Deck cost in Nashville, TN
$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 Nashville, TN is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN of $28.56 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.
Department of Codes and Building Safety is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Metro Nashville Codes Fee Schedule (16.28.110), Dec 2025 PDF, retrieved 2026-08-13, is $91. Fee model: valuation.
The national typical for this job is $45. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Nashville, TN.
Walking surface only. A 16 by 20 deck is 320 sqft.
Typical all-in
$13,856
Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.
- Low
- $9,247
- Typical
- $13,856
- High
- $18,491
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $6,876 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $6,876 |
| Job subtotal | $13,752 |
| Permit | $104 |
| All-in typical | $13,856 |
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
- $104
- Range
- $79 – $155
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-13
- Building valuation fee ($5 / $1,000) — $6016.28.110 A.1 for 1-2 family / townhouses.
- Codes tech fee (10% of valuation fee) — $6Included.
- Zoning examination — $25Included.
New deck: residential building valuation fee + zoning + tech. Plan review exempt for 1-2 family.
Metro Nashville Codes Fee Schedule (16.28.110), Dec 2025 PDF
Citations
- 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.
- Metro Nashville Codes Fee Schedule (16.28.110), Dec 2025 PDF Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. New deck: residential building valuation fee + zoning + tech. Plan review exempt for 1-2 family.
- BLS OEWS construction wages — Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.