Garage door cost in Seattle, WA
Local estimate from BLS wage data and BEA price levels. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Typical range (1 door)
- $810 – $4,150
- Per door
- $813 – $3,923
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- +13%
- US $2,200
- Rank of 300 metros
- #7
- 1 = most expensive
Seattle homeowners pay roughly $810 to $4,150 to replace a garage door at 1 door, or $813 to $3,923 per door (permit not included). Against the US midpoint, Seattle is 13% higher. Carpenters earn a median of $36.74 an hour in the Seattle area, 26% above the US median of $29.12.
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Estimated cost for 1 door in Seattle, WA, standard level
$1,800 to $3,150
About $1,746 to $2,990 per door before permits. Labor is about 35% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $1,050 | $1,950 |
| Labor | $680 | $1,050 |
| Permits and fees | $65 | $160 |
| Total | $1,800 | $3,150 |
Cost breakdown for 1 door in Seattle, WA
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $420 | $1,500 | $2,600 | 61% |
| Labor | $400 | $860 | $1,300 | 35% |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $110 | $220 | 4% |
| Total | $810 | $2,500 | $4,150 | 100% |
Why Seattle prices look the way they do
The wage side of the estimate leans on carpenters, who do 60% of the hours on a typical job. Their local median is $36.74 an hour. Add the other trades involved and the blended wage index for Seattle is 1.32 (US = 1.00), which puts labor at 35% of the total.
On the materials line, the BEA goods price index for the Seattle metro is 104.0 (US = 100). The midpoint materials bill for 1 door comes to $1,500, compared with $1,450 at national prices. Permit and inspection fees are scaled by the broader index (111.1) and land at $0 to $220.
How Seattle compares
Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 1 door range from $2,300 to $2,500 across Seattle and its five closest metros.
| Area | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WAthis page | $810 – $4,150 | $2,500 | |
| Bremerton, WA40 miles | $760 – $4,000 | $2,350 | −4% |
| Olympia, WA60 miles | $770 – $4,000 | $2,400 | −4% |
| Yakima, WA90 miles | $740 – $3,900 | $2,300 | −7% |
| Bellingham, WA95 miles | $800 – $4,100 | $2,450 | −1% |
| Portland, OR135 miles | $810 – $4,150 | $2,500 | level |
| Washington (statewide) | $800 – $4,100 | $2,450 | −1% |
| United States | $700 – $3,700 | $2,200 | −11% |
Across 300 US metros, Seattle comes in at #7 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $2,700; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $1,850 (midpoints, 1 door). Statewide, Seattle is 1% above the Washington figure.
Other Washington metros
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane, WA | 255,820 jobs | $740 – $3,900 | $2,300 | −6% |
| Olympia, WA | 130,300 jobs | $770 – $4,000 | $2,400 | −4% |
| Kennewick, WA | 129,490 jobs | $780 – $4,000 | $2,400 | −3% |
| Yakima, WA | 97,010 jobs | $740 – $3,900 | $2,300 | −7% |
| Bremerton, WA | 93,740 jobs | $760 – $4,000 | $2,350 | −4% |
| Bellingham, WA | 91,390 jobs | $800 – $4,100 | $2,450 | −1% |
Cities with a workforce like Seattle's
Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Seattle against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 2,373,920 jobs | $860 – $4,400 | $2,600 | +6% |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,951,650 jobs | $780 – $4,000 | $2,400 | −3% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2,375,760 jobs | $680 – $3,550 | $2,100 | −14% |
| Detroit, MI | 1,904,530 jobs | $730 – $3,800 | $2,250 | −9% |
Cost by quality level and size in Seattle
Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Seattle wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 3 common sizes.
Basic
$810 to $2,150
Basic single door, standard steel panels
Standard
$1,800 to $3,150
Insulated double door with windows
Premium
$2,800 to $4,150
Premium insulated or wood-look door, upgraded hardware
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| single door | $810 – $2,150 | $1,800 – $3,150 | $2,800 – $4,150 |
| double door | $810 – $2,150 | $1,800 – $3,150 | $2,800 – $4,150 |
| two single doors | $1,650 – $4,200 | $3,550 – $6,150 | $5,500 – $8,050 |
Specs and site conditions that change a Seattle bid
Labor
Installation labor is about $200-$500, so the door itself is most of the bill.
Permit
Like-for-like replacement often needs no permit. Opening up the wall or adding wiring can.
Door size and style
A standard door with 4-5 rectangular panels is $400-$1,400 before installation; add windows and it's $600-$2,500 (HomeGuide).
Planning more than one job in Seattle?
Because every project leans on different trades, Seattle's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, concrete driveway runs +27% and front door +10%.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached garage | 576 sq ft | $34,000 – $68,200 | +17% |
| Concrete driveway | 600 sq ft | $4,550 – $11,800 | +27% |
| Storm door | 1 door | $400 – $1,050 | +13% |
| Front door | 1 door | $580 – $2,700 | +10% |
| Window replacement | 10 windows | $5,050 – $16,500 | +11% |
| Patio door | 1 door | $670 – $6,950 | +15% |
Local wages behind the labor line
Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Seattle is 1.32 times the national level.
