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Cleveland, OH / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Cleveland, OH

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 Cleveland, OH is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Cleveland, OH of $32.17 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Cleveland Department of Building and Housing is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Cleveland Building & Housing permit fee schedule (effective Jan 2, 2014), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $318. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$30,454

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

Low
$15,277
Typical
$30,454
High
$50,748

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,545
Materials (allocated)$22,635
Job subtotal$30,180
Permit$274
All-in typical$30,454

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
$274
Range
$187 – $448
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building permit (alterations/repairs) — $175Included.
  • Ohio 1% OBBS surcharge (building) — $2Included.
  • Plan examination (minimum) — $20200 sf kitchen is under 1,000 sf, so $20 minimum. Included.
  • Residential zoning — $20Included.
  • Electrical permit (minimum) — $51Included. 1–2–3 family electrical minimum $50 + 1%.
  • Plumbing permit (minimum) — $51Included. Plumbing minimum $50 + 1%. Fixture-count extras above the minimum were not added.

Typical $35,000: building $175 + 1% $1.75 + PE $20 + zoning $20 + electrical $50.50 + plumbing $50.50 = $317.75. Typical-job spec 200 sf (low 150 / high 400).

Typical kitchen stacks building alterations plus electrical and plumbing minima. Cabinets-only with no MEP would be building-only.

City of Cleveland Building & Housing permit fee schedule (effective Jan 2, 2014)

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 Cleveland Building & Housing permit fee schedule (effective Jan 2, 2014) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Typical kitchen stacks building alterations plus electrical and plumbing minima. Cabinets-only with no MEP would be building-only.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Cleveland, OH 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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