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How much does a 192 sq ft deck cost in West Allis, WI?

A pressure-treated deck build in West Allis, WI
$6,475
192 ft² of deck · typical range $4,905 – $9,810
Typical total$34 per ft² of deck$6,475
Range you should see in bidsthree bids on the same scope normally land inside this$4,905 – $9,810
Labor portion55% of the job — this is the part that moves by city$3,561
Material portion45% — bought at national prices$2,914
Carpenters pay near West Allisabout $33/hr · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro$68,240/yr
U.S. mean for the same tradeSOC 47-2031$65,630/yr
Versus the national pricetrade pay here runs +4% against the U.S. mean+$139

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 West Allis, WI average $68,240 a year against a U.S. mean of $65,630 — a factor of 1.04 — so the labor half is scaled by that and the material half is not. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 $6,475 quote into a $8,093 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 West Allis, WI

$6,475 is the typical number, and three bids on the same scope normally land between $4,905 and $9,810.

That is $139 more than the same job priced at the national average.

Why the city changes the number

About 55% of this job is labor — $3,561 of the $6,475 above. Labor is the only part that moves locally; a bundle of material costs what it costs wherever it is nailed down.

Carpenters near West Allis average $68,240 a year, against a U.S. mean of $65,630. That is a factor of 1.04, so the labor half is scaled by it and the material half is not.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 $6,475 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 $4,905 – $9,810, that is not automatically wrong — but it is the question worth asking out loud.

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