2026 local estimate · updated 2026-07-22
Cost to remodel a kitchen in Tulsa, OK
A typical kitchen remodel in the Tulsa, OK area runs $63,655, with most projects landing between $9,094 and $118,216 — about 9% below the national average.
Low
$9,094
Basic materials, simple job
Typical
$63,655
What most people pay
High
$118,216
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 Tulsa is cheaper than average
Almost entirely labor. Carpenters in the Tulsa, OK area earn about 26% 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 ×0.741 local labor factor to the labor portion.
Open the kitchen remodel calculator →Permits for a kitchen remodel in Tulsa
Issuing authority: City of Tulsa Development Services / Permit Center
Tulsa's Permit Center states a goal of one-business-day issuance for a residential interior remodel permit. Under the building permit fee table, work valued up to $5,000 is $133, and $5,000.01 to $40,000 is $213; a separate declared valuation fee lists $64 for value up to $15,000, $98.50 up to $100,000, and $0.97 per $1,000 above that.
For valuation between $40,000 and $150,000, the building permit fee is $6.00 per thousand dollars of estimated valuation. The valuation excludes electrical, mechanical, and plumbing costs, which are covered by the individual licensed trade permits — the plumbing side, for instance, is a base fee of $81 covering the first fixture, plus $3.31 for each additional fixture, so your new kitchen sink adds to that line. Ask the Permit Center how the declared valuation fee and building permit fee apply to your remodel, and have your plumber itemize each fixture separately so the additional-fixture charge is calculated correctly.
Fees
- “Declared Valuation Fee $0 to $15,000.00 $64.00 $15,000.01 to $100,000.00 $98.50 Above $100,000.00 $0.97/$1,000 Value” — City of Tulsa, Ordinance amending TRO Title 49 'Administrative, Permit, and License Fees' (Council item 24-608, 2024) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “$0 to $5,000.00 $133.00 $5,000.01 to $40,000.00 $213.00” — City of Tulsa, Ordinance amending TRO Title 49 'Administrative, Permit, and License Fees' (Council item 24-608, 2024) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “For estimated valuation in excess of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) but less than or equal to One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) ... the fee shall be Six Dollars ($6.00) per thousand of the estimated valuation.” — City of Tulsa, Ordinance amending TRO Title 49 'Administrative, Permit, and License Fees' (Council item 24-608, 2024) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “Plumbing fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances ... Base fee, including the first fixture, appliance, or appurtenance .... $81.00 Plus, each additional fixture, appliance, or appurtenance .... $3.31” — City of Tulsa, Ordinance amending TRO Title 49 'Administrative, Permit, and License Fees' (Council item 24-608, 2024) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Review time
- “To provide a one business day permit issuance of a residential interior remodel permit.” — City of Tulsa, Tulsa Permit Center - Residential Fast-Track Program, Interior Alterations (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Also published
- “Do not include the cost of electrical, mechanical, and plumbing. These costs are covered in the individual licensed” — City of Tulsa, Residential Building Permit Process (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Tulsa's fee figures are quoted from a FY2025 fee amendment dated May 2024 that was presented to the council for approval; the city's pages do not show whether it was adopted as written. Confirm with the permit office.
Quoted verbatim; not recalculated.
Rules set by the state of Oklahoma
- Oklahoma does not license remodeling contractors at state level: Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Nearby metros
- Kitchen remodel in Oklahoma City, OK — typically $65,321
- Kitchen remodel in Jackson, MS — typically $63,973
- Kitchen remodel in San Antonio, TX — typically $63,973
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 Tulsa 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: ×0.741, being the mean annual wage for Carpenters in Tulsa, OK 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 Tulsa, OK?+
A typical project in the Tulsa, OK area runs about $63,655, with most falling between $9,094 and $118,216. Of the typical figure, roughly $18,155 is labor and $45,500 is materials. That puts Tulsa about 9% below the national typical cost of $70,000.
Why is it cheaper to remodel a kitchen in Tulsa, OK than the national average?+
Almost entirely labor. Carpenters in the Tulsa, OK area earn about 26% 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 Tulsa, OK 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.