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Baltimore, MD / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Baltimore, MD

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 Baltimore, MD is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD of $30.48 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) — Permits and Building Inspections is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Baltimore City Building, Fire, and Related Codes §109 (DHCD), current through 2026-09-01, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $195. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,955

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

Low
$15,064
Typical
$29,955
High
$49,858

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,440
Materials (allocated)$22,320
Job subtotal$29,760
Permit$195
All-in typical$29,955

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
Flat fee
Typical fee
$195
Range
$184 – $258
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • §109.6.1(c) 1-2 family alterations $0.30/sf — $60200 sf typical. Min $50. Included.
  • §109.5.7 application with plans — $125Included.
  • §109.7 5% tax — $10Included.
  • Electrical / plumbing§109.6.2 / §109.6.3(j) extra. Not computed.

Documented 150/200/400 sf: $184.0 / $195.0 / $258.0 including application and 5% tax.

Cabinets-only may be finish-work exempt. Dataset kitchen uses the $0.30/sf affected-area table. Fees rounded to the nearest dollar per §109.3 before tax.

Baltimore City Building, Fire, and Related Codes §109 (DHCD), current through 2026-09-01

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. Baltimore City Building, Fire, and Related Codes §109 (DHCD), current through 2026-09-01 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Cabinets-only may be finish-work exempt. Dataset kitchen uses the $0.30/sf affected-area table. Fees rounded to the nearest dollar per §109.3 before tax.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 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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