For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 60%) the local median is $36.74 an hour, which is 26% above the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $30.64 and $47.93 an hour. BLS counts 14,970 of them working in the area, 71.8 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is deeper than average.
Electricians (47-2111), 20% of the weighting: a median of $48.93 an hour, 61% above the US median of $30.38. The middle half of them earn between $36.35 and $60.55 an hour. About 9,750 work in the metro. That is 46.7 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 48.7 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.
General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 20% of the weighting: a median of $29.21 an hour, 23% above the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $24.32 and $36.33 an hour. About 17,790 work in the metro. That is 85.3 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 98.4 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.
Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($47.93 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $150. At the 25th percentile ($30.64) it shrinks by about $80. The total moves by 6.0% or 3.3%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.
For context on the local economy, BLS counts 2,086,210 jobs in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area. That makes it the 13th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 1.34% of US employment.
| Trade | Weight | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | US median | Ratio | Level used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenters (47-2031) | 60% | $30.64 | $36.74 | $47.93 | $29.12 | 1.26 | metro |
| Electricians (47-2111) | 20% | $36.35 | $48.93 | $60.55 | $30.38 | 1.61 | metro |
| General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071) | 20% | $24.32 | $29.21 | $36.33 | $23.84 | 1.23 | metro |
| Blended | 100% | 1.32 | |||||
Optional extras in Seattle
Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Seattle by the average of the local wage index (1.32) and goods index (1.04), a factor of 1.18. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.
| Add-on | Local range |
|---|---|
| Add a new opener (flat) | $350 – $1,050 |
When to schedule garage door in Seattle
We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Seattle Sand Pt Wsfo (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.
Weather is not a serious constraint for exterior installation in Seattle: no month in the averages is cold enough (an average daytime high under 45°F) or hot enough (an average daytime high of 90°F or more) to rule it out, so the workable window is all year.
Seattle gets about 38 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 4 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, November and December (5.8 inches in November). The station averages about 2 days a year at 90°F or above.
Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precip (in) | For this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 37 | 5.1 | Workable |
| Feb | 50 | 37 | 3.5 | Workable |
| Mar | 54 | 39 | 3.9 | Workable |
| Apr | 59 | 43 | 3.0 | Workable |
| May | 65 | 48 | 2.2 | Workable |
| Jun | 70 | 53 | 1.6 | Workable |
| Jul | 77 | 57 | 0.8 | Workable |
| Aug | 77 | 57 | 1.0 | Workable |
| Sep | 71 | 53 | 1.7 | Workable |
| Oct | 61 | 47 | 3.6 | Workable |
| Nov | 52 | 41 | 5.8 | Workable |
| Dec | 47 | 37 | 5.5 | Workable |
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Garage door in Seattle: your questions
+How much does it cost to replace a garage door in Seattle?
For 1 door, expect $810 to $4,150 in the Seattle area. A standard-spec job lands at $1,800 to $3,150. Small jobs usually cost more per door and large ones less.
+What is the price per door for garage door in Seattle?
About $813 to $3,923 per door for materials and labor, plus $0 to $220 for the permit if one is needed. The US range is $700 to $3,500.
+Is garage door cheaper in Seattle or Bremerton?
Bremerton is 40 miles away. The midpoint for 1 door there is $2,350, which is 4% less than Seattle ($2,500). Wage and materials indexes both feed that gap.
+How much of the bill is labor in Seattle?
About 35% at the midpoint, or $860 out of $2,500. Materials are 61% and permits 4%. Nationally, labor is 30%.
+What would double door cost in Seattle?
$810 to $4,150. Pick a different size in the estimator above to get your own number.
+Does garage door need a permit in Seattle?
Often, but rules are set by your city or county building office, so call before you hire. Budget $0 to $220 for fees in the Seattle area (our national range of $0 to $200 scaled by the local price level).
+Is Seattle expensive for garage door compared with the rest of Washington?
Seattle is 1% above the Washington statewide estimate ($2,450 at the midpoint). We cover 7 metros in Washington; see the state page to compare them.
+What do carpenters earn in Seattle?
The BLS median is $36.74 an hour in the Seattle area, compared with $29.12 nationally. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $30.64 to $47.93.
+What do basic and premium garage door work cost in Seattle?
For 1 door, basic work runs $810 to $2,150 and premium work $2,800 to $4,150. Basic means: basic single door, standard steel panels. Premium means: premium insulated or wood-look door, upgraded hardware.
+Is there a bad season to replace a garage door in Seattle?
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 new opener" add in Seattle?
$350 to $1,050, from a national range scaled by the local wage and goods indexes.
Garage door near Seattle
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 Garage Door Replacement Cost? (2026) (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