New Jersey — statewide
New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling, Division of Consumer Affairs
In short
New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling, Division of Consumer Affairs issues 1 permit we publish for New Jersey — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Hairstyling Shop License | New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling, Division of Consumer Affairs | $250–$350 initial — $350 in the first year of the biennial cycle, $250 in the second; $200 to renew | biennial — renews in July of even-numbered years | 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
Cosmetology and Hairstyling Shop License
One license covers six shop types — cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, skin care, manicuring and hair braiding — because New Jersey has no separate barber board and no separate barber shop fee. The initial cost depends on where in the two-year cycle you apply: a $150 application fee that includes the inspection, plus $200 in the first year of the cycle or $100 in the second. Renewal is $200. The hard trap is lateness: more than ninety days past expiry the board will not renew at all and the owner must reapply as an initial license, so the $50 reinstatement fee is available only inside that window. The shop must employ a practitioner with three years' experience and occupy at least three hundred and fifty square feet, with a certificate of occupancy, zoning and fire permits attached to the application. The owner need not personally be licensed.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey — statewide
- Phone
- (973) 504-6400
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.
- New Jersey Administrative Code chapter 13:28 — Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling fee schedule (Internet Archive capture of the official document, 20 February 2025; the live file now returns 404)New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling — application to operate a new shopNew Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
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