What Should I Charge for Kitchen Remodeling? (2026 Contractor Pricing Guide)
Short answer
Most remodelers charge about $29,000 to $54,000 for a mid-range kitchen remodel of around 150 square feet, roughly $290 to $540 per linear foot for stock or semi-custom cabinets installed, and $72 to $120 per square foot for quartz countertops, before permits and layout changes. Materials are usually a little over half the price; kitchen demo runs about $1,750 to $3,600.
Kitchen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kitchen remodel, mid-range (about 150 sq ft) Cabinet line, moving walls or plumbing, and appliance package swing this most. | kitchen | $18,000 | $14,000 | $28,875 to $53,625 |
Cabinets, stock or semi-custom, installed Custom boxes, crown, and fillers in out-of-square rooms raise both columns. | linear ft | $250 | $75.00 | $291 to $540 |
Quartz countertop, fabricated and installed Edge profile, cutouts, and seams set the price; granite runs similar. | sq ft | $55.00 | $20.00 | $71.98 to $120 |
Kitchen demo with haul-off Soffits, tile floors, and dumpster fees push it up. | kitchen | $250 | $1,800 | $1,750 to $3,635 |
Sink and faucet, supplied and installed Undermount versus drop-in and a garbage disposal change the labor. | each | $450 | $300 | $676 to $1,255 |
Appliance install, per appliance Gas lines, new circuits, and built-in panels are their own lines. | each | $30.00 | $160 | $174 to $324 |
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 kitchen remodeling job prices very differently across markets. These are the multipliers applied above, against a 1.00 national baseline.
| Metro | Factor | Kitchen remodel, mid-range (about 150 sq ft) (kitchen) |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 1.38x | $39,847 to $74,003 |
| New York, NY | 1.32x | $38,115 to $70,785 |
| Boston, MA | 1.24x | $35,805 to $66,495 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1.22x | $35,228 to $65,423 |
| Seattle, WA | 1.20x | $34,650 to $64,350 |
| Chicago, IL | 1.18x | $34,073 to $63,278 |
| Washington, DC | 1.15x | $33,206 to $61,669 |
| Denver, CO | 1.08x | $31,185 to $57,915 |
| Austin, TX | 1.04x | $30,030 to $55,770 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1.02x | $29,452 to $54,698 |
| Atlanta, GA | 1.00x | $28,875 to $53,625 |
| Houston, TX | 0.98x | $28,298 to $52,553 |
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 kitchen remodel?
A mid-range remodel of a roughly 150 square foot kitchen usually prices at about $29,000 to $54,000 before permits, appliances the client supplies, and layout changes. Cabinets and countertops drive most of it, so quote them as their own lines.
How do contractors price kitchen cabinets?
Per linear foot of cabinet run, usually about $290 to $540 installed for stock or semi-custom lines, with uppers and lowers counted separately. Custom cabinetry can double that. Price installation of client-supplied cabinets as labor only.
Should countertops be priced per square foot?
Yes, that is how fabricators bill. Quartz commonly lands at $72 to $120 per square foot installed. Add cutouts, special edges and backsplash height as separate items so the client can compare options.
What markup do contractors put on a kitchen remodel?
This guide uses 15% on materials, 20% on labor and 10% overhead and profit, which is a conservative baseline. Many remodelers run higher on design-heavy kitchens because of the coordination involved. Set your own markups once in your price book and apply them consistently.
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Turn these rates into a sent proposal
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