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Kitchen remodeling in North Carolina
Contractor licensing and contract rules for a kitchen remodel in North Carolina, what the trades earn, and the 22 places this guide covers, with 573,398 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 North Carolina’s own program, which EPA authorized.
Sources: EPA: Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program rules.
What kitchen trades earn in North Carolina
| Trade | North Carolina | United States | Scale: $0 to $30.67 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $27.31 | $30.38 | |
| Plumbers | $27.44 | $30.67 | |
| Carpenters | $23.61 | $29.12 | |
| Tile and stone setters | $21.47 | $26.77 | |
| Painters | $21.21 | $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
- Burlington areaBurlington, NC
- Durham areaDurham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Greensboro areaGreensboro-High Point, NC
- Winston-Salem areaWinston-Salem, NC
Places
- Archdale5,036 homes
- Burlington27,762 homes
- Carrboro10,189 homes
- Chapel Hill23,581 homes
- Clemmons9,312 homes
- Durham136,837 homes
- Efland632 homes
- Elon3,040 homes
- Gibsonville4,018 homes
- Graham8,946 homes
- Greensboro135,665 homes
- High Point49,131 homes
- Hillsborough4,522 homes
- Kernersville13,134 homes
- Lewisville5,254 homes
- Liberty1,180 homes
- Mebane8,605 homes
- Oak Ridge2,690 homes
- Pittsboro2,009 homes
- Summerfield4,020 homes
- Walkertown2,565 homes
- Winston-Salem115,270 homes