Arizona Building Permit Fees by County and City (2026)
Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, and roofing permit fees for 6 covered jurisdictions across 1 county, every figure from the jurisdiction's official fee schedule with a source citation and last-verified date. Pick a county below, or a city inside it.
Permit Fees by County in Arizona
The same jobs, priced by each county's covered jurisdictions from their own fee schedules. Among value-priced schedules, a building permit for a $50,000 remodel runs from $676.00 (Mesa) to $1,406.00 (Phoenix).
| County | Jurisdictions | Unincorporated county ($50k remodel) | All jurisdictions ($50k remodel) | Roofing permit ($20k re-roof) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County | 6 | $1,163.01 | $325.80 to $1,406.00 | $483.45 to $806.00 |
The unincorporated column is the county's own schedule, which applies outside city limits; ranges span every covered jurisdiction in the county. Each figure is that single permit for the stated job, surcharges and minimum fees included, from the sourced schedule; where a schedule prices by area, figures assume a 200 sq ft remodel area or a 2,000 sq ft (20-square) roof. "n/a" means the fee is not documented in our sourced data. Open a county for the per-jurisdiction figures.
In Arizona, permit fees are set locally: each city and town adopts its own fee schedule, and the county's schedule applies in unincorporated areas. There is no statewide fee table, so the same project can be priced very differently across the Valley or from one county to the next.
Most Arizona jurisdictions price building permits from a construction valuation (often taken from ICC building valuation tables or the contract price), with plan review charged as a share of the permit fee, while electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits are priced separately, per fixture, circuit, or unit, or as a flat fee.
How Arizona permit fees work
Arizona cities, towns, and counties adopt their building permit fees by council or board action after public notice, usually inside a consolidated fee schedule that covers every department. Schedules are revised on each jurisdiction's own cycle. The permitting jurisdiction is whoever issues the permit: the city or town inside its limits, and the county in unincorporated areas.
Arizona adds no statewide surcharge to local permit fees, so the total is the jurisdiction's own permit fee plus its plan review, technology, or application charges. Minimum permit fees mean small jobs often cost more than the rate table alone suggests. Every page here cites its official source and shows the date we last verified it.
Covered counties & cities
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All 15 Arizona counties
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