Paver patio cost in Oshkosh, WI
Local estimate from BLS wage data and BEA price levels. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Typical range (300 sq ft)
- $3,150 – $5,750
- Per sq ft
- $10.50 – $18
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- +5%
- US $4,250
- Rank of 300 metros
- #95
- 1 = most expensive
Local price for a paver patio in the Oshkosh area: $3,150 to $5,750 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 5% higher than the US figure. Construction laborers earn a median of $24.65 an hour in the Oshkosh area, 9% above the US median of $22.66.
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Estimated cost for 300 sq ft in Oshkosh, WI, standard level
$3,950 to $4,950
About $13 to $16 per sq ft before permits. Labor is about 65% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $1,300 | $1,500 |
| Labor | $2,550 | $3,200 |
| Permits and fees | $100 | $230 |
| Total | $3,950 | $4,950 |
Cost breakdown for 300 sq ft in Oshkosh, WI
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $1,150 | $1,400 | $1,700 | 32% |
| Labor | $2,050 | $2,900 | $3,700 | 65% |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $160 | $330 | 4% |
| Total | $3,150 | $4,450 | $5,750 | 100% |
Where the Oshkosh 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 $24.65 an hour. Add the other trades involved and the blended wage index for Oshkosh is 1.13 (US = 1.00), which puts labor at 65% of the total.
Materials are scaled with BEA's regional price parity for goods. Oshkosh is at 93.8 against 100 for the US, so a materials line of $1,500 nationally becomes $1,400 here (midpoint, 300 sq ft). Permits follow the all-items index of 92.9: $0 to $330.
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 Oshkosh. The wage table below marks each row.
Cost by quality level and size in Oshkosh
The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Oshkosh. 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
$3,150 to $4,200
Basic concrete pavers, simple pattern, level yard
Standard
$3,950 to $4,950
Mid-grade pavers, a border or curve, some regrading
Premium
$4,700 to $5,750
Natural stone or clay brick, complex pattern, slope or retaining edge
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12x12 (144 sq ft) | $1,500 – $2,100 | $1,950 – $2,500 | $2,350 – $2,900 |
| 16x16 (256 sq ft) | $2,700 – $3,600 | $3,350 – $4,250 | $4,050 – $4,950 |
| 20x20 (400 sq ft) | $4,200 – $5,550 | $5,200 – $6,550 | $6,200 – $7,550 |
| pool deck (800 sq ft) | $8,400 – $10,900 | $10,300 – $12,800 | $12,200 – $14,800 |
Paver patio: what moves the price in Oshkosh
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.
Who does the work: Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh the blend is 1.13.
For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 50%) the local median is $24.65 an hour, which is 9% above the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $21.00 and $34.81 an hour. BLS counts 560 of them working in the area, 59.7 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is thinner than average.
Brickmasons and blockmasons (47-2021) carry 30% of the labor weighting. BLS does not publish this trade for the Oshkosh metro, so we used the Wisconsin statewide median: $38.52 an hour against $29.87 for the US. The middle half of them earn between $29.59 and $46.62 an hour.
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011), 20% of the weighting: a median of $18.53 an hour, in line with the US median of $18.82. The middle half of them earn between $17.00 and $22.15 an hour. About 460 work in the metro. That is 49.1 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 $570 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $210. That is a swing of roughly 4.6% to 12.9% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.
Oshkosh-Neenah has 93,750 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 215th 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% | $21.00 | $24.65 | $34.81 | $22.66 | 1.09 | metro |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons (47-2021) | 30% | $29.59 | $38.52 | $46.62 | $29.87 | 1.29 | state |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011) | 20% | $17.00 | $18.53 | $22.15 | $18.82 | 0.98 | metro |
| Blended | 100% | 1.13 | |||||
How Oshkosh compares
Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 300 sq ft range from $4,400 to $4,750 across Oshkosh and its five closest metros.
| Area | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh, WIthis page | $3,150 – $5,750 | $4,450 | |
| Appleton, WI20 miles | $3,350 – $6,100 | $4,750 | +6% |
| Green Bay, WI45 miles | $3,150 – $5,700 | $4,400 | level |
| Sheboygan, WI50 miles | $3,300 – $5,950 | $4,600 | +4% |
| Wausau, WI80 miles | $3,200 – $5,750 | $4,450 | +1% |
| Madison, WI85 miles | $3,350 – $6,100 | $4,700 | +6% |
| Wisconsin (statewide) | $3,300 – $5,950 | $4,600 | +4% |
| United States | $3,000 – $5,450 | $4,250 | −5% |
Out of the 300 metros we cover, Oshkosh ranks #95 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Oshkosh is 4% below the Wisconsin figure.
