Bathroom remodels range from a few thousand dollars for a powder room refresh to $40,000+ for a luxury master bath. Use this free bathroom remodel cost calculator to estimate your total project cost based on bathroom type, scope, vanity, shower/tub, and tilework. Adjusted for your region and updated for 2026 pricing.
Plumbing changes, tilework, and the shower/tub choice are the biggest cost drivers. Moving plumbing fixtures (toilet, sink, shower drain) can add $1,000–$3,000 alone. Tilework is labor-intensive — a fully tiled master bath can run $4,000–$8,000 just in tile and installation. Standard tub/shower replacements are far cheaper than custom walk-in tile showers.
This bathroom remodel calculator adds up the major line items individually rather than using a single per-square-foot rate, because bathrooms vary so much by fixture choice. It starts with your bathroom type, which sets a size and a multiplier — a half bath at about 0.5×, a full bath at 1.0×, and a master at 1.6×. To that it adds your chosen vanity (basic around $600, mid about $1,700, custom roughly $4,200), shower or tub (refinish near $600, standard replacement about $1,800, a tiled walk-in around $5,500, a freestanding tub near $5,000), and tile work (partial around $2,200, full floor-to-ceiling about $5,800). Labor is keyed to scope — cosmetic, mid-range, or full gut — and a misc bucket covers permits, lighting, and ventilation. Everything is scaled by your region, from roughly 0.92× in the Southeast to 1.22× on the West Coast.
Consider a mid-range full bathroom in the Midwest with a mid-grade vanity, a standard tub/shower replacement, and partial tile. The vanity runs about $1,700, the tub/shower about $1,800, partial tile roughly $2,200, plumbing fixtures around $500, mid-range labor about $5,200, and permits and ventilation near $2,400. That subtotal of roughly $13,800 is scaled by the Midwest factor (0.95) to about $13,100 all-in, or roughly $238 per square foot for a 55-square-foot room. Upgrade to a tiled walk-in shower and full tile, and the same bathroom pushes toward $20,000 — the shower and tile choices are doing most of the work.
A cosmetic refresh of a half bath or powder room — new paint, a vanity, a toilet, a faucet, and lighting — often lands in the $3,000 to $7,000 range. A mid-range full-bath update with a new tub or shower, vanity, and partial tile typically runs $10,000 to $18,000. Costs climb quickly once you move plumbing or fully tile the space.
Relocating a toilet, sink, or shower drain means opening walls or floors, rerouting supply and drain lines, re-venting, and passing a rough-in inspection before anything gets closed back up. That coordination between plumber, carpenter, and inspector commonly adds $1,000 to $3,000. Keeping fixtures in their existing locations is the single easiest way to control cost.
A custom tiled walk-in shower looks high-end and lets you size the space to your room, but it costs several times more than a one- or three-piece prefab acrylic unit because of waterproofing, the mortar bed or pan, and the labor-intensive tile setting. Prefab units install fast and rarely leak; tile showers offer design freedom at a real price premium.
A cosmetic update might take a few days to a week. A mid-range remodel usually runs two to three weeks, and a full gut with new plumbing, tile, and fixtures often takes three to five weeks once you account for inspections and tile and grout cure times. Custom orders and special-order vanities can extend the timeline.
A note from me: Bathrooms hide the most surprises behind the walls — old galvanized pipe, rotted subfloor, no exhaust fan. Treat this estimate as a planning range, not a contractor quote, and build in a 10 to 15 percent contingency. — Lisa Tran