Patio door cost in Brownsville, TX
Local estimate from BLS wage data and BEA price levels. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Typical range (1 door)
- $510 – $4,850
- Per door
- $511 – $4,847
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- −19%
- US $3,300
- Rank of 300 metros
- #299
- 1 = most expensive
A patio door in Brownsville, TX usually costs $510 to $4,850 for 1 door. That works out to about $511 to $4,847 per door before permits. Compared with the national midpoint that is $620 less. Carpenters earn a median of $17.13 an hour in the Brownsville area, 41% below the US median of $29.12.
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Estimated cost for 1 door in Brownsville, TX, standard level
$1,800 to $3,550
About $1,811 to $3,546 per door before permits. Labor is about 40% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $1,100 | $2,100 |
| Labor | $710 | $1,450 |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $1,800 | $3,550 |
Cost breakdown for 1 door in Brownsville, TX
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $380 | $1,600 | $2,800 | 60% |
| Labor | $140 | $1,100 | $2,050 | 40% |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0% |
| Total | $510 | $2,700 | $4,850 | 100% |
Why Brownsville 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 $17.13 an hour. Add the other trades involved and the blended wage index for Brownsville is 0.68 (US = 1.00), which puts labor at 40% of the total.
Materials are scaled with BEA's regional price parity for goods. Brownsville is at 93.8 against 100 for the US, so a materials line of $1,700 nationally becomes $1,600 here (midpoint, 1 door). Permits follow the all-items index of 86.0: $0 to $0.
Data note: 30% of the labor weighting for this project uses a statewide median because BLS has no published metro figure for that trade in Brownsville. The wage table below marks each row.
Cost by quality level and size in Brownsville
The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Brownsville. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from one sliding door to two doors.
Basic
$510 to $2,250
Standard vinyl slider, same opening
Standard
$1,800 to $3,550
Wider slider or French door with better glass
Premium
$3,100 to $4,850
Multi-panel or custom door, new opening
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| one sliding door | $510 – $2,250 | $1,800 – $3,550 | $3,100 – $4,850 |
| two doors | $1,000 – $4,500 | $3,600 – $7,100 | $6,200 – $9,700 |
Brownsville weather and the patio door calendar
Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Brownsville (5 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.
For exterior installation, the comfortable months in Brownsville are October through April: 7 of 12. Outside them, May, June, July, August and September have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.
Brownsville gets about 27 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are June, September and October (5.7 inches in September). Inside the workable window, January and February are the driest, at 1.1 and 1.0 inches. The station averages about 140 days a year at 90°F or above.
We do not adjust the estimate by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. It is still worth asking contractors whether an off-peak start date changes their bid.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precip (in) | For this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 53 | 1.1 | Workable |
| Feb | 76 | 57 | 1.0 | Workable |
| Mar | 81 | 62 | 1.4 | Workable |
| Apr | 86 | 68 | 1.5 | Workable |
| May | 90 | 74 | 2.2 | Hot |
| Jun | 94 | 77 | 2.9 | Hot |
| Jul | 95 | 78 | 2.0 | Hot |
| Aug | 96 | 78 | 2.2 | Hot |
| Sep | 92 | 75 | 5.7 | Hot |
| Oct | 87 | 69 | 3.8 | Workable |
| Nov | 80 | 61 | 1.8 | Workable |
| Dec | 74 | 55 | 1.2 | Workable |
What nearby projects cost in Brownsville
Jobs that often go together with patio door are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Brownsville wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, window replacement comes out highest (−12%) and wood deck lowest (−20%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Window replacement | 10 windows | $3,900 – $13,300 | −12% |
| Front door | 1 door | $370 – $2,200 | −15% |
| Storm door | 1 door | $270 – $780 | −19% |
| Wood deck | 300 sq ft | $6,050 – $12,100 | −20% |
| Garage door | 1 door | $570 – $3,150 | −15% |
Is Brownsville cheap or dear? The local comparison
Same job, same size (1 door), priced for the nearest metros. Austin is the priciest of the group at $2,950. Laredo is the cheapest at $2,650.
| Area | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville, TXthis page | $510 – $4,850 | $2,700 | |
| McAllen, TX50 miles | $520 – $5,050 | $2,800 | +4% |
| Corpus Christi, TX125 miles | $540 – $5,200 | $2,900 | +7% |
| Laredo, TX160 miles | $510 – $4,800 | $2,650 | −1% |
| San Antonio, TX240 miles | $540 – $5,300 | $2,900 | +9% |
| Austin, TX285 miles | $550 – $5,400 | $2,950 | +11% |
| Texas (statewide) | $560 – $5,450 | $3,000 | +12% |
| United States | $600 – $6,000 | $3,300 | +23% |
Out of the 300 metros we cover, Brownsville ranks #299 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Brownsville is 11% below the Texas figure.
