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How much does a 288 sq ft deck cost in Fort Wayne, IN?

A pressure-treated deck build in Fort Wayne, IN
$9,130
288 ft² of deck · typical range $6,917 – $13,834
Typical total$32 per ft² of deck$9,130
Range you should see in bidsthree bids on the same scope normally land inside this$6,917 – $13,834
Labor portion55% of the job — this is the part that moves by city$5,022
Material portion45% — bought at national prices$4,109
Carpenters pay near Fort Wayneabout $29/hr · Fort Wayne, IN metro$60,940/yr
U.S. mean for the same tradeSOC 47-2031$65,630/yr
Versus the national pricetrade pay here runs −7.1% against the U.S. mean−$374

Notes

  • Where the number comes from. The national price for a pressure-treated deck build is $33 per ft² of deck — pressure-treated deck pricing published for 2026, $25–$50 per ft² installed. Labor is about 55% of that. Carpenters near Fort Wayne, IN average $60,940 a year against a U.S. mean of $65,630 — a factor of 0.929 — so the labor half is scaled by that and the material half is not. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Fort Wayne, IN metro area, SOC 47-2031.
  • Why the city matters, not just the state. Trade pay moves inside a state as much as it does between states. Crews do not commute across a state to bid a job, and materials ship at national prices either way — so a metro wage is the honest input here and a state average quietly rounds four different cities into one number.
  • What is in the price: footings, framing, pressure-treated decking, fasteners, a code-compliant railing, and labor.
  • What is not: stairs beyond two steps, permits, ledger repair on the house, and any grading work. These are the lines that turn a $9,130 quote into a $11,413 invoice, so ask about each one before signing.
  • Use this as a bid check, not a quote. It prices an average job in average condition. Difficult access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a per-unit average.

a pressure-treated deck build in Fort Wayne, IN

$9,130 is the typical number, and three bids on the same scope normally land between $6,917 and $13,834.

That is $374 less than the same job priced at the national average.

Why the city changes the number

About 55% of this job is labor — $5,022 of the $9,130 above. Labor is the only part that moves locally; a bundle of material costs what it costs wherever it is nailed down.

Carpenters near Fort Wayne average $60,940 a year, against a U.S. mean of $65,630. That is a factor of 0.929, so the labor half is scaled by it and the material half is not.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Fort Wayne, IN metro area, SOC 47-2031.

What the quote should include

The lines that turn a quote into an invoice

Ask about each of them before you sign. On a job this size they are the difference between $9,130 and something a quarter higher.

Use it as a bid check, not a quote

This prices an average job in average condition. Access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a national average.

If a bid lands outside $6,917 – $13,834, that is not automatically wrong — but it is the question worth asking out loud.

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