Paver patio cost in Spokane, WA

Extras that change the Spokane total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 1.10 for Spokane, which is the average of the area's wage index (1.15) and goods price index (1.05). The estimator above can add them to your total.

What local crews earn in Spokane

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 Spokane the blend is 1.15.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 50%) the local median is $24.53 an hour, which is 8% above the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $21.24 and $31.37 an hour. BLS counts 1,700 of them working in the area, 66.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is about average.

For brickmasons and blockmasons (47-2021, weighted 30%) the local median is $37.50 an hour, which is 26% above the national $29.87. The middle half of them earn between $30.12 and $40.70 an hour. BLS counts 40 of them working in the area, 1.6 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 3.4), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011), 20% of the weighting: a median of $21.46 an hour, 14% above the US median of $18.82. The middle half of them earn between $18.45 and $22.83 an hour. About 2,070 work in the metro. That is 80.9 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 $380 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $190. That is a swing of roughly 4.0% to 8.2% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Spokane-Spokane Valley has 255,820 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 101st by size among the 300 metros on this site.

Paver patio: what moves the price in Spokane

• 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.

• Paver material

  Pavers alone average $2-$4 per sq ft but the full range is $1-$15 depending on concrete, brick, or natural stone (HomeGuide).

What nearby projects cost in Spokane

Jobs that often go together with paver patio are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Spokane wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, concrete driveway comes out highest (+16%) and wood deck lowest (+4%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

How Spokane compares

Same job, same size (300 sq ft), priced for the nearest metros. Seattle is the priciest of the group at $5,200. Missoula is the cheapest at $4,250.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Spokane ranks #56 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Spokane is 6% below the Washington figure.

Elsewhere in Washington

Metros of a similar size

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

Pick a size, pick a tier: paver patio pricing in Spokane

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

Spokane 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, Spokane Felts Fld (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 Spokane are April through October: 7 of 12. Outside them, January, February, March, November and December have an average overnight low at or below freezing (32°F).

In January, February, March, 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 123 days a year with a low at or below 32°F at this station.

Spokane gets about 17 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are January, November and December (2.2 inches in December). Inside the workable window, July and August are the driest, at 0.7 and 0.5 inches. The station averages about 29 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.