Storm door cost in Phoenix, AZ

Why two Phoenix quotes can differ

• Replacing versus new

  Replacing an old storm door runs $400-$1,050 because the old door has to come off.

• Screens and features

  Self-storing and retractable screens, ventilating glass and security features all raise the price.

• Permit

  No permit fee is included in this estimate; storm doors rarely need one.

What nearby projects cost in Phoenix

Because every project leans on different trades, Phoenix's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, patio door runs −3% and front door −4%.

When to schedule storm door in Phoenix

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Phoenix Deer Valley Muni Ap (10 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

October through April is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Phoenix (7 of 12 months). May, June, July, August and September have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

Phoenix gets about 9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are January, February and March (1.2 inches in February). Inside the workable window, April and October are the driest, at 0.3 and 0.7 inches. The station averages about 159 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.

Local wages behind the labor line

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 2 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Phoenix is 0.99 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 80%) the local median is $29.00 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.36 and $35.30 an hour. BLS counts 12,710 of them working in the area, 53.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is deeper than average.

General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 20% of the weighting: a median of $23.52 an hour, in line with the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $20.29 and $29.98 an hour. About 26,350 work in the metro. That is 110.9 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 98.4 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($35.30 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $45. At the 25th percentile ($23.36) it shrinks by about $40. The total moves by 7.2% or 6.5%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 2,375,760 jobs in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler area. That makes it the 11th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 1.53% of US employment.

Is Phoenix cheap or dear? The local comparison

Of the five closest metros, 4 are cheaper than Phoenix. Yuma is the lowest at about $580 (midpoint, 1 door), 110 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Phoenix comes in at #125 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $820; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $530 (midpoints, 1 door). Statewide, Phoenix is 1% above the Arizona figure.

Other Arizona metros

Cities with a workforce like Phoenix's

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

Cost by quality level and size in Phoenix

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Phoenix 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 2 common sizes.