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Wichita, KS / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Wichita, KS

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 Wichita, KS is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Wichita, KS of $27.71 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

Wichita, KS metro only. Not Kansas City, MO-KS.

Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (MABCD) — City of Wichita is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from MABCD Building Permit Fees Table B (remodels use paragraph 2), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $433. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$29,460

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

Low
$14,727
Typical
$29,460
High
$49,168

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,275
Materials (allocated)$21,825
Job subtotal$29,100
Permit$360
All-in typical$29,460

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
$360
Range
$177 – $668
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building permit (Table B remodel) — $433Included. Residential remodel uses the commercial valuation table.
  • Mechanical/plumbingCovered by the 1–2 family building permit when pulled with that job (Table K/H note). Not stacked.
  • Plan review 60%IBC 109.5.1 when submittal documents are required. Not added because a kitchen-specific plan-review trigger was not extracted as mandatory for all remodels.

Typical $35,000: $70 + $11×33 = $433.00. Low $15,000 $213.00. High $75,000: $488 + $9×35 = $803.00. Typical-job spec 200 sf.

City of Wichita via MABCD, not Kansas City. Table B remodel valuation. 60% plan-review add-on is only when documents are required and is not stacked here.

MABCD Building Permit Fees Table B (remodels use paragraph 2)

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. MABCD Building Permit Fees Table B (remodels use paragraph 2) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Wichita via MABCD, not Kansas City. Table B remodel valuation. 60% plan-review add-on is only when documents are required and is not stacked here.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Wichita, KS 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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