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Albuquerque, NM / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Albuquerque, NM

Remodeled kitchen $75–$250/sf; average remodel $14,600–$41,300. A new-from-scratch kitchen around $65,000 ($35,000–$95,000) is a different scope and is not this typical. $35,000 typical is the midpoint of that remodel band, rounded. Labor is often quoted as about 25% of the project.

Labor for Kitchen remodel in Albuquerque, NM is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Albuquerque, NM of $26.63 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Albuquerque Planning Department, Building Safety Division is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Albuquerque 2024 Uniform Administrative Code Tables 112-A/C/G, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $407. Fee model: valuation.

The national typical for this job is $150. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Albuquerque, NM.

Room area. 150 to 250 sqft is a common mid-range kitchen.

Typical all-in

$29,195

Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.

Low
$14,601
Typical
$29,195
High
$48,657

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,215
Materials (allocated)$21,645
Job subtotal$28,860
Permit$335
All-in typical$29,195

Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.

Permit fee

Fee model
Based on project value
Typical fee
$335
Range
$171 – $557
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Table 112-A × 0.50 — $246Included.
  • Plan review 65% — $160Included.
  • Electrical / plumbing Tables 112-B / 112-DSeparate. Not computed.

$15,000=207.28; $35,000=406.52; $75,000=675.47 (modifier 0.50 + 65% plan review).

Cabinets/countertops-only are exempt (UAC 109.2.1(8)). Dataset kitchen is a permitted remodel.

City of Albuquerque 2024 Uniform Administrative Code Tables 112-A/C/G

Citations

  1. Kitchen Installation Cost [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Remodel $75–$250/sf; average remodel $14,600–$41,300; new install ~$65,000 ($35k–$95k); labor ~25%.
  2. City of Albuquerque 2024 Uniform Administrative Code Tables 112-A/C/G Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Cabinets/countertops-only are exempt (UAC 109.2.1(8)). Dataset kitchen is a permitted remodel.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Albuquerque, NM BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.

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