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Louisville, KY / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Louisville, KY

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 Louisville, KY is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN of $29.64 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Louisville Metro Department of Codes and Regulations, Construction Review is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Louisville Metro Construction Review permit fees, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $138. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,696

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

Low
$14,864
Typical
$29,696
High
$49,501

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,395
Materials (allocated)$22,185
Job subtotal$29,580
Permit$116
All-in typical$29,696

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
$116
Range
$74 – $201
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Partial alteration $50 + $2.50 per $1,000 — $138Min $75. Included.
  • Electrical / HVACSeparate trade permits. Not computed.

$15,000=87.5; $35,000=137.5; $75,000=237.5.

Interior remodel is a partial alteration (sf of the whole building is not the fee basis). Cabinets-only may not need a building permit.

Louisville Metro Construction Review permit 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. Louisville Metro Construction Review permit fees Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Interior remodel is a partial alteration (sf of the whole building is not the fee basis). Cabinets-only may not need a building permit.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-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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