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Arlington, TX / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Arlington, TX

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 Arlington, TX is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX of $27.03 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Arlington Planning and Development Services — Permitting and Inspections is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Arlington Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule, Resolution 26-151, effective June 1, 2026 (Table 2), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $325. Fee model: per sqft.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,275

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

Low
$14,800
Typical
$29,275
High
$48,650

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,238
Materials (allocated)$21,712
Job subtotal$28,950
Permit$325
All-in typical$29,275

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
Per square foot
Typical fee
$325
Range
$325 – $400
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Addition/alteration/remodel/repairs (Table 2, $325 minimum) — $325Table 2 0–500 sf is $1.00/sf or $300, whichever is greater; remodel minimum $325. Included.

Typical-job spec 200 sf (low 150 / high 400), all in the 0–500 sf Table 2 bracket. 150 sf = max($150, $300) = $300 then $325 minimum. 200 sf = $300 then $325 minimum. 400 sf = $400 (above the $325 minimum).

City of Arlington, not Fort Worth or Dallas. Table 2 residential building permit fee based on square feet: 0–500 sf = $1.00 per square foot or $300, whichever is greater. Addition/alteration/remodel/repairs is Table 2 with a $325 minimum. No Texas state building-permit surcharge.

City of Arlington Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule, Resolution 26-151, effective June 1, 2026 (Table 2)

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 Arlington Planning and Development Services Fee Schedule, Resolution 26-151, effective June 1, 2026 (Table 2) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Arlington, not Fort Worth or Dallas. Table 2 residential building permit fee based on square feet: 0–500 sf = $1.00 per square foot or $300, whichever is greater. Addition/alteration/remodel/repairs is Table 2 with a $325 minimum. No Texas state building-permit surcharge.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 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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