Asphalt driveway cost in Bremerton, WA
Local estimate from BLS wage data and BEA price levels. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Typical range (600 sq ft)
- $3,600 – $8,950
- Per sq ft
- $5.85 – $14.50
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- +20%
- US $5,250
- Rank of 300 metros
- #19
- 1 = most expensive
An asphalt driveway in Bremerton, WA usually costs $3,600 to $8,950 for 600 sq ft. That works out to about $5.85 to $14.50 per sq ft before permits. Compared with the national midpoint that is $1,050 more. Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators earn a median of $43.53 an hour in the Bremerton area, 70% above the US median of $25.64.
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Estimated cost for 600 sq ft in Bremerton, WA, standard level
$5,200 to $7,350
About $8.50 to $12 per sq ft before permits. Labor is about 48% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $2,700 | $3,550 |
| Labor | $2,400 | $3,650 |
| Permits and fees | $100 | $160 |
| Total | $5,200 | $7,350 |
Cost breakdown for 600 sq ft in Bremerton, WA
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $2,100 | $3,100 | $4,150 | 50% |
| Labor | $1,450 | $3,000 | $4,600 | 48% |
| Permits and fees | $55 | $130 | $210 | 2% |
| Total | $3,600 | $6,250 | $8,950 | 100% |
Why Bremerton prices look the way they do
The wage side of the estimate leans on paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators, who do 40% of the hours on a typical job. Their local median is $43.53 an hour. Add the other trades involved and the blended wage index for Bremerton is 1.42 (US = 1.00), which puts labor at 48% of the total. BLS does not publish this trade for the metro, so we used the Washington statewide median.
Materials are scaled with BEA's regional price parity for goods. Bremerton is at 105.0 against 100 for the US, so a materials line of $2,950 nationally becomes $3,100 here (midpoint, 600 sq ft). Permits follow the all-items index of 105.6: $55 to $210.
Data note: 40% of the labor weighting for this project uses a statewide median because BLS has no published metro figure for that trade in Bremerton. The wage table below marks each row.
What nearby projects cost in Bremerton
Jobs that often go together with asphalt driveway are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Bremerton wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, concrete driveway comes out highest (+20%) and gravel driveway lowest (+14%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete driveway | 600 sq ft | $4,300 – $11,100 | +20% |
| Gravel driveway | 1,000 sq ft | $2,850 – $11,600 | +14% |
| Paver patio | 300 sq ft | $3,450 – $6,300 | +16% |
| French drain | 60 linear ft | $710 – $2,500 | +18% |
| Concrete slab | 400 sq ft | $2,850 – $5,900 | +14% |
| Concrete patio | 300 sq ft | $1,400 – $4,700 | +16% |
Optional extras in Bremerton
Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 1.23 for Bremerton, which is the average of the area's wage index (1.42) and goods price index (1.05). The estimator above can add them to your total.
| Add-on | Local range |
|---|---|
| Add a sealcoat | $740 – $1,500 |
Bremerton against nearby metros and the rest of Washington
Same job, same size (600 sq ft), priced for the nearest metros. Seattle is the priciest of the group at $6,600. Yakima is the cheapest at $5,700.
| Area | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton, WAthis page | $3,600 – $8,950 | $6,250 | |
| Seattle, WA40 miles | $3,750 – $9,450 | $6,600 | +5% |
| Olympia, WA50 miles | $3,700 – $9,350 | $6,500 | +4% |
| Bellingham, WA90 miles | $3,650 – $9,250 | $6,450 | +3% |
| Yakima, WA120 miles | $3,300 – $8,050 | $5,700 | −9% |
| Portland, OR140 miles | $3,450 – $8,500 | $5,950 | −5% |
| Washington (statewide) | $3,600 – $9,050 | $6,350 | +1% |
| United States | $3,050 – $7,400 | $5,250 | −17% |
Out of the 300 metros we cover, Bremerton ranks #19 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Bremerton is 1% below the Washington figure.
