Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, Missouri electrical permit cost
A Kansas City electrical permit is the same valuation ladder read against the electrical valuation:
$1–$50,000 flat table, then $686 + $12.50 / $2,561 + $8.30 / $9,201 + $3.60 per $1,000 or fraction. One filing per building per trade; plan review at one-half, credited.
How this fee is calculated
These are the components the schedule defines for this permit, as they applied on 2026-09-28. A component only applies to your project if its conditions match — read that column before assuming a figure. Want a figure for your own project? Estimate this fee with the permit fee calculator.
| Component | Formula | Applies when | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical permit — $1,000,001 and over: $9,201.00 plus $3.60 per $1,000 or fraction above $1,000,000Permit fee | $9,201.00 + $3.60 per $1,000 of project valuation above $1,000,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $1,000,000 | — |
| Electrical permit — $200,001 to $1,000,000: $2,561.00 plus $8.30 per $1,000 or fraction above $200,000Permit fee | $2,561.00 + $8.30 per $1,000 of project valuation above $200,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $200,000 and up to $1,000,000 | — |
| Electrical permit — $50,001 to $200,000: $686.00 plus $12.50 per $1,000 or fraction above $50,000Permit fee | $686.00 + $12.50 per $1,000 of project valuation above $50,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $50,000 and up to $200,000 | — |
| Electrical permit — $1 to $50,000: flat table $48.00 to $686.00 (50 brackets)Permit fee | Project valuation — 50 brackets: $48.00 up to $500, … $686.00 from $49,000 to $50,000 | Project valuation up to $50,000 | — |
A real permit fee is these components added together. The department’s final calculation is the one that applies — this is the schedule it will be based on.
A worked example
Follow the arithmetic by hand. Every line is produced by the engine from the rules above, so the total cannot drift away from the schedule behind it.
Worked example
A commercial tenant improvement whose electrical valuation is $80,000 — the same project whose building valuation is $400,000, each trade billed separately.
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Project valuation | $80,000 |
Example total
$1,061.00
An estimate, not an official fee. It is calculated from the published fee schedule as it applied on 2026-09-28. The permit office’s own calculation is the one that applies, and your project may fall under rules this schedule does not describe.
Fee schedule as of 2026-09-28Rules applied 1Rules considered 4
| Component | How it is calculated | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Electrical permit — $50,001 to $200,000: $686.00 plus $12.50 per $1,000 or fraction above $50,000Permit feeThe sheet\'s "$686.00 for the first $50,000 plus $12.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $200,000." $686.00 at $50,000 inside the table, and $686.00 as the base here — the ladder chains.Show the working
| $686.00 + $12.50 per $1,000 of project valuation above $50,000, or fraction thereof, in $1,000 steps | $1,061.00 |
| Total | $1,061.00 |
Fees that do not apply here
Listed so you can see what was considered and left out, rather than wondering whether something is missing. A rule can also be left out because it is not published for this permit at all, and that is stated where it matters.
- Electrical permit — $1,000,001 and over: $9,201.00 plus $3.60 per $1,000 or fraction above $1,000,000 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Electrical permit — $200,001 to $1,000,000: $2,561.00 plus $8.30 per $1,000 or fraction above $200,000 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Electrical permit — $1 to $50,000: flat table $48.00 to $686.00 (50 brackets) — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Assumptions
- Calculated from 1 fee rule in effect on 2026-09-28.
- Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent, once, at the end of each component.
$80,000 falls in the $50,001–$200,000 band: $686.00 for the first $50,000 plus $12.50 per $1,000 or fraction above it. $30,000 above $50,000 is 30 × $1,000, so $686.00 + $375.00 = $1,061.00. The $400,000 building permit is $4,221.00 (the band above), but the electrical permit is $1,061.00 — trade-by-trade, not project-at-once.
$2,000 of electrical valuation pays $86.00 (the $501–2,000 flat row); $2,001 pays $98.50 (the next table row); $50,100 pays $686.00 + $12.50 = $698.50 (the table-plus-band seam, where the table and the band agree at $686.00).
What is different in Kansas City
Electrical reads the same four-rule ladder the building permit does, because the sheet that prices Kansas City says so in its header — trade valuations are supplied separately and the permit fee is calculated separately for each building and each trade. The amount for $2,000 of electrical valuation is $86.00 (the $501–2,000 row); for $2,001 it is $98.50 (the next row); for $75,100 it is $686.00 + 26 × $12.50 = $1,011.00; for $400,000 it is $4,221.00; for $2,000,000 it is $12,801.00 — each reproducing the commercial ladder at the electrical valuation.
The credited-prepayment rule and its five ancillaries are the same five lines. Electrical shares them: changes $50, partial-minimum $77, supplemental $50, resubmittal one-eighth capped at $272, express $69. No residential one- or two-family electrical ladder is modelled here for the same reason no such building ladder is — no readable sheet for that class from this sandbox.
What this figure does not include
Impact fees, utility connections and other departments’ permits are the usual omissions, and in some jurisdictions they are larger than the permit fee itself.
Not included in these figures
This is the electrical permit fee read from the commercial schedule. It excludes the residential one- and two-family electrical ladder (none readable), the credited plan-review half-fee, and the five ancillaries ($50 / $77 / $50 / $272 / $69) beyond naming them.
Common questions
How much is an electrical permit in Kansas City?
The same ladder read against the electrical valuation: $1–500 $48, $501–2,000 $86 … $49,001–50,000 $686.00 as a flat table; $50,001–$200,000 at $686 + $12.50; $200,001–$1,000,000 at $2,561 + $8.30; $1,000,001+ at $9,201 + $3.60 per $1,000 or fraction. $80,000 of electrical valuation is $1,061.00.
Is electrical priced separately from the building permit?
Yes — the sheet's own instruction: 'At the time of building permit application, separate construction valuation shall be provided for each trade of work involved in the project.' A $400,000 building valuation and an $80,000 electrical valuation are two filings on the same ladder at two valuations.
Does electrical plan review add a fee?
The schedule's plan-review block is trade-neutral: one-half of the permit cost paid at submission, credited at issuance. It is the credited prepayment, not a second electrical fee — the same block that governs the building permit and the same five ancillaries ($50 / $77 / $50 / $272 / $69) beside it.
What happens below $500 of electrical valuation?
The ladder's first row still answers: $1–500 $48.00. Even $100 of electrical valuation pays $48.00 there. The next row is $501–2,000 $86.00 — two rows, no $0 band.
Source and verification
The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.
- Fee schedule (PDF)CityPrimary source
Read 2026-09-26 as a 68,049-byte PDF (SHA-256 350051f8f1b081bee9e716bc60050284123aa280c07d2068edb6b7b59b8bda84, HTTP 200) with pymupdf text extraction; printed 05/01/2012 from Ord #080766 eff. 05/01/2012. One page carries the whole commercial ladder: $1–$50,000 flat table ($48.00–$686.00 in 50 brackets), $50,001–$200,000 at $686.00 + $12.50 per $1,000 or fraction, $200,001–$1,000,000 at $2,561.00 + $8.30, and $1,000,001+ at $9,201.00 + $3.60 — each band chaining to the one below. The same page states the credited plan-review share (one-half), the $50 changes / $77 partial-minimum / $50 supplemental / 1/8 capped at $272 resubmittal / $69 express flats, and the per-trade-per-building instruction.
Verification
Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.