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Louisville, KY / Deck

Deck cost in Louisville, KY

$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 Louisville, KY is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN of $29.64 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

Louisville Metro Department of Codes and Regulations, Construction Review is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Louisville Metro Construction Review permit fees, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $75. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$14,072

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

Low
$9,406
Typical
$14,072
High
$18,737

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,999
Materials (allocated)$6,998
Job subtotal$13,997
Permit$75
All-in typical$14,072

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
$75
Range
$75
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Residential 1-2 family $0.105/sf, min $75 — $75320 sf typical hits the $75 minimum. Included.

200 sf $0.105=$21 → $75 min. 320 sf=$33.60 → $75. 400 sf=$42 → $75. Low=typical=high $75.0.

New decks use the occupancy per-sf table (Residential 1 & 2 Family $0.105). All 200/320/400 sf rows sit on the $75 minimum.

Louisville Metro Construction Review permit 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. Louisville Metro Construction Review permit fees Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. New decks use the occupancy per-sf table (Residential 1 & 2 Family $0.105). All 200/320/400 sf rows sit on the $75 minimum.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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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