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St. Paul, MN / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in St. Paul, MN

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 St. Paul, MN is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI of $37.82 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Reuses already-cited Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington May 2025 construction mean $37.82 (same OEWS metro as minneapolis-mn).

City of Saint Paul Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, still posted), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $1,240. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$32,647

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

Low
$16,335
Typical
$32,647
High
$54,437

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,883
Materials (allocated)$23,647
Job subtotal$31,530
Permit$1,117
All-in typical$32,647

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
$1,117
Range
$570 – $1,887
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building permit (valuation table) — $741Included. $34,001-$35,000 = $741.
  • Plan check 65% — $482Included.
  • MN state surcharge 0.0005 x value — $18Included.

Typical $35,000: table $741.00 + plan $481.65 + surcharge $17.50 = $1240.15. Low $15,000 = $632.85. High $75,000 = $2095.05. Typical-job spec 200 sf does not change this valuation table.

City of St. Paul. Kitchen remodel uses the building valuation table + 65% plan check + 0.0005 surcharge.

City of Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, still posted)

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 Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, still posted) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of St. Paul. Kitchen remodel uses the building valuation table + 65% plan check + 0.0005 surcharge.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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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