Kitchen remodel cost in Austin, 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 Austin, TX is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX of $26.75 (May 2024), applied to the 25% labor share.
May 2025 Austin construction wage news release was not found; used May 2024 Austin $26.75 vs May 2024 national construction $30.73.
Austin Development Services Department (DSD) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Austin Council backup — FY26 residential plan review and permit fees, retrieved 2026-08-13, is $1,267. Fee model: tiered.
The national typical for this job is $150. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Austin, TX.
Room area. 150 to 250 sqft is a common mid-range kitchen.
Typical all-in
$30,307
Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.
- Low
- $15,787
- Typical
- $30,307
- High
- $49,667
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $7,260 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $21,780 |
| Job subtotal | $29,040 |
| Permit | $1,267 |
| All-in typical | $30,307 |
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
- tiered
- Typical fee
- $1,267
- Range
- Fee not yet recorded
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-13
- Interior remodel plan review (201–300 sq ft) — $343FY26. Other brackets: ≤100 sf $212.90; 101–200 $214.40; 301–400 $452.00; 401–500 $551.10; 501+ $643.50 + $78.52/100 sf.
- Residential plan review application processing — $136FY26.
- Residential building permit fee (≤1,000 sq ft) — $335FY26. Higher sf brackets exist.
- Electric fee (≤1,000 sq ft) — $167FY26.
- Plumbing fee (≤1,000 sq ft) — $200FY26.
- Energy fee — $86FY26.
- Express kitchen-remodel inspection (alternate path) — $87FY26 'Residential Express Permits/Kitchen Remodels-Inspection'. Not added into typical; it is a different program.
Typical is the sum of published FY26 line items for a 201–300 sf interior remodel with building+electric+plumbing+energy. Mechanical ($146.80) omitted unless HVAC is relocated. Extra review cycles cost more. Low/high left null because they depend on kitchen sf, not a single valuation.
City of Austin Council backup — FY26 residential plan review and permit fees
Citations
- 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%.
- City of Austin Council backup — FY26 residential plan review and permit fees Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Typical is the sum of published FY26 line items for a 201–300 sf interior remodel with building+electric+plumbing+energy. Mechanical ($146.80) omitted unless HVAC is relocated. Extra review cycles cost more. Low/high left null because they depend on kitchen sf, not a single valuation.
- BLS OEWS construction wages — Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.