- Kitchen cabinet painting usually costs $2,250 to $5,500, about $3,550 typical.
- Painting or refinishing the cabinets in an average kitchen, doors and boxes.
What kitchen cabinet painting costs
Kitchen cabinet painting usually runs $2,250 to $5,500. A typical job lands near $3,550. Painting or refinishing the cabinets in an average kitchen, doors and boxes.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $2,250 |
| Typical | $3,550 |
| High end | $5,500 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $4,642 typical in Hawaii against $2,897 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Kitchen size. Priced by the surface, so more doors and drawers mean more cost. Fixr puts it at $3 to $10 a square foot.
- Paint or stain. HomeAdvisor puts painting at $6 to $14 a square foot and staining at $4 to $10.
- Sprayed or brushed. Doors taken off and sprayed look best and cost more.
- Prep. Degreasing, sanding and priming are most of the work on old cabinets.
Kitchen cabinet painting cost by cabinet surface
| Cabinet surface | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 100 sq ft | $1,000 to $3,500 | Fixr |
| 100 to 200 sq ft | $3,500 to $7,000 | Fixr |
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet repairs | $300 | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing kitchen cabinet painting bids.
Kitchen cabinet painting cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national kitchen cabinet painting range with its labor part, roughly 80%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1,895 | $2,991 | $4,633 |
| Alaska | $2,736 | $4,317 | $6,688 |
| Arizona | $2,204 | $3,478 | $5,388 |
| Arkansas | $1,836 | $2,897 | $4,489 |
| California | $2,617 | $4,128 | $6,396 |
| Colorado | $2,300 | $3,628 | $5,621 |
| Connecticut | $2,615 | $4,126 | $6,393 |
| Delaware | $2,244 | $3,541 | $5,486 |
| District of Columbia | $2,569 | $4,054 | $6,281 |
| Florida | $1,942 | $3,064 | $4,747 |
| Georgia | $1,955 | $3,085 | $4,779 |
| Hawaii | $2,942 | $4,642 | $7,192 |
| Idaho | $2,148 | $3,388 | $5,249 |
| Illinois | $2,886 | $4,553 | $7,054 |
| Indiana | $2,320 | $3,660 | $5,671 |
| Iowa | $2,247 | $3,546 | $5,494 |
| Kansas | $2,112 | $3,332 | $5,162 |
| Kentucky | $2,056 | $3,244 | $5,027 |
| Louisiana | $1,960 | $3,092 | $4,790 |
| Maine | $2,273 | $3,587 | $5,557 |
| Maryland | $2,260 | $3,566 | $5,525 |
| Massachusetts | $2,792 | $4,405 | $6,825 |
| Michigan | $2,300 | $3,628 | $5,621 |
| Minnesota | $2,644 | $4,172 | $6,464 |
| Mississippi | $1,865 | $2,942 | $4,558 |
| Missouri | $2,316 | $3,654 | $5,661 |
| Montana | $2,293 | $3,617 | $5,605 |
| Nebraska | $2,076 | $3,275 | $5,074 |
| Nevada | $2,316 | $3,654 | $5,661 |
| New Hampshire | $2,266 | $3,576 | $5,540 |
| New Jersey | $2,671 | $4,214 | $6,528 |
| New Mexico | $1,958 | $3,090 | $4,787 |
| New York | $2,578 | $4,068 | $6,302 |
| North Carolina | $1,943 | $3,066 | $4,750 |
| North Dakota | $2,299 | $3,627 | $5,620 |
| Ohio | $2,329 | $3,674 | $5,692 |
| Oklahoma | $1,920 | $3,029 | $4,693 |
| Oregon | $2,449 | $3,863 | $5,986 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,280 | $3,597 | $5,572 |
| Rhode Island | $2,356 | $3,717 | $5,758 |
| South Carolina | $1,948 | $3,074 | $4,762 |
| South Dakota | $1,965 | $3,101 | $4,804 |
| Tennessee | $1,977 | $3,119 | $4,833 |
| Texas | $1,936 | $3,055 | $4,733 |
| Utah | $2,178 | $3,436 | $5,323 |
| Vermont | $2,256 | $3,559 | $5,514 |
| Virginia | $2,156 | $3,402 | $5,271 |
| Washington | $2,732 | $4,311 | $6,679 |
| West Virginia | $2,192 | $3,458 | $5,357 |
| Wisconsin | $2,374 | $3,745 | $5,803 |
| Wyoming | $2,256 | $3,560 | $5,515 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $2,500 to $6,500 | $4,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,992 to $4,495 | $3,117 | Counted |
How the kitchen cabinet painting range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 80%. Cabinet painting is prep, spraying and drying time. Koira's assumption for painting work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, kitchen cabinet painting cost; HomeAdvisor, kitchen cabinet painting cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.