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Kitchen remodeling in Tennessee
Contractor licensing and contract rules for a kitchen remodel in Tennessee, what the trades earn, and the 39 places this guide covers, with 598,504 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 Tennessee
| Trade | Tennessee | United States | Scale: $0 to $30.67 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $29.37 | $30.38 | |
| Plumbers | $28.17 | $30.67 | |
| Carpenters | $24.44 | $29.12 | |
| Tile and stone setters | $20.95 | $26.77 | |
| Painters | $20.78 | $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
- Clarksville areaClarksville, TN-KY
- Memphis areaMemphis, TN-MS-AR
- Nashville areaNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Places
- Alexandria550 homes
- Arlington4,884 homes
- Bartlett20,665 homes
- Bon Aqua Junction547 homes
- Burns780 homes
- Carthage996 homes
- Centerville1,533 homes
- Chapel Hill754 homes
- Charlotte749 homes
- Christiana1,948 homes
- Clarksville72,320 homes
- Collierville19,054 homes
- Coopertown1,753 homes
- Cornersville603 homes
- Cross Plains744 homes
- Dickson7,191 homes
- Gallatin20,937 homes
- Germantown16,106 homes
- Gordonsville647 homes
- Hartsville3,974 homes
- Lakeland5,519 homes
- Lakewood Park657 homes
- Lawrenceburg5,556 homes
- Lebanon18,262 homes
- Lewisburg5,667 homes
- Memphis289,887 homes
- Millington5,190 homes
- Mount Pleasant2,491 homes
- Murfreesboro66,400 homes
- Orlinda475 homes
- Piperton1,120 homes
- Pleasant View2,002 homes
- Portland5,313 homes
- Pulaski4,076 homes
- Rockvale620 homes
- Unionville505 homes
- Westmoreland1,184 homes
- White House5,710 homes
- Woodbury1,135 homes