West Virginia — statewide
West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board
In short
West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board issues 1 permit we publish for West Virginia — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. 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 Licenseonly if it applies to you | West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board | $90 a year; a sole-proprietor electrical contractor already licensed by the fire marshal pays $20 | annual | 2026-09-04 |
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 License
A license is required once residential work reaches $5,000 or commercial work reaches $25,000, below which a minor work exemption applies. The annual fee is $90, with one specific carve-out: a sole proprietor operating only as an electrical contractor who already holds a state electrician's license pays just $20, avoiding double-paying for a credential covering the same trade. Renewing late adds a $25 penalty. Beyond the annual fee, the licensing examination itself, administered by a third-party testing vendor, costs roughly $60 per attempt.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- West Virginia — statewide
- Phone
- (304) 356-3928
- Website
- wvclboard.wv.gov
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.
- West Virginia Code of State Rules section 28-2-5 — the $90 annual contractor license feeWest Virginia Contractor Licensing Board · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- West Virginia Code section 30-42-3 — the $5,000 residential and $25,000 commercial contractor licensing thresholdsState of West Virginia · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
Other West Virginia statewide offices
- West Virginia Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division
- West Virginia State Tax Division
- West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
- West Virginia Division of Labor
- West Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
- West Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine
- West Virginia Department of Human Services
- West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office
West Virginia jurisdictions
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