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Kitchen remodeling in Kentucky
Contractor licensing and contract rules for a kitchen remodel in Kentucky, what the trades earn, and the 53 places this guide covers, with 657,100 homes.
Licenses and contracts
Ask the contractor for the license or registration number they hold and the agency that issued it, then look the number up on that agency’s own site. Ask who will take out the building permit, and get the price, the payment schedule and the scope of work in writing before any money changes hands.
If the house was built before 1978, the firm has to be certified for lead-safe renovation by EPA.
Sources: EPA: Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program rules.
What kitchen trades earn in Kentucky
| Trade | Kentucky | United States | Scale: $0 to $30.84 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $28.71 | $30.38 | |
| Plumbers | $30.84 | $30.67 | |
| Carpenters | $25.33 | $29.12 | |
| Tile and stone setters | $22.78 | $26.77 | |
| Painters | $23.13 | $23.75 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage. What the workers are paid, not what a contractor bills.
Metro areas
- Elizabethtown areaElizabethtown, KY
- Lexington areaLexington-Fayette, KY
- Louisville areaLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
Places
- Bardstown5,820 homes
- Berea6,159 homes
- Bloomfield619 homes
- Brandenburg1,203 homes
- Brooks927 homes
- Buckner1,184 homes
- Campbellsburg390 homes
- Carlisle1,113 homes
- Carrollton1,730 homes
- Clay City610 homes
- Crestwood2,517 homes
- Cynthiana2,860 homes
- Danville7,437 homes
- Elizabethtown14,788 homes
- Elk Creek759 homes
- Eminence1,148 homes
- Fort Knox2,497 homes
- Frankfort13,877 homes
- Georgetown15,646 homes
- Harrodsburg4,469 homes
- Hodgenville1,213 homes
- La Grange4,070 homes
- Lancaster1,642 homes
- Lawrenceburg4,876 homes
- Lebanon2,932 homes
- Lebanon Junction985 homes
- Leitchfield3,044 homes
- Lexington148,959 homes
- Louisville289,095 homes
- Lyndon6,183 homes
- Middletown4,670 homes
- Midway714 homes
- Mount Sterling3,507 homes
- Mount Washington7,161 homes
- Muldraugh598 homes
- New Castle491 homes
- Nicholasville12,863 homes
- Paris4,693 homes
- Pewee Valley507 homes
- Pleasureville479 homes
- Radcliff10,249 homes
- Richmond16,738 homes
- Rineyville906 homes
- Shelbyville6,993 homes
- Shepherdsville5,903 homes
- Simpsonville1,309 homes
- Springfield1,419 homes
- St. Matthews9,375 homes
- Versailles4,690 homes
- Vine Grove3,075 homes
- West Point562 homes
- Wilmore1,908 homes
- Winchester9,538 homes