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Deck cost by city

$30–$60 per sq ft; average job $8,316 (range $4,340–$12,652). A 16×20 (320 sf) table is $12,800–$19,200. Pressure-treated is the low end; second-story / high-end wood / custom is the high end.

National typical $45 per sqft. Each city page uses local wages for labor and adds the permit when the official schedule is on file.

• Seattle, WA

  $18,334

• Charlotte, NC

  $13,728

• Austin, TX

  Permit fee not on file

  $13,464

• Denver, CO

  $14,972

• Phoenix, AZ

  $14,689

• Nashville, TN

  $13,856

• Atlanta, GA

  $13,855

• Portland, OR

  $16,368

• Minneapolis, MN

  $16,554

• Raleigh, NC

  $13,784