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San Jose, CA / Deck

Deck cost in San Jose, 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 San Jose, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA of $45.42 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

San Jose Planning, Building and Code Enforcement (PBCE) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from San Jose PBCE FY 2026-27 Building and Structure Permits Fee Schedule (effective Aug 10, 2026), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $536. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$18,147

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

Low
$12,277
Typical
$18,147
High
$24,018

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$8,806
Materials (allocated)$8,805
Job subtotal$17,611
Permit$536
All-in typical$18,147

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
$536
Range
$536
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Permit issuance (exterior/site alteration) — $211Base issuance for accessory structures, balconies and decks, porches, etc. Included.
  • Plan review (exterior/site alteration) — $325Base plan review. Included.
  • Building inspectionRequired. FY 2026-27 inspection dollar for this line was not extracted (inspection is $315/hr or a table amount). Not added.

Typical/low/high = issuance $211 + plan review $325 = $536. Inspection not added. Typical-job spec 16×20 = 320 sf (low 200 / high 400).

FY 2026-27 exterior/site alteration language lists decks with base issuance $211 and base plan review $325. Inspection is additional; the inspection dollar was not extracted from the FY 2026-27 PDF so totals are issuance + plan review only. If plumbing/mechanical/electrical is also required, inspection is higher. Documented 200/320/400 sf does not change this base line.

San Jose PBCE FY 2026-27 Building and Structure Permits Fee Schedule (effective Aug 10, 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. San Jose PBCE FY 2026-27 Building and Structure Permits Fee Schedule (effective Aug 10, 2026) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. FY 2026-27 exterior/site alteration language lists decks with base issuance $211 and base plan review $325. Inspection is additional; the inspection dollar was not extracted from the FY 2026-27 PDF so totals are issuance + plan review only. If plumbing/mechanical/electrical is also required, inspection is higher. Documented 200/320/400 sf does not change this base line.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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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