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Jacksonville, FL / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Jacksonville, FL

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 Jacksonville, FL is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Jacksonville, FL of $26.78 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Jacksonville Building Inspection Division (Public Works) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Jacksonville §320.409(6) Alterations, Tenant Build-Out, Converting Use, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $291. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,130

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

Low
$14,643
Typical
$29,130
High
$48,640

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,223
Materials (allocated)$21,667
Job subtotal$28,890
Permit$240
All-in typical$29,130

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
$240
Range
$198 – $490
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Alterations BID $3.00 per $1,000 (min $112.50) — $113Included.
  • Resource $0.65 + DS $1.00 + C&D $0.90 per $1,000Included.
  • Plan review 67% of BID or $75 — $75Included.
  • Landscape 12% of BID — $14Included.

Per $1,000: BID $3.00 (min $112.50), resource $0.65, landscape 12% of BID, DS $1.00, C&D $0.90; plan review 67% of BID or $75. $15,000=$239.63. $35,000=$290.63. $75,000=$594.0.

Cabinets-only may be exempt. Totals are the alteration building path; separate electrical/plumbing/mechanical minimums are extra. Florida 2.5% is not itemized on the COJ fee page and is not added.

City of Jacksonville §320.409(6) Alterations, Tenant Build-Out, Converting Use

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 Jacksonville §320.409(6) Alterations, Tenant Build-Out, Converting Use Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Cabinets-only may be exempt. Totals are the alteration building path; separate electrical/plumbing/mechanical minimums are extra. Florida 2.5% is not itemized on the COJ fee page and is not added.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Jacksonville, FL 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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