Minnesota — statewide
Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners
In short
Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners issues 1 permit we publish for Minnesota — statewide, last verified 2026-09-03. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salon License | Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners | $350 initial license for three years — $250 plus a $100 application fee; $225 to renew | 3 years, expiring on the last day of the month of initial licensure | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Salon License
One price covers every salon type — cosmetology, nail, esthetician and advanced practice esthetician all pay the same. Three years makes it good value against the barber shop's annual $85, though the shapes are so different that comparing them is awkward. Expediting an initial license costs a further $300. The penalties are where it bites: fifty dollars for a late renewal, a hundred for failing to display the current license, a hundred and fifty for a reinspection and five hundred if an inspector finds an expired salon operating. The board must decide a complete application within fifteen working days, or five for an expedited or military application.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota — statewide
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- mn.gov/boards/cosmetology/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Minnesota Statutes section 155A.25 — cosmetology fees, including the three-year salon licenseMinnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
Other Minnesota statewide offices
- Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Construction Codes and Licensing Division
- Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services Division
- Minnesota Department of Health, Food, Pools and Lodging Services
- Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners
- Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Minnesota Department of Revenue, Business Registration
Minnesota jurisdictions
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