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Riverside, CA / Deck

Deck cost in Riverside, CA

$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 Riverside, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA of $34.66 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

City of Riverside Community and Economic Development Department, Building and Safety Division is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Riverside Building & Safety Fee Schedule (created 6/18/25), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $417. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$15,566

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

Low
$10,515
Typical
$15,566
High
$20,616

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,575
Materials (allocated)$7,574
Job subtotal$15,149
Permit$417
All-in typical$15,566

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
$417
Range
$416 – $418
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Decks, balconies, stairways (first 500 sf) — $329200/320/400 sf all in the first 500 sf. Included.
  • Permit issuance — $39Included.
  • GPM 10% + tech 4% — $46Included.
  • SMIP + CBSC — $3Included.

Typical: $329 + $39 + GPM $32.90 + tech $13.16 + SMIP $1.56 + CBSC $1 = $416.62. Typical-job spec 16×20 = 320 sf.

All documented 200/320/400 sf decks are in the first 500 sf ($329). Additional $150 per 500 sf is not triggered.

City of Riverside Building & Safety Fee Schedule (created 6/18/25)

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 Riverside Building & Safety Fee Schedule (created 6/18/25) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. All documented 200/320/400 sf decks are in the first 500 sf ($329). Additional $150 per 500 sf is not triggered.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 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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