Vinyl siding cost in Yakima, WA

Who does the work: Yakima 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 Yakima the blend is 1.06.

Carpenters (47-2031), 60% of the weighting: a median of $30.43 an hour, 4% above the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $27.61 and $44.37 an hour. About 480 work in the metro. That is 49.5 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $23.47 an hour, which is 4% above the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $21.25 and $29.70 an hour. BLS counts 590 of them working in the area, 60.8 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is about average.

Sheet metal workers (47-2211), 10% of the weighting: a median of $37.43 an hour, 26% above the US median of $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $28.33 and $47.76 an hour. About 90 work in the metro. That is 9.3 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 7.7 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (carpenters) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $2,400 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $490. That is a swing of roughly 2.7% to 13.6% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Yakima has 97,010 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 208th by size among the 300 metros on this site.

Specs and site conditions that change a Yakima bid

• Wall area is not floor area

  A 2,000 sq ft house usually has more wall area than floor area once you count gables and two stories. Measure the wall, not the floor.

• Style

  Clapboard vinyl siding runs $4-$7 per sq ft installed; board-and-batten is $5-$9 (HomeGuide).

• Old siding removal

  Taking the old siding off costs $0.70-$2.00 per sq ft. Check that disposal is included.

Planning more than one job in Yakima?

Jobs that often go together with vinyl siding are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Yakima wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, attic insulation comes out highest (+14%) and roof replacement lowest (+3%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

Yakima: what basic, standard and premium work costs

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Yakima. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from small house (1,200 sq ft of wall) to large house (3,000 sq ft of wall).

Yakima against nearby metros and the rest of Washington

Same job, same size (2,100 sq ft of wall), priced for the nearest metros. Seattle is the priciest of the group at $19,800.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Yakima ranks #55 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Yakima is 8% below the Washington figure.

Elsewhere in Washington

Metros of a similar size

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

The best months for vinyl siding in Yakima

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Yakima Air Terminal (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 Yakima are February through June and August through November: 9 of 12. Outside them, January and December have an average daytime high under 45°F, and July has an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

In January 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.

Yakima gets about 8 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 20 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, November and December (1.4 inches in December). Inside the workable window, August and September are the driest, at 0.2 and 0.2 inches. The station averages about 40 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.