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San Antonio, TX / Deck

Deck cost in San Antonio, 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 San Antonio, TX is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX of $25.94 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

San Antonio Development Services Department (DSD) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of San Antonio DSD FY2026 Development Fee Schedule (Rev. October 2025), p. 5 Flat Fees for Miscellaneous Residential Projects — Carports and Decks, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $160. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$13,307

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

Low
$8,925
Typical
$13,307
High
$17,690

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,574
Materials (allocated)$6,573
Job subtotal$13,147
Permit$160
All-in typical$13,307

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
$160
Range
$160
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Carports and Decks — $160FY2026 p. 5. Included.

Published flat $160.00 at $8k/$12k/$19.2k and at 200/320/400 sf.

Published flat Carports and Decks $160. DSD/IB: no building permit if the deck is ≤200 sf, ≤30 in above grade, not attached, and does not serve the exit door. Typical 16×20 attached deck needs a permit.

City of San Antonio DSD FY2026 Development Fee Schedule (Rev. October 2025), p. 5 Flat Fees for Miscellaneous Residential Projects — Carports and Decks

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 San Antonio DSD FY2026 Development Fee Schedule (Rev. October 2025), p. 5 Flat Fees for Miscellaneous Residential Projects — Carports and Decks Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Published flat Carports and Decks $160. DSD/IB: no building permit if the deck is ≤200 sf, ≤30 in above grade, not attached, and does not serve the exit door. Typical 16×20 attached deck needs a permit.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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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