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Oakland, CA / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Oakland, CA

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 Oakland, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA of $43.66 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Oakland Planning and Building Department is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Oakland FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule, Planning & Building, effective July 1, 2026, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $1,624. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$34,469

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

Low
$17,261
Typical
$34,469
High
$58,055

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$8,235
Materials (allocated)$24,705
Job subtotal$32,940
Permit$1,529
All-in typical$34,469

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
$1,529
Range
$791 – $3,155
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • R-3 alteration plan review — $598Included.
  • R-3 alteration inspection — $914Included.
  • Online filing — $113Included.

Typical $35,000: PR $17.08×35 = $597.80 + inspection $26.11×35 = $913.85 + filing $112.83 = $1624.48. Low $840.29; high $3352.08. Typical-job spec 200 sf.

Kitchen remodel uses R-3 alteration per-$1,000 lines. Minimums bind at $15,000; $35,000/$75,000 use the computed rates.

City of Oakland FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule, Planning & Building, effective July 1, 2026

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 Oakland FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule, Planning & Building, effective July 1, 2026 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Kitchen remodel uses R-3 alteration per-$1,000 lines. Minimums bind at $15,000; $35,000/$75,000 use the computed rates.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 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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