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Salt Lake City, UT / Deck

Deck cost in Salt Lake City, UT

$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 Salt Lake City, UT is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Salt Lake City-Murray, UT of $29.61 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

Salt Lake City Building Services is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ord. 2026-29, amended 06/16/2026) and mechanical fee form (updated 7/2026), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $521. Fee model: valuation.

The national typical for this job is $45. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Salt Lake City, UT.

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

Typical all-in

$14,589

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

Low
$9,776
Typical
$14,589
High
$19,558

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,991
Materials (allocated)$6,991
Job subtotal$13,982
Permit$607
All-in typical$14,589

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
$607
Range
$454 – $915
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building permit — $316Included.
  • Plan review (65%) — $205Included.

Typical $12,000: building $315.97 + 65% plan review $205.38 = $521.35. Low $8,000: $235.97 × 1.65 = $389.35. High $19,200: $115.97 + $20×18 = $475.97 × 1.65 = $785.35. Typical-job spec 16×20 = 320 sf.

City of Salt Lake City. Decks use the building valuation table plus 65% plan review. Ground-level decks that do not need a building permit are not assumed.

Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ord. 2026-29, amended 06/16/2026) and mechanical fee form (updated 7/2026)

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. Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ord. 2026-29, amended 06/16/2026) and mechanical fee form (updated 7/2026) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Salt Lake City. Decks use the building valuation table plus 65% plan review. Ground-level decks that do not need a building permit are not assumed.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 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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