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Siding area (squares)

How much does 22 squares of siding cost in Federal Way, WA?

A siding replacement in Federal Way, WA

$20,318

22 squares · typical range $10,159 – $40,637

Typical total$924 per square	$20,318
Range you should see in bidsthree bids on the same scope normally land inside this	$10,159 – $40,637
Labor portion55% of the job — this is the part that moves by city	$11,175
Material portion45% — bought at national prices	$9,143
Carpenters pay near Federal Wayabout $40/hr · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro	$84,060/yr
U.S. mean for the same tradeSOC 47-2031	$65,630/yr
Versus the national pricetrade pay here runs +28.1% against the U.S. mean	+$2,718

Notes

Where the number comes from. The national price for a siding replacement is $800 per square — installed siding pricing published for 2026, $4–$16 per ft² depending on material. Labor is about 55% of that. Carpenters near Federal Way, WA average $84,060 a year against a U.S. mean of $65,630 — a factor of 1.281 — so the labor half is scaled by that and the material half is not. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, SOC 47-2031.
Why the city matters, not just the state. Trade pay moves inside a state as much as it does between states. Crews do not commute across a state to bid a job, and materials ship at national prices either way — so a metro wage is the honest input here and a state average quietly rounds four different cities into one number.
What is in the price: tear-off of one layer, house wrap, the siding, J-channel and corner posts, fasteners, disposal and labor.
What is not: sheathing replacement found once the old siding is off, insulation added behind the new siding, window and door trim replacement, and permits. These are the lines that turn a $20,318 quote into a $25,398 invoice, so ask about each one before signing.
Use this as a bid check, not a quote. It prices an average job in average condition. Difficult access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a per-unit average.

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