Deck cost in Austin, TX
$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.
Labor for Deck in Austin, TX is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX of $26.75 (May 2024), applied to the 50% labor share.
May 2025 Austin construction wage news release was not found; used May 2024 Austin $26.75 vs May 2024 national construction $30.73.
The official permit fee was not extracted from the published schedule, so the permit line stays blank. Source on file: Austin DSD FY 2025-26 Residential Building Plan Review and Permit PDF (linked from fees page), retrieved 2026-08-13. Decks/porches are listed among small residential projects in Council Q&A materials, but a clean official dollar line for a typical deck was not extracted.
The national typical for this job is $45. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Austin, TX.
Walking surface only. A 16 by 20 deck is 320 sqft.
Typical all-in
$13,464
Job cost only. We do not have the official permit fee, so that line is blank.
- Low
- $8,976
- Typical
- $13,464
- High
- $17,952
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $6,732 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $6,732 |
| Job subtotal | $13,464 |
| Permit | Blank |
| All-in typical | $13,464 |
Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.
Permit fee
We do not have this city fee from the official schedule, so the line is blank. The schedule is linked below; we will not guess a number.
Decks/porches are listed among small residential projects in Council Q&A materials, but a clean official dollar line for a typical deck was not extracted. Left null.
Austin DSD FY 2025-26 Residential Building Plan Review and Permit PDF (linked from fees page)
Citations
- How Much Does It Cost to Build a Deck? [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Average $8,316; $4,340–$12,652; $30–$60/sf; labor $15–$35/sf.
- Austin DSD FY 2025-26 Residential Building Plan Review and Permit PDF (linked from fees page) Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Decks/porches are listed among small residential projects in Council Q&A materials, but a clean official dollar line for a typical deck was not extracted. Left null.
- BLS OEWS construction wages — Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.