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Jacksonville, FL / Deck

Deck cost in Jacksonville, FL

$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 Jacksonville, FL is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Jacksonville, FL of $26.78 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

City of Jacksonville Building Inspection Division (Public Works) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Jacksonville §320.409(2) residential accessory-structure exceptions, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $175. Fee model: area.

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

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

Typical all-in

$13,509

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

Low
$9,015
Typical
$13,509
High
$17,954

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,667
Materials (allocated)$6,667
Job subtotal$13,334
Permit$175
All-in typical$13,509

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
area
Typical fee
$175
Range
$125 – $175
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • One-inspection accessory (low) — $125$75+$25 DS+$25 C&D.
  • More-than-one-inspection accessory (typical) — $175BID min $112.50 + DS min $37.50 + C&D $25. Included.

Low one-inspection accessory: $75 (includes plan review) + DS $25 + C&D $25 = $125. Typical/high more than one inspection: BID $112.50 + DS $37.50 + C&D $25 = $175.

320 sf exceeds the 150 sf / $5,000 one-inspection accessory path. Low uses the one-inspection accessory bundle. Typical/high use the more-than-one-inspection accessory mins. Landscape fee exempt for SFR accessory on this exception. Florida 2.5% not on the COJ table.

City of Jacksonville §320.409(2) residential accessory-structure exceptions

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 Jacksonville §320.409(2) residential accessory-structure exceptions Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. 320 sf exceeds the 150 sf / $5,000 one-inspection accessory path. Low uses the one-inspection accessory bundle. Typical/high use the more-than-one-inspection accessory mins. Landscape fee exempt for SFR accessory on this exception. Florida 2.5% not on the COJ table.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Jacksonville, FL 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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