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San Jose, CA / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in San Jose, 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 San Jose, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA of $45.42 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

San Jose Planning, Building and Code Enforcement (PBCE) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from San Jose PBCE FY 2026-27 Building and Structure Permits Fee Schedule (effective Aug 10, 2026), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $3,080. Fee model: flat.

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

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

Typical all-in

$36,440

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

Low
$19,760
Typical
$36,440
High
$58,680

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$8,340
Materials (allocated)$25,020
Job subtotal$33,360
Permit$3,080
All-in typical$36,440

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
Flat fee
Typical fee
$3,080
Range
$3,080
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Permit issuance (SFR addition/alteration 0–750 sf) — $211Included.
  • Plan review (0–750 sf) — $1,137Included.
  • Inspection (0–750 sf) — $1,732Included. Kitchen/bath inspection fees are subject to a multi-alteration cap that is not applied here (single kitchen).

0–750 sf: issuance $211 + plan review $1,137 + inspection $1,732 = $3,080. Typical-job spec 200 sf affected (low 150 / high 400) stays in this bracket.

Uses the published Single Family Residential Addition/Alteration 0–750 sf table. A 150/200/400 sf kitchen is in that bracket. Minor kitchen/bath work that qualifies for the online minor-remodel path may be cheaper; that path has no separate dollar line in the extracted table. Construction taxes and SMIPA/BSASRF were not added.

San Jose PBCE FY 2026-27 Building and Structure Permits Fee Schedule (effective Aug 10, 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. San Jose PBCE FY 2026-27 Building and Structure Permits Fee Schedule (effective Aug 10, 2026) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Uses the published Single Family Residential Addition/Alteration 0–750 sf table. A 150/200/400 sf kitchen is in that bracket. Minor kitchen/bath work that qualifies for the online minor-remodel path may be cheaper; that path has no separate dollar line in the extracted table. Construction taxes and SMIPA/BSASRF were not added.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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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