Paver patio cost in Sheboygan, WI

Sheboygan labor market for paver patio

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Sheboygan is 1.20 times the national level.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 50% of the weighting: a median of $27.14 an hour, 20% above the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $21.69 and $31.93 an hour. About 310 work in the metro. That is 51.1 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

Brickmasons and blockmasons (47-2021) carry 30% of the labor weighting. BLS does not publish this trade for the Sheboygan 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.

For landscaping and groundskeeping workers (37-3011, weighted 20%) the local median is $19.75 an hour, which is 5% above the national $18.82. The middle half of them earn between $17.03 and $22.29 an hour. BLS counts 440 of them working in the area, 72.6 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 61.3), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the construction laborers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($31.93 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $270. At the 25th percentile ($21.69) it shrinks by about $310. The total moves by 5.8% or 6.6%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 60,630 jobs in the Sheboygan area. That makes it the 285th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.04% of US employment.

Climate in Sheboygan: timing your paver patio job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Sheboygan (in the city). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

April through October is the stretch where digging, grading and setting material in the ground runs into the fewest weather problems in Sheboygan (7 of 12 months). 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 133 days a year with a low at or below 32°F at this station.

Sheboygan gets about 35 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are May, June and August (4.0 inches in August). Inside the workable window, July and September are the driest, at 3.2 and 2.7 inches. The station averages about 9 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

Specs and site conditions that change a Sheboygan bid

• 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).

Cost by quality level and size in Sheboygan

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Sheboygan wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 4 common sizes.

Is Sheboygan cheap or dear? The local comparison

Of the five closest metros, 3 are cheaper than Sheboygan. Green Bay is the lowest at about $4,400 (midpoint, 300 sq ft), 50 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Sheboygan comes in at #66 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $5,650; the cheapest is Dothan, AL at $3,500 (midpoints, 300 sq ft). Statewide, Sheboygan is 0% below the Wisconsin figure.

Other Wisconsin metros

Cities with a workforce like Sheboygan's

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

Planning more than one job in Sheboygan?

Because every project leans on different trades, Sheboygan's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, concrete driveway runs +9% and wood deck −1%.

Extras that change the Sheboygan total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Sheboygan by the average of the local wage index (1.20) and goods index (0.94), a factor of 1.07. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.