changes with it.
Is this page an official McDonald's price list?
No. The company publishes calories and almost never a price; the one exception here is the $8 meal figure from its September 2025 release. Price columns were recorded independently.
Can this site tell me the price at my local McDonald's?
It cannot. Around 95% of US restaurants under the brand are franchised, and each operator sets the board, which is how a ten-piece reads $5.79 in one town and $7.49 in another. Select the restaurant in the app for a figure that binds.