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El Paso, TX / Deck

Deck cost in El Paso, 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 El Paso, TX is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for El Paso, TX of $22.75 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

City of El Paso Planning and Inspections Department is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of El Paso FY 2026 Schedule C Departmental Fee List — Planning & Inspections, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $160. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$12,573

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

Low
$8,385
Typical
$12,573
High
$16,710

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,207
Materials (allocated)$6,206
Job subtotal$12,413
Permit$160
All-in typical$12,573

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
$160
Range
$110 – $160
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • One-inspection building permit — $110Low path.
  • Two-inspection building permit — $160Typical/high. Included.
  • Applicable technology feeRate not published. Not added.

Typical 16×20 treated as two inspections $160. Low one inspection $110.

No deck-specific line. Used the published one-inspection ($110) and two-inspection ($160) building-permit fees. Residential new/addition per-sf table is for SFR additions, not applied to a deck.

City of El Paso FY 2026 Schedule C Departmental Fee List — Planning & Inspections

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 El Paso FY 2026 Schedule C Departmental Fee List — Planning & Inspections Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. No deck-specific line. Used the published one-inspection ($110) and two-inspection ($160) building-permit fees. Residential new/addition per-sf table is for SFR additions, not applied to a deck.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — El Paso, TX 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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