New York — statewide
New York State Department of Labor
In short
New York State Department of Labor issues 1 permit we publish for New York — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor Licensing — Local Home Improvement Licenses, No State License (New York) | New York State Department of Labor | No fee | set by the licensing county or city | 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
Contractor Licensing — Local Home Improvement Licenses, No State License (New York)
The Department of State's catalogue of licensed occupations lists thirty-six license types and no general or home improvement contractor license, so there is no state contractor license fee. Home improvement licensing is instead a local matter: the Attorney General's home improvement fact sheet states that 'Home improvement contractors must be licensed in New York City, Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties.' Outside those places, check with the county or city for any local requirement. One state-level credential does exist but is narrower than it looks — the Department of Labor's Contractor and Subcontractor Registry, mandatory since 30 December 2024 for public work and certain covered private projects, at $200 for two years or $100 for a certified minority or woman-owned business. It is a registration for bidding on public work, not permission to trade.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New York — statewide
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
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 York Attorney General — home improvement contractors must be licensed in New York City, Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland countiesOffice of the New York State Attorney General · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New York Department of State — the complete catalogue of licensed occupations, which contains no general or home improvement contractor licenseNew York State Department of State · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
Other New York statewide offices
- New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection
- New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services
- New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions
- New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services
New York jurisdictions
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