State
Kitchen remodeling in Texas
Contractor licensing and contract rules for a kitchen remodel in Texas, what the trades earn, and the 21 places this guide covers, with 708,945 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 Texas
| Trade | Texas | United States | Scale: $0 to $30.67 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $28.16 | $30.38 | |
| Plumbers | $28.77 | $30.67 | |
| Carpenters | $23.51 | $29.12 | |
| Tile and stone setters | $22.61 | $26.77 | |
| Painters | $21.86 | $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
- Austin areaAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Dallas areaDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Killeen areaKilleen-Temple, TX
- Sherman areaSherman-Denison, TX
Places
- Anna8,111 homes
- Austin483,071 homes
- Cedar Park29,364 homes
- Celina11,152 homes
- Cross Roads768 homes
- Georgetown37,206 homes
- Gunter762 homes
- Howe1,477 homes
- Lago Vista4,926 homes
- Leander27,000 homes
- Liberty Hill2,719 homes
- Melissa6,266 homes
- Pilot Point1,931 homes
- Princeton8,130 homes
- Round Rock51,143 homes
- Salado1,061 homes
- Sanger3,856 homes
- Sherman19,846 homes
- Steiner Ranch6,832 homes
- Van Alstyne2,465 homes
- Whitewright859 homes