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Kitchen remodel cost in Indianapolis, IN

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 Indianapolis, IN is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN of $32.24 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services (DBNS) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Indianapolis Revised Code §536-603 / §536-620 and craft plumbing/electrical tables, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $712. Fee model: area.

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

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

Typical all-in

$30,892

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

Low
$15,480
Typical
$30,892
High
$51,165

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,545
Materials (allocated)$22,635
Job subtotal$30,180
Permit$712
All-in typical$30,892

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
area
Typical fee
$712
Range
$390 – $865
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Class 2 remodel ≤1,000 sf — $200200 sf kitchen. Included.
  • Application $40 + remodel plan review $150 — $190Included.
  • Plumbing existing Class 2 ≤1,000 sf — $153Typical. Included.
  • Electrical existing ≤1,000 sf — $169Typical. Included.
  • HVAC extra — $153High path only.

Low $200+$40+$150=$390. Typical +P $153 +E $169 = $712. High +HVAC $153 = $865.

200 sf typical kitchen is inside the ≤1,000 sf band. Same-layout cabinets with no E/P/H may be ordinary maintenance (536-201).

Indianapolis Revised Code §536-603 / §536-620 and craft plumbing/electrical tables

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. Indianapolis Revised Code §536-603 / §536-620 and craft plumbing/electrical tables Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. 200 sf typical kitchen is inside the ≤1,000 sf band. Same-layout cabinets with no E/P/H may be ordinary maintenance (536-201).
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 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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