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Kitchen remodeling in Pennsylvania
Contractor licensing and contract rules for a kitchen remodel in Pennsylvania, what the trades earn, and the 130 places this guide covers, with 372,162 homes.
Licenses and contracts
Pennsylvania has no state license for remodelers, but under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act every contractor who does $5,000 or more of home improvements a year must register with the Attorney General’s Office.
Pennsylvania contractor registration search
If the house was built before 1978, the firm has to be certified for lead-safe renovation by EPA.
Sources: Pennsylvania Attorney General: home improvement contractor registration; EPA: Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program rules.
What kitchen trades earn in Pennsylvania
| Trade | Pennsylvania | United States | Scale: $0 to $33.77 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $32.50 | $30.38 | |
| Plumbers | $32.73 | $30.67 | |
| Carpenters | $28.54 | $29.12 | |
| Tile and stone setters | $33.77 | $26.77 | |
| Painters | $25.06 | $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
- Gettysburg areaGettysburg, PA
- Harrisburg areaHarrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Lancaster areaLancaster, PA
- Lebanon areaLebanon, PA
- Philadelphia areaPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Reading areaReading, PA
- York areaYork-Hanover, PA
Places
- Adamstown764 homes
- Akron1,692 homes
- Ardmore6,443 homes
- Atglen400 homes
- Bainbridge514 homes
- Berwyn1,506 homes
- Blue Ball564 homes
- Boothwyn1,910 homes
- Bowmansville1,086 homes
- Brookhaven3,956 homes
- Broomall4,183 homes
- Brownstown1,198 homes
- Bryn Mawr2,122 homes
- Camp Hill3,602 homes
- Campbelltown2,341 homes
- Chadds Ford521 homes
- Chester14,929 homes
- Chester Heights1,434 homes
- Clifton Heights2,684 homes
- Coatesville5,449 homes
- Collingdale3,968 homes
- Colonial Park7,439 homes
- Columbia4,936 homes
- Conestoga492 homes
- Cornwall2,125 homes
- Dallastown1,669 homes
- Dauphin555 homes
- Devon651 homes
- Dillsburg1,079 homes
- Downingtown3,697 homes
- Drexel Hill12,703 homes
- East Petersburg2,018 homes
- East York3,788 homes
- Eddystone1,107 homes
- Elizabethtown4,679 homes
- Elverson674 homes
- Emigsville1,557 homes
- Enola2,818 homes
- Ephrata6,095 homes
- Exton3,204 homes
- Folcroft2,740 homes
- Folsom3,348 homes
- Frazer1,472 homes
- Fredericksburg465 homes
- Gap756 homes
- Glen Rock868 homes
- Glenolden2,856 homes
- Grantley1,035 homes
- Hampton544 homes
- Hanover8,029 homes
- Harrisburg24,130 homes
- Hershey5,982 homes
- Highspire1,436 homes
- Honey Brook750 homes
- Intercourse520 homes
- Jacobus735 homes
- Kenilworth974 homes
- Kennett Square2,340 homes
- Lake Meade1,120 homes
- Lancaster23,049 homes
- Lawnton1,959 homes
- Lebanon11,685 homes
- Lemoyne2,441 homes
- Leola3,057 homes
- Lima1,183 homes
- Lincoln University
- Linglestown2,804 homes
- Loganville576 homes
- Manchester1,172 homes
- Maytown1,478 homes
- Mechanicsburg4,605 homes
- Messiah College8 homes
- Middletown4,767 homes
- Millbourne644 homes
- Millersville2,328 homes
- Morton1,295 homes
- Mount Joy3,668 homes
- Mount Wolf518 homes
- Mountville1,309 homes
- New Cumberland3,536 homes
- New Freedom1,943 homes
- New Holland2,353 homes
- New Salem338 homes
- Newmanstown1,354 homes
- Newville580 homes
- Norwood2,451 homes
- Nottingham611 homes
- Oxford2,286 homes
- Paoli2,706 homes
- Parkesburg1,492 homes
- Penn Wynne2,420 homes
- Penryn516 homes
- Pleasureville901 homes
- Prospect Park2,676 homes
- Quarryville1,138 homes
- Reamstown1,253 homes
- Red Lion2,817 homes
- Reinholds744 homes
- Rheems916 homes
- Richland595 homes
- Ridley Park3,171 homes
- Rose Valley411 homes
- Rothsville970 homes
- Salunga1,447 homes
- Schoeneck314 homes
- Sharon Hill2,109 homes
- Shiloh4,833 homes
- Shrewsbury1,772 homes
- Spring City2,096 homes
- Spring Grove994 homes
- Steelton2,629 homes
- Stewartstown776 homes
- Strasburg1,331 homes
- Susquehanna Trails963 homes
- Swarthmore2,163 homes
- Terre Hill396 homes
- Thorndale1,548 homes
- Valley Green1,378 homes
- Village Green-Green Ridge3,496 homes
- Villanova1,003 homes
- Wayne2,750 homes
- Weigelstown6,718 homes
- West Chester8,087 homes
- West Grove993 homes
- Willow Street4,578 homes
- Windsor536 homes
- Woodlyn3,950 homes
- Wrightsville848 homes
- Yeadon5,573 homes
- York19,505 homes