Storm door cost in Erie, PA

Erie labor market for storm door

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 Erie is 0.94 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 80%) the local median is $27.33 an hour, which is 6% below the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $22.37 and $36.03 an hour. BLS counts 530 of them working in the area, 44.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is about average.

General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 20% of the weighting: a median of $22.00 an hour, 8% below the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $18.01 and $27.08 an hour. About 1,230 work in the metro. That is 102.1 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 ($36.03 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $65. At the 25th percentile ($22.37) it shrinks by about $35. The total moves by 9.9% or 5.6%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 120,480 jobs in the Erie area. That makes it the 181st largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.08% of US employment.

Specs and site conditions that change a Erie bid

• Permit

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

• Door style

  A mid-view door is $350-$700 installed, a full-view door $425-$950, and a low-E full-view door $475-$1,000 (HomeGuide).

• Replacing versus new

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

Climate in Erie: timing your storm door job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Erie Intl Ap (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

April through November is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Erie (8 of 12 months). 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.

Erie gets about 43 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 104 inches of snow. The wettest months are September, October and December (4.4 inches in October). Inside the workable window, July and August are the driest, at 3.3 and 3.4 inches. The station averages about 5 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.

Is Erie cheap or dear? The local comparison

Same job, same size (1 door), priced for the nearest metros. Buffalo is the priciest of the group at $660. Youngstown is the cheapest at $610.

Across 300 US metros, Erie comes in at #110 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $820; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $530 (midpoints, 1 door). Statewide, Erie is 1% below the Pennsylvania figure.

Other Pennsylvania metros

Cities with a workforce like Erie's

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

Cost by quality level and size in Erie

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Erie 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.

Planning more than one job in Erie?

Because every project leans on different trades, Erie's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, front door runs −1% and patio door −5%.