Front door cost in Montana
Statewide estimate from BLS wages and BEA prices. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Statewide range (1 door)
- $480 – $2,400
- Per door
- $482 – $2,404
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- −4%
- US $1,500
- Metros covered
- 3
Montana prices for front door: $480 to $2,400 for 1 door, or $482 to $2,404 per door without the permit. The state midpoint is 4% below the national one. Local wages for carpenters are $28.28 an hour.
Inside Montana, the metros we cover range from $1,450 (Missoula) to $1,450 (Bozeman) at the midpoint. Pick your closest city in the table for a tighter number.
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Estimated cost for 1 door in Montana (statewide), standard level
$1,050 to $1,850
About $1,059 to $1,827 per door before permits. Labor is about 27% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $710 | $1,400 |
| Labor | $350 | $430 |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $1,050 | $1,850 |
Cost breakdown for 1 door in Montana
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $190 | $1,050 | $1,900 | 73% |
| Labor | $290 | $390 | $480 | 27% |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0% |
| Total | $480 | $1,450 | $2,400 | 100% |
Basic, standard or premium: Montana prices
Bands overlap on purpose, since a good standard job can cost as much as a light premium one. Below are the three bands for the default size, then a grid from single entry door to front and side doors.
Basic
$480 to $1,250
Basic steel door, same size opening
Standard
$1,050 to $1,850
Fiberglass door with sidelight trim or glass
Premium
$1,650 to $2,400
Wood or custom door, frame work needed
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| single entry door | $480 – $1,250 | $1,050 – $1,850 | $1,650 – $2,400 |
| front and side doors | $960 – $2,500 | $2,100 – $3,650 | $3,250 – $4,800 |
Why two Montana quotes can differ
Door material
Basic steel doors run about $200-$600 for the door; fiberglass and wood go to $2,000 (HomeGuide).
Double doors
A double front door costs $1,500-$6,500+ installed; the doors alone are $1,200-$5,000.
Frame
Frame repair adds $75-$200+; rebuilding the opening for a new size costs $7-$20 per linear foot for framing.
Paint
Painting an unfinished door adds $125-$225; door and trim together are $150-$400.
Montana against its neighbors
Montana ranks 28 of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) for front door, where 1 is the most expensive. The costliest is Hawaii at $1,800 and the cheapest Oklahoma at $1,350, both for 1 door at the midpoint. Montana sits at $1,450. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.
| State | Distance | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 270 miles away | $460 – $2,350 | $1,400 | −2% |
| Utah | 400 miles away | $460 – $2,350 | $1,400 | −2% |
| Wyoming | 460 miles away | $470 – $2,400 | $1,450 | −1% |
| Washington | 500 miles away | $570 – $2,700 | $1,650 | +13% |
| Colorado | 550 miles away | $510 – $2,500 | $1,500 | +4% |
Other Montana jobs that often go with front door
Each project weights the trades differently, so Montana's wage level does not push every price by the same amount. Compared with the US midpoint, garage door is −2% and window replacement −5%.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm door | 1 door | $340 – $910 | −4% |
| Patio door | 1 door | $570 – $5,700 | −5% |
| Window replacement | 10 windows | $4,250 – $14,200 | −5% |
| Garage door | 1 door | $690 – $3,600 | −2% |
Front door cost by metro in Montana
1 of the 3 metros sit above the statewide midpoint of $1,450, and the top-to-bottom gap is 2%. Each row prices the default size with that metro's own BLS wages and BEA price levels, so the gap between rows is real local variation rather than a flat markup.
| Metro | Range (1 door) | Midpoint | vs. state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | $500 – $2,450 | $1,450 | +1% |
| Billings, MT | $480 – $2,400 | $1,450 | level |
| Missoula, MT | $480 – $2,400 | $1,450 | −1% |
Montana seasons and front door
Weather decides when exterior installation can happen, and Montana is not uniform. The table uses NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals from the weather station nearest each metro we cover, and counts the months that are neither cold nor hot enough to complicate the job.
Billings has the longest comfortable season of the metros we cover in Montana at 9 months (March through November); Missoula has the shortest at 8 (March through October). Rainfall runs from 14 inches a year in Missoula to 20 inches in Bozeman.
We do not adjust prices by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. Timing is still worth raising when you collect bids.
| Metro | Jan avg low °F | Jul avg high °F | Precip (in/yr) | Comfortable months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | 18 | 87 | 14 | 9: March through November |
| Bozeman | 15 | 82 | 20 | 8: March through October |
| Missoula | 18 | 85 | 14 | 8: March through October |
Wages behind the Montana number
Montana's labor line is priced from 2 trades, each compared with its US median wage. After weighting by each trade's share of the work, the state comes out at 0.97 times the national level.
Carpenters (47-2031), 85% of the weighting: a median of $28.28 an hour, in line with the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.84 and $32.47 an hour. About 4,030 work in the state. That is 78.8 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.
For general maintenance and repair workers (49-9071, weighted 15%) the local median is $22.54 an hour, which is 5% below the national $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $18.50 and $28.02 an hour. BLS counts 5,420 of them working in the state, 105.9 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 98.4), so the local bench is about average.
A crew paid at the 75th percentile for carpenters ($32.47 an hour) would add about $50 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($23.84) would take off about $50. Use that as a rough guide to how far a bid can sit from our midpoint on wages alone.
BLS counts 511,580 jobs across Montana (May 2025), which is 0.3% of US employment.
| Trade | Weight | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | US median | Ratio | Level used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenters (47-2031) | 85% | $23.84 | $28.28 | $32.47 | $29.12 | 0.97 | state |
| General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071) | 15% | $18.50 | $22.54 | $28.02 | $23.84 | 0.95 | state |
| Blended | 100% | 0.97 | |||||
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Front door in Montana: your questions
+How much does it cost to replace a front door in Montana?
$480 to $2,400 for 1 door, using statewide wages and prices. Metro areas inside Montana can sit above or below that.
+Which city in Montana is cheapest for front door?
Missoula at about $1,450 (midpoint, 1 door). The priciest is Bozeman at $1,450.
+Is front door cheaper in Montana than the US average?
It is 4% cheaper: $1,450 against $1,500 for 1 door at the midpoint.
+What share of the price is labor in Montana?
About 27% ($390). Materials are 73%. Statewide labor for this job is weighted 0.97x the national wage level.
+What do carpenters earn in Montana?
The BLS statewide median is $28.28 an hour, against $29.12 for the US. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $23.84 to $32.47.
+Where does Montana rank for front door costs?
28th most expensive of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) at the midpoint, $1,450 for 1 door. Rank 1 is the costliest.
+What do basic and premium front door work cost in Montana?
For 1 door, basic work runs $480 to $1,250 and premium work $1,650 to $2,400. Basic means: basic steel door, same size opening. Premium means: wood or custom door, frame work needed.
+Does the season matter for front door in Montana?
Yes where winters or summers are hard. Of the Montana metros we cover, Billings has the most comfortable months (9 of 12) based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals. Our prices do not change by month, so ask contractors whether they charge more or less in busy and slow seasons.
Front door by city in Montana
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 Front Door Replacement Cost? (2026) (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 = HomeGuide's door prices, from about $200 for a basic steel door to $2,000 for higher-end fiberglass or wood.