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Little Rock, AR / Deck

Deck cost in Little Rock, AR

$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 Little Rock, AR is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR of $23.20 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

The official permit fee was not extracted from the published schedule, so the permit line stays blank. Source on file: City of Little Rock ordinance amending 8-31(c) permit fee schedules (Board of Directors December 16, 2025), retrieved 2026-09-01. City of Little Rock.

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

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

Typical all-in

$12,514

Job cost only. We do not have the official permit fee, so that line is blank.

Low
$8,342
Typical
$12,514
High
$16,685

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,257
Materials (allocated)$6,257
Job subtotal$12,514
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All-in typical$12,514

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.

Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf noted; official building valuation rows not extracted.

City of Little Rock. A building permit is required for a typical deck (not an exempt <=200 sf one-story accessory shed). The December 16, 2025 ordinance states building-permit dollars are as set forth in the adopted Building and Safety Codes, but the valuation dollar table was not extracted from that PDF. Typical left null.

City of Little Rock ordinance amending 8-31(c) permit fee schedules (Board of Directors December 16, 2025)

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 Little Rock ordinance amending 8-31(c) permit fee schedules (Board of Directors December 16, 2025) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Little Rock. A building permit is required for a typical deck (not an exempt <=200 sf one-story accessory shed). The December 16, 2025 ordinance states building-permit dollars are as set forth in the adopted Building and Safety Codes, but the valuation dollar table was not extracted from that PDF. Typical left null.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 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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