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Pittsburgh, PA / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Pittsburgh, PA

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 Pittsburgh, PA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Pittsburgh, PA of $32.06 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Pittsburgh Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (PLI) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Pittsburgh PLI 2026 Fee Schedule, effective Jan 1, 2026, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $225. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$30,343

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

Low
$15,197
Typical
$30,343
High
$50,650

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,538
Materials (allocated)$22,612
Job subtotal$30,150
Permit$193
All-in typical$30,343

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
$193
Range
$122 – $400
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Base permit fee (residential) — $210Included. $6.00 per $1,000 of construction value, min $130.
  • PA SETF — $5Act 37 of 2017 $4.50 per permit. Included.
  • Digital record retention — $5Included.
  • Technology fee — $5Included. $2 when base is $0–$200; $5 when $201–$1,000.

Low $15,000: min $141.50. Typical $35,000: base $210 + $4.50 + $5 + $5 tech = $224.50. High $75,000: base $450 + $4.50 + $5 + $5 = $464.50. Typical-job spec 200 sf.

Kitchen building permit on construction value. Electrical, if pulled separately, uses the same table (not added). Plumbing is ACHD (not added).

City of Pittsburgh PLI 2026 Fee Schedule, effective Jan 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 Pittsburgh PLI 2026 Fee Schedule, effective Jan 1, 2026 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Kitchen building permit on construction value. Electrical, if pulled separately, uses the same table (not added). Plumbing is ACHD (not added).
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Pittsburgh, PA 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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