Well, are you putting in builder basic cabinets and carpeting or are you putting in gold plated sinks, exotic hardwoods and LaCanche ranges? Specialty moldings or just drywall returns on windows? Are you putting in 1 bath or 6 baths? Do you have a kitchen with 1 sink and 1 dishwasher and 1 oven or is your kitchen tricked out with all the latest gadgets including a 48" wide SZ integrated fridge? Putting in formica? Level 1 granite or the most exotic stone you can find?

Square foot pricing means nothing.

Complexity of the box certainly matters.

Trusses vs custom roof

Garage and unconditioned space needs to be included in framed. Then $8 seems about right.

Oops. Shows I shouldn't respond late at night.

$8-15. Depends on what they are framing. Sheet good materials has almost doubled since the hurricanes. Labor has too.

We just built in Dallas and paid ~ $11/sq. ft for framing labor only. This was a two story, stick built house (no pre-made trusses). That price included window install also.

In SW Washington State - $10 (tax included-labor only) for a single story, post & beam, 2x6 framing, 2,700 sq ft plus 400 sq ft enclose patio, 2.5 car garage. Modified "H" pattern with trusses designed for high wind area.

Asking someone in Seattle will get you the best answer.

Thank you all. This is very helpful. So, listening to you all, a bid for $24 a sqft for framing labor and truss labor is probably a bit high...

I just read through the other comments and realized I did the math using our living (air conditioned) square footage only. If I do the math including garage and front and back covered porches, ours was ~$8/sq. ft. Again in Dallas, not Seattle. Our framing was done last winter/spring....started in January 2017.

Our quotes didn't break out materials from labor but they ranged from $34 on the low end to $68 on the high end (labor & materials).

Is the bid only for framing labor nothing else?

If that's the case yes, it seems a bit high.

Our line item "framing labor" came out to $9.28 ft (plus tax) north of Seattle in 2015.

Yes, that is framing labor only.

Everyone is comparing an apple to an orange to donkey! It all depends on what is being framed, the complexity of the shapes and framing, building code and structural requirements...and how competitive the framing crew wants to be, or not!

No one here knows or can say if $24/SF for framing is high, low or appropriate.

Post a floor plan, elevation and typical section and tell us where you are located. At least then there will be some common information for everyone.

Stand alone house, not a connected townhouse, right? And where is this located?

$10+sf based on phooneycat's year-old quote.

Your best answer is local competitive quotes reviewed by your independent expert--project manager, wholesale lumber supplier, architect etc.

I don't think I look like a novice. Still, I would often get quotes varying up to 40%.

Thank you all for your insights.