Patio door cost in Rochester, MN

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 Rochester is 1.09 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 60%) the local median is $30.58 an hour, which is 5% above the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.59 and $38.84 an hour. BLS counts 460 of them working in the area, 37.4 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is about average.

Glaziers (47-2121) carry 30% of the labor weighting. BLS does not publish this trade for the Rochester metro, so we used the Minnesota statewide median: $31.79 an hour against $27.44 for the US. The middle half of them earn between $29.62 and $44.20 an hour.

General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 10% of the weighting: a median of $25.99 an hour, 9% above the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $21.67 and $30.35 an hour. About 940 work in the metro. That is 76.4 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 98.4 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($38.84 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $270. At the 25th percentile ($23.59) it shrinks by about $230. The total moves by 8.1% or 6.9%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 122,980 jobs in the Rochester area. That makes it the 176th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.08% of US employment.

Specs and site conditions that change a Rochester bid

• 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.

Related projects, priced for Rochester

Because every project leans on different trades, Rochester's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, wood deck runs +1% and front door −2%.

Rochester against nearby metros and the rest of Minnesota

Of the five closest metros, 4 are cheaper than Rochester. Waterloo is the lowest at about $3,150 (midpoint, 1 door), 100 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Rochester comes in at #71 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $4,250; the cheapest is Laredo, TX at $2,650 (midpoints, 1 door). Statewide, Rochester is 4% below the Minnesota figure.

Other Minnesota metros

Cities with a workforce like Rochester's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Rochester against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Pick a size, pick a tier: patio door pricing in Rochester

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Rochester 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 2 common sizes.

When to schedule patio door in Rochester

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Rochester Intl Ap (10 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

April through October is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Rochester (7 of 12 months). January, February, March, November and December have an average daytime high under 45°F.

In January, February, March, November and December the average high stays below 45°F. Sealants, adhesives and some materials, such as vinyl, are harder to install well in the cold, and short daylight cuts the working day.

Rochester gets about 35 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 53 inches of snow. The wettest months are May, June and July (5.3 inches in June). Inside the workable window, April and October are the driest, at 3.5 and 2.4 inches. The station averages about 5 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.