Paver patio cost in Johnson City, TN
Local estimate from BLS wage data and BEA price levels. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Typical range (300 sq ft)
- $2,850 – $5,100
- Per sq ft
- $9.40 – $16
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- −6%
- US $4,250
- Rank of 300 metros
- #203
- 1 = most expensive
Local price for a paver patio in the Johnson City area: $2,850 to $5,100 for 300 sq ft. The low end is a basic job on easy ground; the high end is a premium spec with harder access. The midpoint runs 6% lower than the US figure. Construction laborers earn a median of $19.79 an hour in the Johnson City area, 13% below the US median of $22.66.
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Estimated cost for 300 sq ft in Johnson City, TN, standard level
$3,500 to $4,400
About $11.50 to $14 per sq ft before permits. Labor is about 60% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $1,350 | $1,550 |
| Labor | $2,100 | $2,650 |
| Permits and fees | $90 | $220 |
| Total | $3,500 | $4,400 |
Cost breakdown for 300 sq ft in Johnson City, TN
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $1,150 | $1,450 | $1,750 | 36% |
| Labor | $1,650 | $2,350 | $3,050 | 60% |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $150 | $310 | 4% |
| Total | $2,850 | $3,950 | $5,100 | 100% |
Why Johnson City prices look the way they do
The wage side of the estimate leans on construction laborers, who do 50% of the hours on a typical job. Their local median is $19.79 an hour. Add the other trades involved and the blended wage index for Johnson City is 0.93 (US = 1.00), which puts labor at 60% of the total.
Materials are scaled with BEA's regional price parity for goods. Johnson City 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 87.9: $0 to $310.
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 Johnson City. The wage table below marks each row.
Why two Johnson City quotes can differ
Base prep
The base (road base, fabric, edging, bedding and joint sand) is $1.40-$2.20 per sq ft of the materials number.
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.
Johnson City: what basic, standard and premium work costs
The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Johnson City. 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
$2,850 to $3,750
Basic concrete pavers, simple pattern, level yard
Standard
$3,500 to $4,400
Mid-grade pavers, a border or curve, some regrading
Premium
$4,200 to $5,100
Natural stone or clay brick, complex pattern, slope or retaining edge
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12x12 (144 sq ft) | $1,350 – $1,850 | $1,750 – $2,250 | $2,100 – $2,600 |
| 16x16 (256 sq ft) | $2,400 – $3,200 | $3,000 – $3,800 | $3,600 – $4,400 |
| 20x20 (400 sq ft) | $3,750 – $4,950 | $4,650 – $5,800 | $5,550 – $6,700 |
| pool deck (800 sq ft) | $7,550 – $9,750 | $9,200 – $11,400 | $10,900 – $13,100 |
Who does the work: Johnson City 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 Johnson City the blend is 0.93.
For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 50%) the local median is $19.79 an hour, which is 13% below the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $17.74 and $22.37 an hour. BLS counts 580 of them working in the area, 71.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is about average.
Brickmasons and blockmasons (47-2021) carry 30% of the labor weighting. BLS does not publish this trade for the Johnson City metro, so we used the Tennessee statewide median: $30.70 an hour against $29.87 for the US. The middle half of them earn between $26.13 and $35.05 an hour.
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011), 20% of the weighting: a median of $17.27 an hour, 8% below the US median of $18.82. The middle half of them earn between $14.24 and $20.11 an hour. About 410 work in the metro. That is 50.2 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 $150 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $120. That is a swing of roughly 2.9% to 3.7% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.
Johnson City has 81,690 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 234th 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% | $17.74 | $19.79 | $22.37 | $22.66 | 0.87 | metro |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons (47-2021) | 30% | $26.13 | $30.70 | $35.05 | $29.87 | 1.03 | state |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011) | 20% | $14.24 | $17.27 | $20.11 | $18.82 | 0.92 | metro |
| Blended | 100% | 0.93 | |||||
Planning more than one job in Johnson City?
Jobs that often go together with paver patio are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Johnson City wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, retaining wall comes out highest (−5%) and concrete driveway lowest (−12%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete patio | 300 sq ft | $1,150 – $3,550 | −11% |
| Stamped concrete | 400 sq ft | $2,950 – $7,150 | −10% |
| Retaining wall | 200 sq ft of wall face | $6,650 – $12,800 | −5% |
| Wood deck | 300 sq ft | $6,750 – $13,500 | −11% |
| Concrete slab | 400 sq ft | $2,200 – $4,750 | −9% |
| Concrete driveway | 600 sq ft | $3,250 – $8,050 | −12% |
Add-ons priced for Johnson City
Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.95 for Johnson City, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.93) and goods price index (0.96). The estimator above can add them to your total.
| Add-on | Local range |
|---|---|
| Excavation and haul-away | $280 – $1,400 |
How Johnson City compares
Of the five closest metros, 2 are cheaper than Johnson City. Spartanburg is the lowest at about $3,800 (midpoint, 300 sq ft), 105 miles away.
