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Kansas City, MO / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Kansas City, MO

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 Kansas City, MO is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Kansas City, MO-KS of $33.56 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Kansas City, Missouri City Planning and Development, Permits Division is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from KCMO Building Code §18-20, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $201. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$30,685

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

Low
$15,355
Typical
$30,685
High
$51,176

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,628
Materials (allocated)$22,882
Job subtotal$30,510
Permit$175
All-in typical$30,685

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
$175
Range
$100 – $326
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • §18-20 1-2 family combined permit (building+MEP) — $201At $35,000. Included. 50% construction-document review applies to other-than-1-2-family, not this path.

$15,000: $58+$4.33×13=$114.29. $35,000: $58+$4.33×33=$200.89. $75,000: $58+$4.33×73=$374.09.

Same-layout cabinets with no MEP may be exempt finish work. Dataset kitchens assume a permitted remodel.

KCMO Building Code §18-20

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. KCMO Building Code §18-20 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Same-layout cabinets with no MEP may be exempt finish work. Dataset kitchens assume a permitted remodel.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Kansas City, MO-KS 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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