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Jersey City, NJ / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Jersey City, NJ

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 Jersey City, NJ is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ of $39.49 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Reuses the Newark, NJ row's already-cited New York-Newark-Jersey City May 2025 construction mean $39.49 (same OEWS metro).

City of Jersey City Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $572. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$32,442

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

Low
$16,184
Typical
$32,442
High
$54,318

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,980
Materials (allocated)$23,940
Job subtotal$31,920
Permit$522
All-in typical$32,442

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
$522
Range
$224 – $1,118
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building alterations $15 per $1,000 — $525Included.
  • State training $0.00135 of cost — $47Included.
  • Plumbing fixtures $10 eachExtra and not stacked.

Typical $35,000: 35 x $15 = $525.0 + training $47.25 = $572.25. Low $15,000 = $245.25. High $75,000 = $1226.25.

City of Jersey City. Kitchen uses renovations/alterations $15 per $1,000. Plumbing fixture $10 lines are extra. Typical-job spec 200 sf noted; table is valuation.

City of Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees

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 Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Jersey City. Kitchen uses renovations/alterations $15 per $1,000. Plumbing fixture $10 lines are extra. Typical-job spec 200 sf noted; table is valuation.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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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