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Plano, TX / Deck

Deck cost in Plano, TX

$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 Plano, TX is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX of $27.03 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

Reuses already-cited Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington May 2025 construction mean $27.03 (same OEWS metro as dallas-tx / fort-worth-tx / arlington-tx).

City of Plano Building Inspections Department is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Plano Building Inspections Department fee schedule (council exhibit), 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 Plano, TX.

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

Typical all-in

$13,467

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

Low
$9,003
Typical
$13,467
High
$18,093

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,696
Materials (allocated)$6,696
Job subtotal$13,392
Permit$75
All-in typical$13,467

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 – $237
Retrieved
2026-09-01

Typical 320 sf and low 200 sf = accessory <400 sf $75.00. High 400 sf uses addition/alteration $0.48x400 + $45 plan review = $237.00.

City of Plano. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE (<400 sq.ft.) $75. Typical 16x20 = 320 sf and low 200 sf are under that cap. High 400 sf is not <400, so the residential addition/alteration line is used ($0.48/sf + $45 plan review).

City of Plano Building Inspections Department fee schedule (council exhibit)

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 Plano Building Inspections Department fee schedule (council exhibit) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Plano. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE (<400 sq.ft.) $75. Typical 16x20 = 320 sf and low 200 sf are under that cap. High 400 sf is not <400, so the residential addition/alteration line is used ($0.48/sf + $45 plan review).
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 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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