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St. Paul, MN / Deck

Deck cost in St. Paul, MN

$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 St. Paul, MN is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI of $37.82 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

Reuses already-cited Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington May 2025 construction mean $37.82 (same OEWS metro as minneapolis-mn).

City of Saint Paul Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, still posted), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $527. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$16,566

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

Low
$11,091
Typical
$16,566
High
$22,227

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,935
Materials (allocated)$7,934
Job subtotal$15,869
Permit$697
All-in typical$16,566

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
Based on project value
Typical fee
$697
Range
$512 – $1,069
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building permit (valuation table) — $316Included.
  • Plan check 65% — $205Included.
  • MN state surcharge 0.0005 x value — $6Included.

Typical $12,000: table $316.00 + plan $205.40 + surcharge $6.00 = $527.40. Low $8,000 = $386.80. High $19,200 = $808.20. Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf does not change this valuation table.

City of St. Paul. New deck uses the building valuation table + 65% plan check + 0.0005 surcharge.

City of Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, still posted)

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 Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, still posted) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of St. Paul. New deck uses the building valuation table + 65% plan check + 0.0005 surcharge.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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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