Storm door cost in Bangor, ME

Who does the work: Bangor trade wages

The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 2 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 Bangor the blend is 0.94.

Carpenters (47-2031), 80% of the weighting: a median of $27.45 an hour, 6% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.29 and $30.70 an hour. About 430 work in the metro. That is 59.5 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For general maintenance and repair workers (49-9071, weighted 20%) the local median is $22.58 an hour, which is 5% below the national $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $19.83 and $27.20 an hour. BLS counts 600 of them working in the area, 83.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 98.4), so the local bench is thinner than average.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (carpenters) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $25 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $30. That is a swing of roughly 4.8% to 3.8% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Bangor has 72,270 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 255th by size among the 300 metros on this site.

The best months for storm door in Bangor

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Bangor Intl Ap (5 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.

For exterior installation, the comfortable months in Bangor are April through November: 8 of 12. Outside them, January, February, March and December have an average daytime high under 45°F.

In January, February, March and December the average high stays below 45°F. Sealants, adhesives and some materials, such as vinyl, are harder to install well in the cold, and short daylight cuts the working day.

Bangor gets about 42 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 75 inches of snow. The wettest months are June, October and November (4.6 inches in October). Inside the workable window, July and August are the driest, at 3.2 and 3.1 inches. The station averages about 6 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.

Bangor: what basic, standard and premium work costs

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Bangor. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from one storm door to front and back doors.

How Bangor compares

Same job, same size (1 door), priced for the nearest metros. Boston is the priciest of the group at $710.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Bangor ranks #140 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Bangor is 3% below the Maine figure.

Elsewhere in Maine

Metros of a similar size

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

Storm door: what moves the price in Bangor

• 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 Bangor

Jobs that often go together with storm door are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Bangor wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, garage door comes out highest (−3%) and patio door lowest (−6%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.