Elsewhere in Washington
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 2,086,210 jobs | $3,750 – $9,450 | $6,600 | +5% |
| Spokane, WA | 255,820 jobs | $3,550 – $8,800 | $6,200 | −1% |
| Olympia, WA | 130,300 jobs | $3,700 – $9,350 | $6,500 | +4% |
| Kennewick, WA | 129,490 jobs | $3,600 – $9,000 | $6,300 | level |
| Yakima, WA | 97,010 jobs | $3,300 – $8,050 | $5,700 | −9% |
| Bellingham, WA | 91,390 jobs | $3,650 – $9,250 | $6,450 | +3% |
Metros of a similar size
Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Bremerton against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh, WI | 93,750 jobs | $3,150 – $7,900 | $5,500 | −12% |
| Bellingham, WA | 91,390 jobs | $3,650 – $9,250 | $6,450 | +3% |
| Iowa City, IA | 93,760 jobs | $3,000 – $7,350 | $5,150 | −18% |
| Panama City, FL | 90,610 jobs | $2,850 – $6,850 | $4,850 | −23% |
Asphalt driveway: what moves the price in Bremerton
Small jobs cost more per foot
Paving crews move a paver, roller and trucks to your address, so a 400 sq ft driveway carries more mobilization per square foot than a 1,000 sq ft one.
Hot-mix price
Hot-mix asphalt is $100-$200 per ton delivered and moves with oil prices (PaveGauge).
Sealcoating
Sealing is $1-$2 per sq ft and is a maintenance cost, not part of the install.
What local crews earn in Bremerton
The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 3 trades. We compare each trade's local median with the US median, weight the ratios by how much of the job each trade does, and apply the blend to the national labor cost. For Bremerton the blend is 1.42.
Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators (47-2071) carry 40% of the labor weighting. BLS does not publish this trade for the Bremerton metro, so we used the Washington statewide median: $43.53 an hour against $25.64 for the US. The middle half of them earn between $35.49 and $49.04 an hour.
For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $26.30 an hour, which is 16% above the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $22.39 and $31.03 an hour. BLS counts 620 of them working in the area, 66.1 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is about average.
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073), 30% of the weighting: a median of $37.39 an hour, 30% above the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $30.98 and $44.91 an hour. About 180 work in the metro. That is 19.2 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 30.7 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.
A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $180 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $270. That is a swing of roughly 4.3% to 2.9% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard has 93,740 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 216th by size among the 300 metros on this site.
| Trade | Weight | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | US median | Ratio | Level used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators (47-2071) | 40% | $35.49 | $43.53 | $49.04 | $25.64 | 1.70 | state |
| Construction laborers (47-2061) | 30% | $22.39 | $26.30 | $31.03 | $22.66 | 1.16 | metro |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073) | 30% | $30.98 | $37.39 | $44.91 | $28.78 | 1.30 | metro |
| Blended | 100% | 1.42 | |||||
Bremerton weather and the asphalt driveway calendar
Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Bremerton (5 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.
Weather is not a serious constraint for digging, grading and setting material in the ground in Bremerton: no month in the averages is cold enough (an average overnight low at or below freezing (32°F)) or hot enough (an average daytime high of 90°F or more) to rule it out, so the workable window is all year.
Bremerton gets about 57 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 3 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, November and December (9.9 inches in December). The station averages about 4 days a year at 90°F or above.
We do not adjust the estimate by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. It is still worth asking contractors whether an off-peak start date changes their bid.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precip (in) | For this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 36 | 9.3 | Workable |
| Feb | 49 | 35 | 5.8 | Workable |
| Mar | 54 | 38 | 6.4 | Workable |
| Apr | 59 | 41 | 3.9 | Workable |
| May | 66 | 47 | 2.4 | Workable |
| Jun | 70 | 51 | 1.6 | Workable |
| Jul | 77 | 55 | 0.8 | Workable |
| Aug | 77 | 55 | 1.1 | Workable |
| Sep | 72 | 51 | 1.8 | Workable |
| Oct | 61 | 45 | 5.1 | Workable |
| Nov | 51 | 39 | 8.8 | Workable |
| Dec | 46 | 35 | 9.9 | Workable |
Cost by quality level and size in Bremerton
The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Bremerton. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from 1-car (12x20), 240 sq ft to long rural (10x100), 1,000 sq ft.
