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Memphis, TN / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Memphis, TN

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 Memphis, TN is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Memphis, TN-MS-AR of $27.21 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Memphis and Shelby County Office of Construction Code Enforcement (CCE) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Memphis and Shelby County CCE Permit Fees (1-2 family), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $175. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,155

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

Low
$14,567
Typical
$29,155
High
$48,619

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,253
Materials (allocated)$21,757
Job subtotal$29,010
Permit$145
All-in typical$29,155

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
$145
Range
$62 – $269
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • 1-2 family alteration/repair $5 per $1,000 — $175Min $50 / max $325. Included.
  • 1-2 family plan review up to 2,500 sf$125 if plans are required. Not added (not always required for a same-footprint remodel).

$15,000=75.0; $35,000=175.0; $75,000 hits the $325 cap.

Cabinets-only may be finish-work exempt. Dataset kitchen uses the alteration/repair valuation table. Max $325.

Memphis and Shelby County CCE Permit Fees (1-2 family)

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. Memphis and Shelby County CCE Permit Fees (1-2 family) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Cabinets-only may be finish-work exempt. Dataset kitchen uses the alteration/repair valuation table. Max $325.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Memphis, TN-MS-AR 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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