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Spokane, WA / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Spokane, WA

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 Spokane, WA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA of $34.50 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Spokane Development Services Center is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Spokane Development Services Fee Schedule 2026 (effective 2026; official gazette reprint Feb 11, 2026), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $557. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$31,239

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

Low
$15,657
Typical
$31,239
High
$52,032

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,688
Materials (allocated)$23,062
Job subtotal$30,750
Permit$489
All-in typical$31,239

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
$489
Range
$282 – $782
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building permit (job-value table) — $472Included. $1-$2,000 = $73; $2,001-$25,000 = $73 + $13 per $1,000 over $2,000; $25,001-$50,000 = $372 + $10 per $1,000 over $25,000; $50,001-$100,000 = $622 + $7 per $1,000 over $50,000.
  • Processing/application fee — $65Shared Fees $65.00 except as otherwise identified. Included.
  • Technology fee 2.5% — $132.5% of permit + processing. Included.
  • WA State Building Code Council fee — $7Schedule lists State Building Code Fee as State Determined. RCW 19.27.085 $6.50 per residential building permit is included.

Typical $35,000: permit $472.00 + processing $65.00 + tech $13.43 + WA $6.50 = $556.93. Low $15,000 = $321.18. High $75,000 = $890.05.

City of Spokane, not Spokane Valley and not Spokane County. 2026 Development Services Fee Schedule building-permit valuation table + $65 processing + 2.5% technology. Plan-review percentages (65% commercial/multi-family; reduced 25%) are printed and are not stacked because the residential reroof/remodel path is not uniquely identified.

City of Spokane Development Services Fee Schedule 2026 (effective 2026; official gazette reprint Feb 11, 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 Spokane Development Services Fee Schedule 2026 (effective 2026; official gazette reprint Feb 11, 2026) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Spokane, not Spokane Valley and not Spokane County. 2026 Development Services Fee Schedule building-permit valuation table + $65 processing + 2.5% technology. Plan-review percentages (65% commercial/multi-family; reduced 25%) are printed and are not stacked because the residential reroof/remodel path is not uniquely identified.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 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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