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St. Petersburg, FL / Deck

Deck cost in St. Petersburg, FL

$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. Petersburg, FL is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL of $26.69 (May 2025), applied to the 50% labor share.

Reuses already-cited Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater May 2025 construction mean $26.69 (same OEWS metro as tampa-fl).

City of St. Petersburg Building and Permitting (Construction Services and Permitting) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of St. Petersburg Building Department Permitting Fee Schedule (revised 10/1/2017, still posted), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $84. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$13,413

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

Low
$8,942
Typical
$13,413
High
$17,915

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,660
Materials (allocated)$6,660
Job subtotal$13,320
Permit$93
All-in typical$13,413

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
$93
Range
$62 – $155
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • SFR valuation $7 per $1,000 — $84Included. First $1,000 is $50 only when valuation does not exceed $1,000.
  • Florida surcharge F.S. 553.721 and 468.631Not dollarized on the flyer and not added.

Typical assumed $12,000: 12 x $7 = $84.0. Low $8,000 = $56.0. High $19,200 = $140.0.

City of St. Petersburg. No deck flat line. New deck uses the SFR valuation table ($7 per $1,000 or fraction). Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf does not change the valuation formula.

City of St. Petersburg Building Department Permitting Fee Schedule (revised 10/1/2017, 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 St. Petersburg Building Department Permitting Fee Schedule (revised 10/1/2017, still posted) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of St. Petersburg. No deck flat line. New deck uses the SFR valuation table ($7 per $1,000 or fraction). Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf does not change the valuation formula.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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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