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New Orleans, LA / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in New Orleans, LA

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 New Orleans, LA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for New Orleans-Metairie, LA of $27.18 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits (One Stop) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator ($60 + $5 per $1,000; plan review $1 per $1,000 min $60), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $295. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,224

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

Low
$14,651
Typical
$29,224
High
$48,722

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,245
Materials (allocated)$21,735
Job subtotal$28,980
Permit$244
All-in typical$29,224

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
$244
Range
$161 – $422
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building permit — $235Included.
  • Plan review — $60Included.

Typical $35,000: $60+$5×35 = $235.00 + plan review $60.00 = $295.00. Low $195.00; high $510.00. Typical-job spec 200 sf.

Kitchen remodel includes plan review. Historic-district 50% surcharge is not assumed.

City of New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator ($60 + $5 per $1,000; plan review $1 per $1,000 min $60)

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 New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator ($60 + $5 per $1,000; plan review $1 per $1,000 min $60) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Kitchen remodel includes plan review. Historic-district 50% surcharge is not assumed.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — New Orleans-Metairie, LA 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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