Elsewhere in Texas
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 4,049,800 jobs | $580 – $5,600 | $3,100 | +16% |
| Houston, TX | 3,289,720 jobs | $570 – $5,550 | $3,050 | +14% |
| Austin, TX | 1,293,690 jobs | $550 – $5,400 | $2,950 | +11% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,126,880 jobs | $540 – $5,300 | $2,900 | +9% |
| El Paso, TX | 339,120 jobs | $520 – $4,950 | $2,700 | +2% |
| McAllen, TX | 296,700 jobs | $520 – $5,050 | $2,800 | +4% |
Metros of a similar size
Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Brownsville against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene, OR | 157,710 jobs | $640 – $6,450 | $3,550 | +32% |
| Hickory, NC | 154,090 jobs | $550 – $5,350 | $2,950 | +10% |
| Gulfport, MS | 158,310 jobs | $540 – $5,250 | $2,900 | +8% |
| Roanoke, VA | 153,980 jobs | $550 – $5,350 | $2,950 | +10% |
Patio door: what moves the price in Brownsville
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.
What local crews earn in Brownsville
The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 3 trades. We compare each trade's local median with the US median, weight the ratios by how much of the job each trade does, and apply the blend to the national labor cost. For Brownsville the blend is 0.68.
Carpenters (47-2031), 60% of the weighting: a median of $17.13 an hour, 41% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $11.25 and $22.26 an hour. About 250 work in the metro. That is 15.9 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.
Glaziers (47-2121) carry 30% of the labor weighting. BLS does not publish this trade for the Brownsville metro, so we used the Texas statewide median: $22.95 an hour against $27.44 for the US. The middle half of them earn between $18.67 and $26.49 an hour.
For general maintenance and repair workers (49-9071, weighted 10%) the local median is $17.66 an hour, which is 26% below the national $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $13.99 and $22.43 an hour. BLS counts 1,750 of them working in the area, 111.1 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 98.4), so the local bench is about average.
A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (carpenters) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $170 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $190. That is a swing of roughly 7.2% to 6.3% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.
Brownsville-Harlingen has 157,450 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 151st by size among the 300 metros on this site.
| Trade | Weight | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | US median | Ratio | Level used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenters (47-2031) | 60% | $11.25 | $17.13 | $22.26 | $29.12 | 0.59 | metro |
| Glaziers (47-2121) | 30% | $18.67 | $22.95 | $26.49 | $27.44 | 0.84 | state |
| General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071) | 10% | $13.99 | $17.66 | $22.43 | $23.84 | 0.74 | metro |
| Blended | 100% | 0.68 | |||||
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Patio door in Brownsville: your questions
+How much does it cost to install a patio door in Brownsville?
For 1 door, expect $510 to $4,850 in the Brownsville area. A standard-spec job lands at $1,800 to $3,550. Small jobs usually cost more per door and large ones less.
+What is the price per door for patio door in Brownsville?
About $511 to $4,847 per door for materials and labor, plus $0 to $0 for the permit if one is needed. The US range is $600 to $6,000.
+Is patio door cheaper in Brownsville or McAllen?
McAllen is 50 miles away. The midpoint for 1 door there is $2,800, which is 4% more than Brownsville ($2,700). Wage and materials indexes both feed that gap.
+How much of the bill is labor in Brownsville?
About 40% at the midpoint, or $1,100 out of $2,700. Materials are 60% and permits 0%. Nationally, labor is 48%.
+What would two doors cost in Brownsville?
$1,000 to $9,700. Pick a different size in the estimator above to get your own number.
+Does patio door need a permit in Brownsville?
Often, but rules are set by your city or county building office, so call before you hire. Budget $0 to $0 for fees in the Brownsville area (our national range of $0 to $0 scaled by the local price level).
+Is Brownsville expensive for patio door compared with the rest of Texas?
Brownsville is 11% below the Texas statewide estimate ($3,000 at the midpoint). We cover 21 metros in Texas; see the state page to compare them.
+What do carpenters earn in Brownsville?
The BLS median is $17.13 an hour in the Brownsville area, compared with $29.12 nationally. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $11.25 to $22.26.
+What do basic and premium patio door work cost in Brownsville?
For 1 door, basic work runs $510 to $2,250 and premium work $3,100 to $4,850. Basic means: standard vinyl slider, same opening. Premium means: multi-panel or custom door, new opening.
+When is the best time to install a patio door in Brownsville?
Based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals, the comfortable months for this kind of work are October through April. January and February are typically the driest of those months. Local contractors' schedules matter as much as the weather, so book early for the busy months.
Patio door near Brownsville
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 It Cost to Install or Replace Patio Doors? (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 $400-$3,000 for the sliding door itself, matched to the lower part of the $600-$6,000 installed range; labor is the remainder and sits above HomeGuide's $200-$1,000 labor-only figure because the installed range also covers trim, flashing and haul-away.