Washington — statewide
Washington State Department of Licensing, Cosmetology Program
In short
Washington State Department of Licensing, Cosmetology Program issues 1 permit we publish for Washington — 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 or Shop Location License | Washington State Department of Licensing, Cosmetology Program | $121 a year, application and renewal alike | 1 year | 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 or Shop Location License
The premises license runs on a different clock from the people in it: $121 every year for the location, against $35 to apply and $66 to renew every two years for a cosmetologist, barber, manicurist or esthetician. Conflating the two is the standard error. A mobile unit and a personal services license cost the same $121; a school is $330. There is no separate booth-rental credential — an operator leasing space must hold both an operator license and a salon license for that specific location — and a business with branches needs a separate license for each. Late renewal adds $60. The license does not transfer, so a change of ownership means a new application.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Washington — statewide
- Phone
- (360) 664-6626
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.
- WAC 308-20-210 — cosmetology location license feesWashington State Department of Licensing · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- WAC 308-20-560 — annual renewal of salon, shop, mobile unit and personal services licensesWashington State Department of Licensing · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
Other Washington statewide offices
- Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division
- Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
- Washington State Department of Health, Food Safety Program
- Washington State Department of Revenue, Business Licensing Service
- Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Washington State Department of Health, Veterinary Board of Governors
- Washington State Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
Washington jurisdictions
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