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St. Petersburg, FL / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in St. Petersburg, FL

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. Petersburg, FL is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL of $26.69 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Reuses already-cited Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater May 2025 construction mean $26.69 (same OEWS metro as tampa-fl).

City of St. Petersburg Building and Permitting (Construction Services and Permitting) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of St. Petersburg Building Department Permitting Fee Schedule (revised 10/1/2017, still posted), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $245. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,062

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

Low
$14,517
Typical
$29,062
High
$48,533

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,215
Materials (allocated)$21,645
Job subtotal$28,860
Permit$202
All-in typical$29,062

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
$202
Range
$87 – $433
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • SFR valuation $7 per $1,000 — $245Included.
  • Florida surcharge F.S. 553.721 and 468.631Not dollarized on the flyer and not added.

Typical assumed $35,000: 35 x $7 = $245.0. Low $15,000 = $105.0. High $75,000 = $525.0. Typical-job spec 200 sf noted; table is valuation not sf.

City of St. Petersburg. Kitchen remodel uses the SFR valuation table. Cabinets/finish-only under $7,500 may use the HB 803 exemption path (written approval required) and is not this typical. Trades included in the valuation chart language; no separate trade stack.

City of St. Petersburg Building Department Permitting Fee Schedule (revised 10/1/2017, 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 St. Petersburg Building Department Permitting Fee Schedule (revised 10/1/2017, still posted) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of St. Petersburg. Kitchen remodel uses the SFR valuation table. Cabinets/finish-only under $7,500 may use the HB 803 exemption path (written approval required) and is not this typical. Trades included in the valuation chart language; no separate trade stack.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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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