How much does 22 squares of siding cost in Raleigh, NC?

City

Siding area (squares)

A siding replacement in Raleigh, NC

$15,510

22 squares · typical range $7,755 – $31,020

Typical total$705 per square	$15,510
Range you should see in bidsthree bids on the same scope normally land inside this	$7,755 – $31,020
Labor portion55% of the job — this is the part that moves by city	$8,531
Material portion45% — bought at national prices	$6,980
Carpenters pay near Raleighabout $25/hr · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro	$51,460/yr
U.S. mean for the same tradeSOC 47-2031	$65,630/yr
Versus the national pricetrade pay here runs −21.6% against the U.S. mean	−$2,090

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 Raleigh, NC average $51,460 a year against a U.S. mean of $65,630 — a factor of 0.784 — so the labor half is scaled by that and the material half is not. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Raleigh-Cary, NC 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 $15,510 quote into a $19,388 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.

a siding replacement in Raleigh, NC

$15,510 is the typical number, and three bids on the same scope normally land between $7,755 and $31,020.

That is $2,090 less than the same job priced at the national average.

Why the city changes the number

About 55% of this job is labor — $8,531 of the $15,510 above. Labor is the only part that moves locally; a bundle of material costs what it costs wherever it is nailed down.

Carpenters near Raleigh average $51,460 a year, against a U.S. mean of $65,630. That is a factor of 0.784, so the labor half is scaled by it and the material half is not.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, SOC 47-2031.

What the quote should include

The lines that turn a quote into an invoice

Ask about each of them before you sign. On a job this size they are the difference between $15,510 and something a quarter higher.

Use it as a bid check, not a quote

This prices an average job in average condition. 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 national average.

If a bid lands outside $7,755 – $31,020, that is not automatically wrong — but it is the question worth asking out loud.

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