Portland, OR / Kitchen remodel
Kitchen remodel cost in Portland, OR
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 Portland, OR is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA of $39.44 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.
Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026, retrieved 2026-08-13, is $210. Fee model: valuation.
The national typical for this job is $150. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Portland, OR.
Room area. 150 to 250 sqft is a common mid-range kitchen.
Typical all-in
$32,112
Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.
- Low
- $16,068
- Typical
- $32,112
- High
- $53,505
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $7,980 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $23,940 |
| Job subtotal | $31,920 |
| Permit | $192 |
| All-in typical | $32,112 |
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
- $192
- Range
- $108 – $305
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-13
- Building permit (PP&D table) — $188From official July 10, 2026 Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule.
- Oregon 12% state surcharge — $23Included. Charged on the building permit fee.
- Plan review / development servicesAdditional valuation-based fees on the same official PDF; not extracted. Real total is higher.
Building-permit line + 12% surcharge. Separate plumbing/electrical/mechanical schedules apply and are not in this total.
City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026
Citations
- 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%.
- City of Portland Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule, effective July 10, 2026 Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Building-permit line + 12% surcharge. Separate plumbing/electrical/mechanical schedules apply and are not in this total.
- BLS OEWS construction wages — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.