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Fort Worth, TX / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Fort Worth, 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 Fort Worth, 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.

Fort Worth Development Services Department is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Fort Worth Ord. 27191-09-2024 Table IA-1, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $386. Fee model: tiered.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,336

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

Low
$14,748
Typical
$29,336
High
$48,748

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,238
Materials (allocated)$21,712
Job subtotal$28,950
Permit$386
All-in typical$29,336

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
$386
Range
$273 – $498
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Table IA-1, 3 trades (building+electrical+plumbing) — $338Typical. Included.
  • Table 1-B application + technology — $48Included.
  • 4-trade path (adds mechanical) — $450High = $450+$48.37=$498.37.

Table 1A-1 + $31.50+$16.87. Low 2 trades $225+$48.37=$273.37. Typical 3 trades $337.50+$48.37=$385.87. High 4 trades $450+$48.37=$498.37.

Cabinets-only with no trade work may not need this permit. Totals are by number of trades, not $15k/$35k/$75k.

Fort Worth Ord. 27191-09-2024 Table IA-1

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. Fort Worth Ord. 27191-09-2024 Table IA-1 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Cabinets-only with no trade work may not need this permit. Totals are by number of trades, not $15k/$35k/$75k.
  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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