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Riverside, CA / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Riverside, 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 Riverside, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA of $34.66 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Riverside Community and Economic Development Department, Building and Safety Division is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Riverside Building & Safety Fee Schedule (created 6/18/25), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $447. Fee model: per sqft.

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

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

Typical all-in

$31,227

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

Low
$15,733
Typical
$31,227
High
$52,154

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,695
Materials (allocated)$23,085
Job subtotal$30,780
Permit$447
All-in typical$31,227

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
Per square foot
Typical fee
$447
Range
$343 – $854
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Home remodel R-3 plan check + permit ($0.88 + $0.88 per sf) — $352200 sf. Included.
  • Permit issuance — $39Included.
  • GPM 10% + tech 4% — $49Included.
  • SMIP + CBSC — $7Included. $35,000 CBSC = $2.
  • Electrical/plumbing tradesSeparate equipment-based trades may apply; fixture counts were not added.

Typical 200 sf: $352 + $39 + GPM $35.20 + tech $14.08 + SMIP $4.55 + CBSC $2 = $446.83. Low 150 sf $342.91; high 400 sf $854.31.

Home remodel R-3 100–500 sf table. Electrical/plumbing fixture lines are extra and not stacked. City of Riverside, not the county.

City of Riverside Building & Safety Fee Schedule (created 6/18/25)

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 Riverside Building & Safety Fee Schedule (created 6/18/25) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Home remodel R-3 100–500 sf table. Electrical/plumbing fixture lines are extra and not stacked. City of Riverside, not the county.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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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