How much does it cost to build a pool in Scottsdale? The usual swimming pool & spa job filed with Scottsdale is $32,967, from 1,598 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $26,448 and $42,418. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual swimming pool & spa job filed with Scottsdale is $32,967, from 1,598 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $26,448 and $42,418. 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.
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 1,598 priced permits across 354 firms, pooled into one. Half of Scottsdale swimming pool & spa permits were filed between $23,100 and $45,800.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $13,100 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $23,100 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $32,800 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $45,800 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $61,000 | 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: Maricopa County Assessor full cash values.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $1,290,700 | $27,697 | 118 | 367 |
| Middle third | $1,290,700–$2,095,500 | $32,598 | 118 | 738 |
| Upper third | $2,103,200 and up | $37,138 | 118 | 571 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Environments | 147 | 40 | $37,138 | $19,916–$52,370 | 81.1% |
| Presidential Pools | 140 | 37 | $28,949 | $23,027–$36,909 | 89.4% |
| California Pools & Landscape | 73 | 22 | $32,974 | $23,236–$46,000 | 92.7% |
| Dolphin Pools | 51 | 17 | $27,763 | $21,671–$34,680 | 82.6% |
| Anasazi Pools and Spas | 41 | 12 | $39,000 | $33,697–$46,625 | 88.7% |
| Taylor Made Pools & Spas, LLC | 54 | 9 | $30,366 | $25,727–$38,774 | 71.8% |
| Country Construction LLC | 21 | 9 | $27,870 | $24,506–$36,442 | 46.8% |
| Verve Design Partners | 21 | 8 | $3,383 | $3,145–$36,618 | 57.0% |
| Standard Pools | 17 | 8 | $28,002 | $18,900–$32,144 | 66.6% |
| Sonoran Landesign | 41 | 7 | $41,018 | $11,297–$55,909 | 73.5% |
Line your quote up against the file. In Scottsdale, 1 in 10 swimming pool & spa filed values sit under $13,100, the middle half between $23,100 and $45,800, and 1 in 10 over $61,000.
Scottsdale files the fewest swimming pool & spa permits in June (77 against an average month of 100) and the most in August (121). 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 Scottsdale →
Source: City of Scottsdale building permits (the City's open-data permit file up to January 2026, and the City's SPUR permit system since), with the contractor named on each permit. 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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