How much does it cost to build a pool in Miami? The usual swimming pool job filed with Miami is $35,000, from 978 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $28,000 and $48,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual swimming pool job filed with Miami is $35,000, from 978 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $28,000 and $48,000. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A swimming pool permit here usually takes 312 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 978 priced permits across 299 firms, pooled into one. Half of Miami swimming pool permits were filed between $26,700 and $49,200.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $19,500 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $26,700 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $36,400 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $49,200 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $65,800 | 1 in 10 filed above |
Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: the Florida Department of Revenue tax roll for Miami-Dade (just value).
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $737,476 | $30,000 | 97 | 271 |
| Middle third | $737,476–$1,312,500 | $40,000 | 98 | 457 |
| Upper third | $1,363,403 and up | $45,000 | 98 | 243 |
Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.
| Firm | Permits | Last 12 mo | Usual | Middle half | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dade Pools Inc | 34 | 20 | $46,670 | $37,075–$62,800 | 84.4% |
| K.L.R Construction LLC | 21 | 18 | $24,000 | $18,000–$32,000 | — |
| Calypso Pool Company | 40 | 15 | $35,000 | $30,000–$40,000 | 90.1% |
| Diango Group Inc | 34 | 12 | $20,000 | $15,000–$34,375 | 50.1% |
| PLC01 Investments LLC | 11 | 9 | $46,000 | $39,500–$56,475 | — |
| Metric Construction Group LLC | 20 | 8 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 60.1% |
| Admer Construction Group LLC | 16 | 8 | $30,000 | $20,000–$40,000 | — |
| Clearwater Pool & Patio | 12 | 7 | $52,500 | $40,750–$61,350 | — |
| Coral Pool Company LLC | 17 | 6 | $50,000 | $48,699–$69,800 | — |
| Unique Patios & Pools Inc | 15 | 5 | $42,000 | $39,000–$48,500 | — |
Line your quote up against the file. In Miami, 1 in 10 swimming pool filed values sit under $19,500, the middle half between $26,700 and $49,200, and 1 in 10 over $65,800.
Miami files the fewest swimming pool permits in December (80 against an average month of 100) and the most in March (115). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Miami →
Source: City of Miami building permits (since 2014). The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.
Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.
The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.
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