2026 local estimate · updated 2026-07-22
Cost to remodel a kitchen in Colorado Springs, CO
A typical kitchen remodel in the Colorado Springs, CO area runs $68,359, with most projects landing between $9,766 and $126,952 — about 2% below the national average.
Low
$9,766
Basic materials, simple job
Typical
$68,359
What most people pay
High
$126,952
Premium materials or complex job
What's priced: Mid-range remodel of a typical kitchen — new cabinets, countertops, sink and fixtures — without moving walls or relocating plumbing. Excludes permits, structural repairs found mid-job, and premium upgrades.
Why Colorado Springs is cheaper than average
Almost entirely labor. Carpenters in the Colorado Springs, CO area earn about 7% less than the national mean for the same occupation, per Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. Because kitchen remodel is roughly 35% labor, that difference flows straight into the total.
Cabinets and countertops are the largest line items in a kitchen remodel and are bought rather than built on site, so materials carry most of the cost. Labor share rises on gut renovations that move plumbing or electrical, and falls on cabinet-and-counter refreshes.
Get a number for your own job
The figures above are for a standard project. Your size, materials, and access will move them. Run your own specification through the calculator, then apply the ×0.933 local labor factor to the labor portion.
Open the kitchen remodel calculator →Permits for a kitchen remodel in Colorado Springs
Issuing authority: Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) - regional building department serving Colorado Springs and El Paso County
PPRBD prices the base building permit on a sliding scale: for work valued between $2,001 and $25,000 it's $80 for the first $2,000 plus $8 for each additional $1,000 or fraction, and between $25,001 and $50,000 it's $264 for the first $25,000 plus that same $8 per $1,000. The Building Official sets the final valuation the fee is based on.
Each trade attached to that building permit — plumbing, electrical, gas, or heating tied to an alteration of a one- or two-family home — adds a flat $50 permit attachment fee per trade. Trade permits not associated with a building permit use a separate schedule: for a trade valued $5,001 to $50,000, $176 for the first $5,000 plus $6.75 for each additional $1,000. Ask your contractor whether the trade permits will be attached to a building permit or issued on their own.
Fees
- “TABLE B.1: Permit attachment fees for plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating permits(s) associated with a detached accessory structure or alteration(s) of one- and two-family dwellings. PERMIT ATTACHMENT FEE $50.00 for each trade” — Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, Fee Schedule - Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (Appendix B, 2023 PPRBC; 2025 ICC Valuation Data effective June 30, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “$2,001 to $25,000 $80.00 for the first $2,000 plus $8.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000” — Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, Fee Schedule - Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (Appendix B, 2023 PPRBC; 2025 ICC Valuation Data effective June 30, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “$25,001 to $50,000 $264.00 for the first $25,000 plus $8.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000” — Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, Fee Schedule - Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (Appendix B, 2023 PPRBC; 2025 ICC Valuation Data effective June 30, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “TABLE C: Permit fees for electrical, heating, gas, and plumbing permits not associated with a building permit. ... $5,001 to $50,000 $176.00 for the first $5,000 plus $6.75 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof” — Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, Fee Schedule - Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (Appendix B, 2023 PPRBC; 2025 ICC Valuation Data effective June 30, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Also published
- “Final building permit valuation shall be set by the Building Official.” — Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, Fee Schedule - Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (Appendix B, 2023 PPRBC; 2025 ICC Valuation Data effective June 30, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Quoted verbatim; not recalculated.
Rules set by the state of Colorado
- Colorado does not license remodeling contractors at state level: Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Nearby metros
- Kitchen remodel in Denver, CO — typically $70,931
- Kitchen remodel in Harrisburg, PA — typically $68,334
- Kitchen remodel in Des Moines, IA — typically $68,432
Compare kitchen remodel cost across every US metro we cover — the same labor-adjusted model as this page, ranked from most to least expensive, if you want the national picture rather than Colorado Springs alone.
How we calculate this
We take a national installed-cost range, split it into labor and materials, and scale only the labor half by this metro's actual wage data. That is the whole model — no black box, and reproducible from the figures on this page.
- National range: $10,000–$130,000, from our kitchen remodel cost data (last verified 2026-07-13).
- Labor share: 35%. An industry rule of thumb, not a measured value — the softest assumption here, which is why we state it rather than bury it.
- Metro labor factor: ×0.933, being the mean annual wage for Carpenters in Colorado Springs, CO divided by the national mean for the same occupation.
- Materials: held at the national level. We vary labor by metro and hold materials at the national level. That is deliberate: shingles, copper, HVAC equipment, and cabinets are nationally traded and priced, and what actually varies locally is freight and sales tax — both small next to the labor spread. We have no metro-level materials index we can defend, so rather than invent one, we vary only what we can source.
Wage source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), metropolitan area estimates, May 2025. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain and free to reuse. Where BLS suppresses wage data for a metro, we publish no page for it rather than fill the gap with an estimate.
Educational estimate only. A real quote for your specific property beats any model, including ours — get at least three.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to remodel a kitchen in Colorado Springs, CO?+
A typical project in the Colorado Springs, CO area runs about $68,359, with most falling between $9,766 and $126,952. Of the typical figure, roughly $22,859 is labor and $45,500 is materials. That puts Colorado Springs about 2% below the national typical cost of $70,000.
Why is it cheaper to remodel a kitchen in Colorado Springs, CO than the national average?+
Almost entirely labor. Carpenters in the Colorado Springs, CO area earn about 7% less than the national average for the same occupation, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. Because kitchen remodel is roughly 35% labor, that wage difference flows through to the total. Materials are priced nationally and barely move between metros.
What's included in these Colorado Springs, CO estimates?+
Installed cost — materials plus labor for a standard project of this type. It does not include permits, which vary by municipality, structural repairs discovered mid-job, or premium upgrades. The range reflects genuine variation in scope and material grade, not uncertainty about the metro. Always get at least three local quotes before budgeting; a real quote for your specific property will beat any estimate, including ours.
How is this different from a national average with the city name swapped in?+
We split the national installed cost into labor and materials, then scale only the labor half using the actual mean wage for Carpenters in this specific metro area, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Materials stay at the national level because we have no defensible metro-level materials index — shingles and HVAC equipment are nationally traded, and only freight and sales tax really vary. Where BLS suppresses wage data for a metro, we do not publish a page for it at all rather than fill the gap with a guess.