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El Paso, TX / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in El Paso, 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 El Paso, TX is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for El Paso, TX of $22.75 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of El Paso Planning and Inspections Department is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of El Paso FY 2026 Schedule C Departmental Fee List — Planning & Inspections, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $380. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$28,310

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

Low
$14,185
Typical
$28,310
High
$47,040

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$6,983
Materials (allocated)$20,947
Job subtotal$27,930
Permit$380
All-in typical$28,310

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
$380
Range
$220 – $490
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building two-inspection permit — $160Included in typical.
  • Electrical base — $110Included in typical.
  • Plumbing base — $110Included in typical.
  • Mechanical base — $110High path only.
  • Applicable technology feeRate not published. Not added.

Low building one-inspection $110 + one trade $110 = $220. Typical building two-inspection $160 + electrical $110 + plumbing $110 = $380. High + mechanical base $110 = $490. Typical-job spec 200 sf not used (no sf kitchen table).

No kitchen-specific line and the residential per-sf table is for new SFR/additions. Used published one/two-inspection building fees plus trade bases. Technology fee unpublished.

City of El Paso FY 2026 Schedule C Departmental Fee List — Planning & Inspections

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 El Paso FY 2026 Schedule C Departmental Fee List — Planning & Inspections Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. No kitchen-specific line and the residential per-sf table is for new SFR/additions. Used published one/two-inspection building fees plus trade bases. Technology fee unpublished.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — El Paso, 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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