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Bakersfield, CA / Deck

Deck cost in Bakersfield, CA

$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 Bakersfield, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Bakersfield-Delano, CA of $34.44 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

City of Bakersfield Building Division is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Bakersfield Master Fee Schedule (7/1/2025 proposed column; still listed on the July 1, 2026 planning packet), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $294. Fee model: flat.

The national typical for this job is $45. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Bakersfield, CA.

Walking surface only. A 16 by 20 deck is 320 sqft.

Typical all-in

$15,385

Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.

Low
$10,354
Typical
$15,385
High
$20,417

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,546
Materials (allocated)$7,545
Job subtotal$15,091
Permit$294
All-in typical$15,385

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

Fee model
Flat fee
Typical fee
$294
Range
$293 – $295
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Residential construction permit processing and inspection ($1–$40,000) — $291Included. All assumed deck valuations are ≤$19,200.
  • SMIP + CBSC — $3Included.

Typical $12,000: $291 + SMIP $1.56 + CBSC $1 = $293.56. Typical-job spec 16×20 = 320 sf.

New deck billed as residential construction $1–$40,000 ($291). City of Bakersfield, not Kern County.

City of Bakersfield Master Fee Schedule (7/1/2025 proposed column; still listed on the July 1, 2026 planning packet)

Citations

  1. 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.
  2. City of Bakersfield Master Fee Schedule (7/1/2025 proposed column; still listed on the July 1, 2026 planning packet) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. New deck billed as residential construction $1–$40,000 ($291). City of Bakersfield, not Kern County.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Bakersfield-Delano, CA BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.

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