What Should I Charge for Bathroom Remodeling? (2026 Contractor Pricing Guide)
Short answer
Most remodelers charge about $12,000 to $23,000 for a mid-range full bathroom remodel, roughly $4,000 to $7,400 for a tub-to-shower conversion, and $940 to $1,750 to supply and install a vanity, before permits and hidden repairs. Labor is a little over half the price; demo of a full bathroom runs about $1,200 to $2,600 on its own line.
Bathroom Remodeling unit prices by work item
Enter a ZIP code to adjust every row to local cost levels. Rates start from a national baseline of 1.00 and scale by the published city cost index for that area.
Showing national baseline rates.
| Work item | Unit | Material | Labor | What to charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Full bathroom remodel, mid-range (5x8 to 8x10) Moving plumbing, tile height, and fixture grade move this more than room size. | bathroom | $6,500 | $7,000 | $12,224 to $22,701 |
Tub-to-shower conversion, tiled Drain relocation, glass door, and niche or bench detail add up fast. | each | $1,800 | $2,600 | $3,996 to $7,422 |
Vanity, top and faucet, supplied and installed Stock versus custom, single versus double, and supply line changes drive it. | each | $700 | $350 | $943 to $1,752 |
Toilet, supplied and installed Flange repair and subfloor damage under the old toilet are extra. | each | $280 | $220 | $451 to $838 |
Demo full bathroom to studs, with haul-off Cast iron tubs, mud-set tile, and disposal fees push this to the top. | bathroom | $150 | $1,300 | $1,239 to $2,573 |
Bath exhaust fan, new or replacement Venting to the exterior and new circuit work are the expensive parts. | each | $120 | $230 | $319 to $592 |
Material and labor columns are bare cost per unit before markup. The charge column applies +15% materials, +20% labor, then +10% overhead and profit, and shows a realistic range rather than one false-precision number.
How this number is built
There is no proprietary data feed here and nothing is hidden. Every figure above comes from four visible steps, which is exactly how your own price book should work:
- 1Start from bare material and bare labor cost per unit, at a national baseline.
- 2Multiply both by your local cost factor, from the ZIP table below.
- 3Add markup: 15% on materials, 20% on labor. This covers waste, procurement and supervision.
- 4Add 10% overhead and profit on the marked-up subtotal, then show a range rather than one number.
Regional cost factors
A national average is close to useless on its own. The same bathroom remodeling job prices very differently across markets. These are the multipliers applied above, against a 1.00 national baseline.
| Metro | Factor | Full bathroom remodel, mid-range (5x8 to 8x10) (bathroom) |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 1.38x | $16,869 to $31,328 |
| New York, NY | 1.32x | $16,135 to $29,966 |
| Boston, MA | 1.24x | $15,157 to $28,150 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1.22x | $14,913 to $27,696 |
| Seattle, WA | 1.20x | $14,668 to $27,242 |
| Chicago, IL | 1.18x | $14,424 to $26,787 |
| Washington, DC | 1.15x | $14,057 to $26,106 |
| Denver, CO | 1.08x | $13,202 to $24,517 |
| Austin, TX | 1.04x | $12,713 to $23,609 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1.02x | $12,468 to $23,155 |
| Atlanta, GA | 1.00x | $12,224 to $22,701 |
| Houston, TX | 0.98x | $11,979 to $22,247 |
Before you send this number to a client
Worth doing
- Walk the actual site before committing to a fixed price.
- Itemize disposal, permits and prep as their own lines.
- Write down what is excluded, not only what is included.
- Compare these rates against your own last three invoices.
Where bids go wrong
- Using a national average as if it were a local quote.
- Forgetting that overhead is a real cost, not profit.
- Absorbing prep and access problems instead of pricing them.
- Quoting from memory when material prices moved.
Frequently asked questions
How much should I charge for a bathroom remodel?
A mid-range full bathroom remodel usually prices at about $12,000 to $23,000 all in, before permits and repairs found behind the walls. Small refreshes that keep the layout cost less; moving plumbing or going to floor-to-ceiling tile costs more. Build it from line items so the client sees where the money goes.
Should I quote a bathroom remodel as one price or itemized?
Itemize. Demo, plumbing, waterproofing, tile, fixtures and electrical as separate lines make the number defensible and make change orders simple when the client upgrades a fixture mid-job. A single lump sum invites haggling.
What percentage of a bathroom remodel is labor?
Usually around half, a bit more on tiled showers and demo-heavy jobs. Fixture-heavy jobs with expensive vanities and glass shift the split toward materials.
How do I handle hidden damage in a bathroom quote?
Write an allowance or an exclusion for rot, subfloor and plumbing found during demo, with a per-hour or per-square-foot repair rate in the proposal. Agreeing on that rate before work starts prevents the hardest conversation in remodeling.
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Turn these rates into a sent proposal
A table is a starting point. Describe the job in plain words and Takeoff Convert prices it with cited starting prices (government wage data for labor, live supplier prices for materials where it can find them) that learn your own as you win jobs, then produces an itemized proposal your client can e-sign.
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