Paver patio cost in Boise, ID
Local estimate from BLS wage data and BEA price levels. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Typical range (300 sq ft)
- $3,000 – $5,450
- Per sq ft
- $10 – $17
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- Level
- US $4,250
- Rank of 300 metros
- #137
- 1 = most expensive
A paver patio in Boise, ID usually costs $3,000 to $5,450 for 300 sq ft. That works out to about $10 to $17 per sq ft before permits. That is within a few percent of the national midpoint, so there is little local premium or discount. Construction laborers earn a median of $22.84 an hour in the Boise area, 1% above the US median of $22.66.
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Estimated cost for 300 sq ft in Boise, ID, standard level
$3,750 to $4,750
About $12 to $15 per sq ft before permits. Labor is about 62% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $1,350 | $1,550 |
| Labor | $2,300 | $2,950 |
| Permits and fees | $100 | $240 |
| Total | $3,750 | $4,750 |
Cost breakdown for 300 sq ft in Boise, ID
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $1,150 | $1,450 | $1,750 | 34% |
| Labor | $1,850 | $2,600 | $3,400 | 62% |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $170 | $340 | 4% |
| Total | $3,000 | $4,250 | $5,450 | 100% |
Where the Boise price comes from
The wage side of the estimate leans on construction laborers, who do 50% of the hours on a typical job. Their local median is $22.84 an hour. Add the other trades involved and the blended wage index for Boise is 1.03 (US = 1.00), which puts labor at 62% of the total.
Materials are scaled with BEA's regional price parity for goods. Boise is at 96.2 against 100 for the US, so a materials line of $1,500 nationally becomes $1,450 here (midpoint, 300 sq ft). Permits follow the all-items index of 98.4: $0 to $340.
Why two Boise quotes can differ
Excavation and grading
Digging out is $1-$5 per sq ft; regrading a sloped yard is $0.40-$2.00 per sq ft.
Pattern
Herringbone and curves take longer to lay and waste more stone than a running bond.
Permit
At-grade patios often need no permit; add a retaining wall, a cover, or a connection to the house and that changes.
Related projects, priced for Boise
Jobs that often go together with paver patio are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Boise wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, retaining wall comes out highest (−2%) and wood deck lowest (−8%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete patio | 300 sq ft | $1,200 – $3,900 | −3% |
| Stamped concrete | 400 sq ft | $3,150 – $7,800 | −2% |
| Retaining wall | 200 sq ft of wall face | $7,000 – $13,200 | −2% |
| Wood deck | 300 sq ft | $6,950 – $14,000 | −8% |
| Concrete slab | 400 sq ft | $2,400 – $5,050 | −3% |
| Concrete driveway | 600 sq ft | $3,550 – $8,950 | −3% |
How Boise compares
Of the five closest metros, 4 are cheaper than Boise. Logan is the lowest at about $4,100 (midpoint, 300 sq ft), 235 miles away.
| Area | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise, IDthis page | $3,000 – $5,450 | $4,250 | |
| Idaho Falls, ID190 miles | $3,000 – $5,400 | $4,200 | −1% |
| Logan, UT235 miles | $2,900 – $5,300 | $4,100 | −3% |
| Salt Lake City, UT235 miles | $3,000 – $5,450 | $4,200 | level |
| Bend, OR250 miles | $3,350 – $6,050 | $4,700 | +11% |
| Ogden, UT255 miles | $2,950 – $5,350 | $4,150 | −2% |
| Idaho (statewide) | $3,000 – $5,400 | $4,200 | −1% |
| United States | $3,000 – $5,450 | $4,250 | level |
Out of the 300 metros we cover, Boise ranks #137 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Boise is 1% above the Idaho figure.
Elsewhere in Idaho
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Falls, ID | 81,840 jobs | $3,000 – $5,400 | $4,200 | −1% |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 72,280 jobs | $3,050 – $5,500 | $4,250 | +1% |
Metros of a similar size
Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Boise against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, SC | 394,170 jobs | $2,750 – $5,050 | $3,900 | −8% |
| Tucson, AZ | 389,630 jobs | $2,850 – $5,150 | $4,000 | −6% |
| Columbia, SC | 394,200 jobs | $2,750 – $4,950 | $3,850 | −10% |
| Allentown, PA | 377,180 jobs | $3,050 – $5,550 | $4,300 | +1% |
Optional extras in Boise
Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 1.00 for Boise, which is the average of the area's wage index (1.03) and goods price index (0.96). The estimator above can add them to your total.
| Add-on | Local range |
|---|---|
| Excavation and haul-away | $300 – $1,500 |
Boise: what basic, standard and premium work costs
The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Boise. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from 12x12 (144 sq ft) to pool deck (800 sq ft).
Basic
$3,000 to $4,000
Basic concrete pavers, simple pattern, level yard
Standard
$3,750 to $4,750
Mid-grade pavers, a border or curve, some regrading
Premium
$4,500 to $5,450
Natural stone or clay brick, complex pattern, slope or retaining edge
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12x12 (144 sq ft) | $1,450 – $2,000 | $1,850 – $2,400 | $2,250 – $2,800 |
| 16x16 (256 sq ft) | $2,550 – $3,450 | $3,200 – $4,050 | $3,850 – $4,700 |
| 20x20 (400 sq ft) | $4,000 – $5,250 | $4,950 – $6,250 | $5,900 – $7,200 |
| pool deck (800 sq ft) | $8,000 – $10,400 | $9,800 – $12,200 | $11,600 – $14,000 |
Boise weather and the paver patio calendar
Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Boise Air Terminal (5 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.