| Area | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City, TNthis page | $2,850 – $5,100 | $3,950 | |
| Kingsport, TN25 miles | $2,850 – $5,150 | $4,000 | +1% |
| Asheville, NC45 miles | $2,850 – $5,150 | $4,000 | +1% |
| Hickory, NC60 miles | $2,800 – $5,000 | $3,900 | −2% |
| Knoxville, TN100 miles | $2,900 – $5,300 | $4,100 | +4% |
| Spartanburg, SC105 miles | $2,700 – $4,900 | $3,800 | −4% |
| Tennessee (statewide) | $2,900 – $5,250 | $4,100 | +3% |
| United States | $3,000 – $5,450 | $4,250 | +7% |
Out of the 300 metros we cover, Johnson City ranks #203 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Johnson City is 3% below the Tennessee figure.
Elsewhere in Tennessee
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville, TN | 1,099,300 jobs | $2,950 – $5,400 | $4,150 | +5% |
| Memphis, TN | 611,670 jobs | $2,900 – $5,300 | $4,100 | +3% |
| Knoxville, TN | 424,600 jobs | $2,900 – $5,300 | $4,100 | +4% |
| Chattanooga, TN | 268,750 jobs | $2,900 – $5,300 | $4,100 | +3% |
| Kingsport, TN | 119,560 jobs | $2,850 – $5,150 | $4,000 | +1% |
| Clarksville, TN | 103,220 jobs | $2,850 – $5,150 | $4,000 | +1% |
Metros of a similar size
Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Johnson City against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Falls, ID | 81,840 jobs | $3,000 – $5,400 | $4,200 | +6% |
| Odessa, TX | 80,910 jobs | $2,700 – $4,850 | $3,800 | −5% |
| Hilton Head, SC | 81,920 jobs | $2,800 – $5,100 | $3,950 | level |
| Greenville, NC | 80,770 jobs | $2,700 – $4,850 | $3,750 | −5% |
The best months for paver patio in Johnson City
Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Bristol Tri City Ap (10 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 Johnson City are March through November: 9 of 12. Outside them, January, February and December have an average overnight low at or below freezing (32°F).
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 94 days a year with a low at or below 32°F at this station.
Johnson City gets about 44 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 9 inches of snow. The wettest months are March, June and July (5.0 inches in July). Inside the workable window, September and October are the driest, at 2.8 and 2.5 inches. The station averages about 23 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 | 47 | 26 | 3.6 | Cold |
| Feb | 51 | 29 | 3.8 | Cold |
| Mar | 59 | 35 | 4.0 | Workable |
| Apr | 69 | 43 | 3.8 | Workable |
| May | 77 | 52 | 3.8 | Workable |
| Jun | 84 | 61 | 3.9 | Workable |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 5.0 | Workable |
| Aug | 86 | 63 | 3.8 | Workable |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 2.8 | Workable |
| Oct | 70 | 44 | 2.5 | Workable |
| Nov | 59 | 34 | 3.1 | Workable |
| Dec | 50 | 29 | 3.8 | Cold |
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Paver patio in Johnson City: your questions
+How much does it cost to install a paver patio in Johnson City?
For 300 sq ft, expect $2,850 to $5,100 in the Johnson City area. A standard-spec job lands at $3,500 to $4,400. Small jobs usually cost more per sq ft and large ones less.
+What is the price per sq ft for paver patio in Johnson City?
About $9.40 to $16 per sq ft for materials and labor, plus $0 to $310 for the permit if one is needed. The US range is $10 to $17.
+Is paver patio cheaper in Johnson City or Kingsport?
Kingsport is 25 miles away. The midpoint for 300 sq ft there is $4,000, which is 1% more than Johnson City ($3,950). Wage and materials indexes both feed that gap.
+How much of the bill is labor in Johnson City?
About 60% at the midpoint, or $2,350 out of $3,950. Materials are 36% and permits 4%. Nationally, labor is 60%.
+What would 20x20 (400 sq ft) cost in Johnson City?
$3,750 to $6,700. Pick a different size in the estimator above to get your own number.
+Does paver patio need a permit in Johnson City?
Often, but rules are set by your city or county building office, so call before you hire. Budget $0 to $310 for fees in the Johnson City area (our national range of $0 to $350 scaled by the local price level).
+Is Johnson City expensive for paver patio compared with the rest of Tennessee?
Johnson City is 3% below the Tennessee statewide estimate ($4,100 at the midpoint). We cover 8 metros in Tennessee; see the state page to compare them.
+What do construction laborers earn in Johnson City?
The BLS median is $19.79 an hour in the Johnson City area, compared with $22.66 nationally. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $17.74 to $22.37.
+What do basic and premium paver patio work cost in Johnson City?
For 300 sq ft, basic work runs $2,850 to $3,750 and premium work $4,200 to $5,100. 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 Johnson City?
Based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals, the comfortable months for this kind of work are March through November. September and October 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 Johnson City?
$280 to $1,400 for 300 sq ft, from a national range scaled by the local wage and goods indexes.
Paver patio near Johnson City
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