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Jersey City, NJ / Deck

Deck cost in Jersey City, NJ

$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 Jersey City, NJ is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ of $39.49 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

Reuses the Newark, NJ row's already-cited New York-Newark-Jersey City May 2025 construction mean $39.49 (same OEWS metro).

City of Jersey City Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $196. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$16,524

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

Low
$11,015
Typical
$16,524
High
$22,119

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$8,129
Materials (allocated)$8,129
Job subtotal$16,258
Permit$266
All-in typical$16,524

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
Based on project value
Typical fee
$266
Range
$177 – $442
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building alterations $15 per $1,000 (plan-permit min $100) — $180Included.
  • State training $0.00135 of cost — $16Included.

Typical $12,000: 12 x $15 = $180.0 + training $16.2 = $196.2. Low $8,000 = $130.8. High $19,200 = $325.92.

City of Jersey City. New deck uses renovations/alterations $15 per $1,000 with the plan-permit $100 minimum (does not bind at $8k+). Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf does not change the valuation formula.

City of Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees

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 Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Jersey City. New deck uses renovations/alterations $15 per $1,000 with the plan-permit $100 minimum (does not bind at $8k+). Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf does not change the valuation formula.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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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