For digging, grading and setting material in the ground, the comfortable months in Boise are March through June and September through October: 6 of 12. Outside them, January, February, November and December have an average overnight low at or below freezing (32°F), and July and August have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.
In January, February, November and December the average low is at or below freezing, which means frozen ground and slower digging, compaction and sod or stone placement. NOAA counts about 108 days a year with a low at or below 32°F at this station.
Boise gets about 12 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 18 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, May and December (1.5 inches in December). Inside the workable window, June and September are the driest, at 0.8 and 0.4 inches. The station averages about 55 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 | 39 | 26 | 1.4 | Cold |
| Feb | 46 | 29 | 1.0 | Cold |
| Mar | 56 | 35 | 1.3 | Workable |
| Apr | 62 | 40 | 1.2 | Workable |
| May | 72 | 48 | 1.4 | Workable |
| Jun | 81 | 54 | 0.8 | Workable |
| Jul | 93 | 62 | 0.2 | Hot |
| Aug | 91 | 61 | 0.2 | Hot |
| Sep | 80 | 53 | 0.4 | Workable |
| Oct | 65 | 42 | 0.8 | Workable |
| Nov | 49 | 32 | 1.2 | Cold |
| Dec | 39 | 25 | 1.5 | Cold |
What local crews earn in Boise
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 Boise the blend is 1.03.
For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 50%) the local median is $22.84 an hour, which is in line with the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $19.98 and $25.18 an hour. BLS counts 4,700 of them working in the area, 120.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is deeper than average.
For brickmasons and blockmasons (47-2021, weighted 30%) the local median is $30.06 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.87. The middle half of them earn between $28.30 and $37.48 an hour. BLS counts 150 of them working in the area, 3.8 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 3.4), so the local bench is about average.
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011), 20% of the weighting: a median of $20.93 an hour, 11% above the US median of $18.82. The middle half of them earn between $18.24 and $23.21 an hour. About 3,650 work in the metro. That is 93.2 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 61.3 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.
A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (construction laborers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $130 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $160. That is a swing of roughly 3.8% to 3.1% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.
Boise City has 391,790 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 67th by size among the 300 metros on this site.
| Trade | Weight | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | US median | Ratio | Level used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction laborers (47-2061) | 50% | $19.98 | $22.84 | $25.18 | $22.66 | 1.01 | metro |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons (47-2021) | 30% | $28.30 | $30.06 | $37.48 | $29.87 | 1.01 | metro |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011) | 20% | $18.24 | $20.93 | $23.21 | $18.82 | 1.11 | metro |
| Blended | 100% | 1.03 | |||||
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Paver patio in Boise: your questions
+How much does it cost to install a paver patio in Boise?
For 300 sq ft, expect $3,000 to $5,450 in the Boise area. A standard-spec job lands at $3,750 to $4,750. Small jobs usually cost more per sq ft and large ones less.
+What is the price per sq ft for paver patio in Boise?
About $10 to $17 per sq ft for materials and labor, plus $0 to $340 for the permit if one is needed. The US range is $10 to $17.
+Is paver patio cheaper in Boise or Idaho Falls?
Idaho Falls is 190 miles away. The midpoint for 300 sq ft there is $4,200, which is 1% less than Boise ($4,250). Wage and materials indexes both feed that gap.
+How much of the bill is labor in Boise?
About 62% at the midpoint, or $2,600 out of $4,250. Materials are 34% and permits 4%. Nationally, labor is 60%.
+What would 20x20 (400 sq ft) cost in Boise?
$4,000 to $7,200. Pick a different size in the estimator above to get your own number.
+Does paver patio need a permit in Boise?
Often, but rules are set by your city or county building office, so call before you hire. Budget $0 to $340 for fees in the Boise area (our national range of $0 to $350 scaled by the local price level).
+Is Boise expensive for paver patio compared with the rest of Idaho?
Boise is 1% above the Idaho statewide estimate ($4,200 at the midpoint). We cover 3 metros in Idaho; see the state page to compare them.
+What do construction laborers earn in Boise?
The BLS median is $22.84 an hour in the Boise area, compared with $22.66 nationally. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $19.98 to $25.18.
+What do basic and premium paver patio work cost in Boise?
For 300 sq ft, basic work runs $3,000 to $4,000 and premium work $4,500 to $5,450. Basic means: basic concrete pavers, simple pattern, level yard. Premium means: natural stone or clay brick, complex pattern, slope or retaining edge.
+When is the best time to install a paver patio in Boise?
Based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals, the comfortable months for this kind of work are March through June and September through October. June and September are typically the driest of those months. Local contractors' schedules matter as much as the weather, so book early for the busy months.
+What does "excavation and haul-away" add in Boise?
$300 to $1,500 for 300 sq ft, from a national range scaled by the local wage and goods indexes.
Paver patio near Boise
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: 2026 Paver Patio Cost | Paver Installation Costs (accessed November 4, 2026)
- HomeGuide: How Much Does Stamped Concrete Cost? (2026) (accessed November 4, 2026)
- HomeGuide: 2026 Building Permit Costs | Fees & Cost Calculator (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