Patio door cost in Kansas

Patio door: what moves the price in Kansas

• Door type

  Sliding glass doors run $1,200-$4,000 installed; exterior French doors $1,300-$5,500; telescoping doors $1,500-$5,000 (HomeGuide).

• New opening versus replacement

  Cutting a new opening in a wall adds framing, header and finish work compared with a like-for-like swap.

• Old door removal

  Removing and disposing of the old door is $100-$500 extra.

• Glass

  Low-E, tempered and hurricane-rated glass cost more than basic single-pane glass.

Which Kansas city is cheapest for patio door?

0 of the 2 metros sit above the statewide midpoint of $3,050, and the top-to-bottom gap is 1%. 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.

Kansas labor market for patio door

Statewide wages come from BLS's state-level estimates, which blend big cities with small towns and rural areas. 3 trades drive the labor line for this job, and the weighted ratio against the national wage level is 0.91 for Kansas.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 60%) the local median is $27.39 an hour, which is 6% below the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $22.99 and $32.08 an hour. BLS counts 5,210 of them working in the state, 36.2 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is thinner than average.

For glaziers (47-2121, weighted 30%) the local median is $22.64 an hour, which is 17% below the national $27.44. The middle half of them earn between $21.18 and $29.10 an hour. BLS counts 440 of them working in the state, 3.1 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 3.8), so the local bench is thinner than average.

General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 10% of the weighting: a median of $22.70 an hour, 5% below the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $18.92 and $27.71 an hour. About 12,730 work in the state. That is 88.6 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 98.4 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

A crew paid at the 75th percentile for carpenters ($32.08 an hour) would add about $150 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($22.99) would take off about $150. Use that as a rough guide to how far a bid can sit from our midpoint on wages alone.

BLS counts 1,437,520 jobs across Kansas (May 2025), which is 0.9% of US employment.

Quality levels and sizes in Kansas

The cited range is cut into three overlapping bands (basic, standard and premium) and scaled to statewide Kansas wages and prices. The grid prices the same bands at 2 common sizes.

How Kansas compares with nearby states

Kansas ranks 36 of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) for patio door, where 1 is the most expensive. The costliest is Hawaii at $4,100 and the cheapest Oklahoma at $2,850, both for 1 door at the midpoint. Kansas sits at $3,050. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.

When Kansas weather lets you install

Season matters for patio door. For each Kansas metro below we took NOAA's 1991-2020 monthly normals from the nearest suitable station and counted comfortable months for exterior installation.

Every Kansas metro on the list has 9 comfortable months, though rainfall ranges from 34 inches a year in Wichita to 37 in Topeka.

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.

Other Kansas jobs that often go with patio door

The table prices neighboring jobs at their usual sizes using statewide Kansas wages and prices. Against national midpoints, garage door comes out highest (−5%) and window replacement lowest (−8%), because each job leans on different trades.