Basic
$3,600 to $5,750
New topcoat over a sound base, flat lot
Standard
$5,200 to $7,350
Full new driveway: base, 2-3 in of hot mix, edging
Premium
$6,800 to $8,950
Full tear-out and rebuild, drainage work, heavy-duty depth
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-car (12x20), 240 sq ft | $1,450 – $2,350 | $2,150 – $3,050 | $2,800 – $3,700 |
| 20x20 (400 sq ft) | $2,400 – $3,850 | $3,500 – $4,950 | $4,600 – $6,050 |
| 2-car (20x30), 600 sq ft | $3,600 – $5,750 | $5,200 – $7,350 | $6,800 – $8,950 |
| long rural (10x100), 1,000 sq ft | $5,950 – $9,450 | $8,600 – $12,100 | $11,200 – $14,800 |
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Asphalt driveway in Bremerton: your questions
+How much does it cost to pave a driveway in Bremerton?
For 600 sq ft, expect $3,600 to $8,950 in the Bremerton area. A standard-spec job lands at $5,200 to $7,350. Small jobs usually cost more per sq ft and large ones less.
+What is the price per sq ft for asphalt driveway in Bremerton?
About $5.85 to $14.50 per sq ft for materials and labor, plus $55 to $210 for the permit if one is needed. The US range is $5 to $12.
+Is asphalt driveway cheaper in Bremerton or Seattle?
Seattle is 40 miles away. The midpoint for 600 sq ft there is $6,600, which is 5% more than Bremerton ($6,250). Wage and materials indexes both feed that gap.
+How much of the bill is labor in Bremerton?
About 48% at the midpoint, or $3,000 out of $6,250. Materials are 50% and permits 2%. Nationally, labor is 41%.
+What would 2-car (20x30), 600 sq ft cost in Bremerton?
$3,600 to $8,950. Pick a different size in the estimator above to get your own number.
+Does asphalt driveway need a permit in Bremerton?
Often, but rules are set by your city or county building office, so call before you hire. Budget $55 to $210 for fees in the Bremerton area (our national range of $50 to $200 scaled by the local price level).
+Is Bremerton expensive for asphalt driveway compared with the rest of Washington?
Bremerton is 1% below the Washington statewide estimate ($6,350 at the midpoint). We cover 7 metros in Washington; see the state page to compare them.
+What do paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators earn in Bremerton?
BLS has no published metro figure here, so we use the statewide median of $43.53 an hour, compared with $25.64 nationally. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $35.49 to $49.04.
+What do basic and premium asphalt driveway work cost in Bremerton?
For 600 sq ft, basic work runs $3,600 to $5,750 and premium work $6,800 to $8,950. Basic means: new topcoat over a sound base, flat lot. Premium means: full tear-out and rebuild, drainage work, heavy-duty depth.
+Is there a bad season to pave a driveway in Bremerton?
Not from a temperature point of view. NOAA's 1991-2020 normals show no month with a freezing-level overnight low or a 90°F-plus average high, so timing is mostly about contractor availability and rain.
+What does "add a sealcoat" add in Bremerton?
$740 to $1,500 for 600 sq ft, from a national range scaled by the local wage and goods indexes.
Asphalt driveway near Bremerton
Where these numbers come from
Base prices are national ranges from the sources below. We scale labor by local BLS wages, materials by BEA goods prices and permits by the BEA all-items price level. Full method on the methodology page.
- HomeGuide: How Much Does Paving an Asphalt Driveway Cost? (2026) (accessed November 4, 2026)
- PaveGauge: Asphalt Driveway Cost (2026): Price by Size (accessed November 4, 2026)
- HomeGuide: 2026 Building Permit Costs | Fees & Cost Calculator (accessed November 4, 2026)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020
Note on derived figures: Materials = hot-mix asphalt ($2.30-$3.60/sq ft at 3 in) plus aggregate base ($1-$3/sq ft) from PaveGauge's component table.