CostInMyCity

Fremont, CA / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Fremont, CA

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 Fremont, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA of $43.66 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Reuses already-cited San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont May 2025 construction mean $43.66 (same OEWS metro as oakland-ca / san-francisco-ca). Not San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

City of Fremont Community Development, Building and Safety is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Fremont Master Fee Resolution No. 8672 (fees as amended through July 1, 2026), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $685. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$33,625

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

Low
$17,155
Typical
$33,625
High
$55,585

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$8,235
Materials (allocated)$24,705
Job subtotal$32,940
Permit$685
All-in typical$33,625

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
$685
Range
$685
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building application fee — $153Included.
  • Residential kitchen remodel, like-for-like only — $532Kitchen only $532.29. Included.

Typical-job spec like-for-like kitchen only = $153.17 + $532.29 = $685.46. Low/high same published kitchen-only flat (the line is not sf- or valuation-tiered).

City of Fremont. Like-for-like kitchen-only remodel is $532.29 plus the $153.17 application fee. A kitchen that is not like-for-like would use the valuation table instead; that path is not priced here. SMIP not separately added.

City of Fremont Master Fee Resolution No. 8672 (fees as amended through July 1, 2026)

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 Fremont Master Fee Resolution No. 8672 (fees as amended through July 1, 2026) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Fremont. Like-for-like kitchen-only remodel is $532.29 plus the $153.17 application fee. A kitchen that is not like-for-like would use the valuation table instead; that path is not priced here. SMIP not separately added.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.

Other projects in Fremont

Kitchen remodel in other cities