Patio door cost in Wisconsin

Patio door cost by metro in Wisconsin

6 of the 12 metros sit above the statewide midpoint of $3,300, and the top-to-bottom gap is 18%. 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.

Related projects, priced for Wisconsin

The table prices neighboring jobs at their usual sizes using statewide Wisconsin wages and prices. Against national midpoints, wood deck comes out highest (−1%) and front door lowest (−3%), because each job leans on different trades.

Quality levels and sizes in Wisconsin

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

Wisconsin 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 1.05 for Wisconsin.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 60%) the local median is $29.65 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.92 and $38.13 an hour. BLS counts 13,880 of them working in the state, 47.2 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is about average.

For glaziers (47-2121, weighted 30%) the local median is $30.00 an hour, which is 9% above the national $27.44. The middle half of them earn between $24.52 and $44.10 an hour. BLS counts 580 of them working in the state, 2.0 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 $26.83 an hour, 13% above the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $21.92 and $30.73 an hour. About 30,880 work in the state. That is 105.0 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 ($38.13 an hour) would add about $280 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($23.92) would take off about $190. Use that as a rough guide to how far a bid can sit from our midpoint on wages alone.

BLS counts 2,941,540 jobs across Wisconsin (May 2025), which is 1.9% of US employment.

When Wisconsin weather lets you install

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

Kenosha has the longest comfortable season of the metros we cover in Wisconsin at 9 months (March through November); Wausau has the shortest at 7 (April through October). Rainfall runs from 32 inches a year in Green Bay to 37 inches in La Crosse.

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.

Patio door: what moves the price in Wisconsin

• 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.

Wisconsin against its neighbors

Wisconsin ranks 19 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. Wisconsin sits at $3,300. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.