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Mesa, AZ / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Mesa, AZ

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 Mesa, AZ is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ of $29.42 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Mesa Development Services is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Mesa Development Services Schedule of Fees and Charges, updated for July 2026, Residential Rate Table, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $560. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,992

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

Low
$15,038
Typical
$29,992
High
$49,875

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,380
Materials (allocated)$22,140
Job subtotal$29,520
Permit$472
All-in typical$29,992

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
$472
Range
$278 – $675
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Residential Rate Table building permit (includes P/M/E) — $560Included.

Typical $35,000: $500 + $6×10 = $560. Low $15,000 = $330; high $75,000: $500 + $6×50 = $800. Typical-job spec 200 sf.

Kitchen remodel uses the miscellaneous residential construction / rate table on declared valuation.

City of Mesa Development Services Schedule of Fees and Charges, updated for July 2026, Residential Rate Table

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 Mesa Development Services Schedule of Fees and Charges, updated for July 2026, Residential Rate Table Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Kitchen remodel uses the miscellaneous residential construction / rate table on declared valuation.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 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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