Patio door cost in Minnesota

Minnesota labor market for patio door

Minnesota's labor line is priced from 3 trades, each compared with its US median wage. After weighting by each trade's share of the work, the state comes out at 1.11 times the national level.

Carpenters (47-2031), 60% of the weighting: a median of $31.22 an hour, 7% above the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $26.56 and $40.58 an hour. About 14,930 work in the state. That is 50.6 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

Glaziers (47-2121), 30% of the weighting: a median of $31.79 an hour, 16% above the US median of $27.44. The middle half of them earn between $29.62 and $44.20 an hour. About 460 work in the state. That is 1.6 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 3.8 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For general maintenance and repair workers (49-9071, weighted 10%) the local median is $28.46 an hour, which is 19% above the national $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $22.81 and $33.54 an hour. BLS counts 29,660 of them working in the state, 100.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 98.4), so the local bench is about average.

A crew paid at the 75th percentile for carpenters ($40.58 an hour) would add about $310 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($26.56) 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 2,949,820 jobs across Minnesota (May 2025), which is 1.9% of US employment.

Basic, standard or premium: Minnesota 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 one sliding door to two doors.

Patio door cost by metro in Minnesota

1 of the 4 metros sit above the statewide midpoint of $3,500, and the top-to-bottom gap is 11%. 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.

Why two Minnesota quotes can differ

• 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.

When Minnesota weather lets you install

Weather decides when exterior installation can happen, and Minnesota 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.

Every Minnesota metro on the list has 7 comfortable months, though rainfall ranges from 28 inches a year in St. Cloud to 35 in Rochester.

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 Minnesota jobs that often go with patio door

Each project weights the trades differently, so Minnesota's wage level does not push every price by the same amount. Compared with the US midpoint, wood deck is +5% and front door +3%.

Minnesota against its neighbors

Minnesota ranks 11 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. Minnesota sits at $3,500. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.