Seattle
Public Health – Seattle & King County, Food & Facilities Program
In short
Public Health – Seattle & King County, Food & Facilities Program issues 2 permits we publish for Seattle, last verified 2026-09-05. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Establishment Permit | Public Health – Seattle & King County, Food & Facilities Program | Annual, priced by seating and a three-level risk category at once, 2026 schedule: General Food Service 0–12 seats — $441 (Risk 1), $693 (Risk 2), $945 (Risk 3); 13–50 seats — $441/$756/$1,008; 51–150 seats — $441/$756/$1,134; 151–250 seats — $441/$882/$1,260; over 250 seats — $441/$945/$1,386. A bakery with no seating is $567–$945, a caterer $567–$945. | annual, April 1 – March 31, prorated by quarter for a mid-year start | 2026-09-05 |
| Food Worker Card | Public Health – Seattle & King County, Food & Facilities Program | $10 first card, valid 2 years; a renewal card is valid 3 years | 2 years initially, 3 years on renewal | 2026-09-05 |
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
Food Establishment Permit
Seattle itself runs no food permitting program — Public Health – Seattle & King County, a joint city-county department, is the sole authority, confirmed directly against its own current fee PDF. Plan review is separate: a new-construction facility pays a 4-hour base fee of $1,008 plus $252/hour beyond that; a remodel pays a 3-hour base of $756. A mobile food unit is priced on its own schedule instead, $630–$1,260 depending on risk.
Food Worker Card
A statewide Washington requirement, not Seattle-specific — every food worker in the state needs one, confirmed directly against the state Department of Health's own page. Public Health – Seattle & King County's own fee schedule lists the identical $10 figure under its own "Food and Beverage Worker's License" line, so the two sources corroborate each other.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle
- Phone
- 206-263-9566
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.
- Public Health — Seattle and King County, food and facilities programme fees 2026Public Health — Seattle and King County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Washington State Department of Health — Food Worker Card, Chapter 246-217 WACWashington State Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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