Elsewhere in Wisconsin
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, WI | 820,780 jobs | $3,450 – $6,300 | $4,900 | +10% |
| Madison, WI | 408,070 jobs | $3,350 – $6,100 | $4,700 | +6% |
| Green Bay, WI | 174,550 jobs | $3,150 – $5,700 | $4,400 | level |
| Appleton, WI | 124,230 jobs | $3,350 – $6,100 | $4,750 | +6% |
| Eau Claire, WI | 86,060 jobs | $3,300 – $6,000 | $4,650 | +5% |
| La Crosse, WI | 84,380 jobs | $3,300 – $6,000 | $4,650 | +4% |
Metros of a similar size
Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Oshkosh against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA | 93,760 jobs | $3,000 – $5,450 | $4,250 | −5% |
| Bremerton, WA | 93,740 jobs | $3,450 – $6,300 | $4,900 | +10% |
| Billings, MT | 93,800 jobs | $3,000 – $5,400 | $4,200 | −5% |
| Bellingham, WA | 91,390 jobs | $3,500 – $6,350 | $4,950 | +11% |
Planning more than one job in Oshkosh?
Jobs that often go together with paver patio are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Oshkosh wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, concrete driveway comes out highest (+15%) and concrete slab lowest (+7%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete patio | 300 sq ft | $1,300 – $4,450 | +10% |
| Stamped concrete | 400 sq ft | $3,450 – $8,650 | +8% |
| Retaining wall | 200 sq ft of wall face | $7,850 – $14,100 | +7% |
| Wood deck | 300 sq ft | $8,400 – $16,800 | +11% |
| Concrete slab | 400 sq ft | $2,650 – $5,500 | +7% |
| Concrete driveway | 600 sq ft | $4,100 – $10,700 | +15% |
Add-ons priced for Oshkosh
Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 1.03 for Oshkosh, which is the average of the area's wage index (1.13) and goods price index (0.94). The estimator above can add them to your total.
| Add-on | Local range |
|---|---|
| Excavation and haul-away | $310 – $1,550 |
The best months for paver patio in Oshkosh
Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Oshkosh (in the city). 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 Oshkosh 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 143 days a year with a low at or below 32°F at this station.
Oshkosh gets about 33 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 39 inches of snow. The wettest months are May, June and July (4.8 inches in June). Inside the workable window, April and October are the driest, at 3.2 and 2.9 inches. The station averages about 8 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 | 26 | 10 | 1.3 | Cold |
| Feb | 30 | 13 | 1.1 | Cold |
| Mar | 41 | 24 | 1.9 | Cold |
| Apr | 54 | 36 | 3.2 | Workable |
| May | 67 | 48 | 3.9 | Workable |
| Jun | 77 | 59 | 4.8 | Workable |
| Jul | 82 | 63 | 3.8 | Workable |
| Aug | 80 | 61 | 3.4 | Workable |
| Sep | 73 | 53 | 3.3 | Workable |
| Oct | 59 | 41 | 2.9 | Workable |
| Nov | 44 | 29 | 2.0 | Cold |
| Dec | 32 | 18 | 1.6 | Cold |
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Paver patio in Oshkosh: your questions
+How much does it cost to install a paver patio in Oshkosh?
For 300 sq ft, expect $3,150 to $5,750 in the Oshkosh area. A standard-spec job lands at $3,950 to $4,950. Small jobs usually cost more per sq ft and large ones less.
+What is the price per sq ft for paver patio in Oshkosh?
About $10.50 to $18 per sq ft for materials and labor, plus $0 to $330 for the permit if one is needed. The US range is $10 to $17.
+Is paver patio cheaper in Oshkosh or Appleton?
Appleton is 20 miles away. The midpoint for 300 sq ft there is $4,750, which is 6% more than Oshkosh ($4,450). Wage and materials indexes both feed that gap.
+How much of the bill is labor in Oshkosh?
About 65% at the midpoint, or $2,900 out of $4,450. Materials are 32% and permits 4%. Nationally, labor is 60%.
+What would 20x20 (400 sq ft) cost in Oshkosh?
$4,200 to $7,550. Pick a different size in the estimator above to get your own number.
+Does paver patio need a permit in Oshkosh?
Often, but rules are set by your city or county building office, so call before you hire. Budget $0 to $330 for fees in the Oshkosh area (our national range of $0 to $350 scaled by the local price level).
+Is Oshkosh expensive for paver patio compared with the rest of Wisconsin?
Oshkosh is 4% below the Wisconsin statewide estimate ($4,600 at the midpoint). We cover 12 metros in Wisconsin; see the state page to compare them.
+What do construction laborers earn in Oshkosh?
The BLS median is $24.65 an hour in the Oshkosh area, compared with $22.66 nationally. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $21.00 to $34.81.
+What do basic and premium paver patio work cost in Oshkosh?
For 300 sq ft, basic work runs $3,150 to $4,200 and premium work $4,700 to $5,750. 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 Oshkosh?
Based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals, the comfortable months for this kind of work are April through October. April 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 Oshkosh?
$310 to $1,550 for 300 sq ft, from a national range scaled by the local wage and goods indexes.
Paver patio near Oshkosh
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