How much does an exterior door cost installed?
Typically $713–$775 each, installed installed.
That's the contractor cost basis of $620 each, installed (material $320 + labor $300) plus typical overhead & profit (15–25%). Region and spec move it further — confirm with local quotes.
Cost basis by region
Contractor cost basis (material + labor) — labor scales with local construction wages (U.S. BLS); material holds near the national commodity average across the contiguous U.S. Add the 15–25% overhead & profit above for a retail price. Your ZIP refines this in the estimator.
| Region | Cost basis each, installed |
|---|---|
| Alabama (statewide) | $561 |
| Texas (statewide) | $568 |
| Florida (statewide) | $569 |
| Colorado (statewide) | $628 |
| United States | $620 |
| New York (statewide) | $675 |
| California (statewide) | $681 |
| Massachusetts (statewide) | $710 |
| Illinois (statewide) | $726 |
Cost basis by metro
The same cost basis with labor scaled by each metro’s BLS construction wage (most expensive first). See construction labor cost by metro for the wage data behind these factors.
| Metro | Cost basis each, installed |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $744 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $725 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $716 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | $713 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $706 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $703 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $700 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $671 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | $660 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $640 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $638 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $638 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $626 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $617 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $580 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $575 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $572 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | $572 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $571 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $570 |
What drives the cost
- Slab vs. pre-hung and material (steel, fiberglass, wood)
- Sidelights, transoms, and glass
- Hardware and weatherstripping
- Reframing a rough opening
Common questions
How much does an exterior door cost installed?
The contractor cost basis is about $620 each, installed ($320 material + $300 labor). With typical overhead and profit (15–25%), a finished quote usually runs $713–$775 each, installed. It's a budgeting benchmark, not a quote — confirm with local contractors.
Is exterior door mostly labor or materials?
Labor is about 48% of the $620 each, installed cost basis and material about 52%, which is why the local wage drives most of the regional difference.
What changes exterior door cost the most?
The biggest factors are slab vs. pre-hung and material (steel, fiberglass, wood), sidelights, transoms, and glass, and your local labor rate. Higher-end materials, tear-off or prep, and difficult access push it above the baseline; use the estimator for your exact takeoff.
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Try Ask Donnie →Cost-basis figures (material + labor) are built by the deterministic estimator from national-average material pricing (2026-06) and U.S. BLS OEWS 2025 construction wages (SOC 47-0000); regional figures scale labor by each state's or metro's BLS wage factor. A retail price adds typical contractor overhead & profit (15–25%). Benchmarks for budgeting — not a binding quote. Confirm with local contractor quotes before you commit. Source: seed (national avg), 2026-06.