Paver patio cost in Tulsa, OK

Who does the work: Tulsa trade wages

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 Tulsa the blend is 0.93.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 50%) the local median is $20.77 an hour, which is 8% below the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $18.11 and $23.29 an hour. BLS counts 3,990 of them working in the area, 87.0 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 $27.92 an hour, which is 7% below the national $29.87. The middle half of them earn between $21.88 and $29.24 an hour. BLS counts 190 of them working in the area, 4.1 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 3.4), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011), 20% of the weighting: a median of $17.69 an hour, 6% below the US median of $18.82. The middle half of them earn between $16.51 and $18.71 an hour. About 2,360 work in the metro. That is 51.4 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 61.3 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (construction laborers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $140 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $150. That is a swing of roughly 3.8% to 3.6% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Tulsa has 458,730 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 54th by size among the 300 metros on this site.

Extras that change the Tulsa total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.93 for Tulsa, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.93) and goods price index (0.94). The estimator above can add them to your total.

Planning more than one job in Tulsa?

Jobs that often go together with paver patio are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Tulsa wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, retaining wall comes out highest (−8%) and concrete driveway lowest (−13%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

Why two Tulsa 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.

Is Tulsa cheap or dear? The local comparison

Same job, same size (300 sq ft), priced for the nearest metros. Joplin is the priciest of the group at $4,300. Fort Smith is the cheapest at $3,700.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Tulsa ranks #212 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Tulsa is 6% above the Oklahoma figure.

Elsewhere in Oklahoma

Metros of a similar size

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

The best months for paver patio in Tulsa

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Tulsa Intl Ap (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 Tulsa are March through June and September through November: 7 of 12. Outside them, January, February 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 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 72 days a year with a low at or below 32°F at this station.

Tulsa gets about 41 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 9 inches of snow. The wettest months are April, May and June (5.7 inches in May). Inside the workable window, March and November are the driest, at 3.1 and 2.7 inches. The station averages about 74 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.

Tulsa: what basic, standard and premium work costs

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Tulsa. 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).