What are the license fees to open a med spa, state by state
The same question, answered for 51 states from each state’s own law. States disagree on this, which is the point — an answer that is right in one is wrong next door. Each entry links to its own statute or board rule and dated source check. Latest individual source check: Sep 28, 2026.
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| State | What its rule says | Cited to |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | The cited rules do not settle this — they fix only Cosmetology Board fees ($200 new shop, $150 shop renewal; $50 original practitioner license, $100 renewal) and separately require physicians doing laser/light procedures to register annually, at no stated fee. | Ala. Admin. Code r. 250-X-2-.01 (what it costs to open — the Board’s own fee schedule, in dollars) Sep 6, 2026 |
| Alaska | The cited rules do not settle full startup cost — they fix only the esthetics licensing fees: a $150 nonrefundable application fee, plus $180 for the esthetician license and $260 for the shop owner license for the initial biennial period. | 12 AAC 02.140(a)(1)(A) (what it costs to open — the nonrefundable application fee) Sep 6, 2026 |
| Arizona | The cited rules do not settle total cost — they cap only licensing fees: $250 establishment license application (also for change of ownership), $100 establishment renewal, $100 initial personal license, and $150 after a change of location. | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 32-507(A)(1), (3), (6), (8), (9) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Arkansas | The cited rules do not settle total startup cost — they only set cosmetology fees: $100 one-time for a new establishment or mobile salon, $50 annual renewal, $50 relocation, and $50 biennially per aesthetics or cosmetology license. | 17 CAR § 54-401(b) (Fees for cosmetology) Sep 7, 2026 |
| California | The cited rules do not settle total cost — there is no med-spa license to buy, and the only fees given are board fees: an establishment license at $50 initial and $40 renewal ($100 for a mobile unit), and an esthetician at $75 exam, $40 initial, $50 renewal. | Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16, § 998(c), (g), (h) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Colorado | No set figure — Colorado's Medical Practice Act creates no med spa facility license, registration or permit fee, and the license fees the state does charge are re-set each budget year to approximate the regulator's costs. | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-105(1), (2)(a), (2)(b)(I) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Connecticut | The cited rules do not settle this — they set no med spa facility license or fee; the only fees given are the $100 initial esthetician license application and $100 for the hairdresser and cosmetician exam or renewal. | Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-265b(a)-(b) (License or permit as an esthetician — fee) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Delaware | The cited rules do not settle a dollar amount — Delaware sets each fee by cost recovery, with a separate charge per service and no combined application fee, recomputed each licensure biennium, so read the current figure from the Division. | 24 Del. C. § 5110 (what it costs to open — Delaware sets fees by COST RECOVERY, not by a schedule) Sep 6, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | The cited rules do not settle this — they only fix Barber and Cosmetology Board fees ($65 application, $110 per license up to two years, including shop/salon owner, $50 late renewal); the salon license fee itself is set by the DLCP Director. | 17 DCMR § 3500.1 (Licensing Fees — Cosmetologists; Barbers) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Florida | The cited rules do not settle this — they price no startup or licensing cost for a med spa; the one fee named is the dispensing-practitioner registration, up to $100 at registration and each renewal, if you dispense drugs for any fee, direct or indirect. | Fla. Stat. § 465.0276(2)(a) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Georgia | The cited rules do not settle this — they give no dollar figures; renewal and reinstatement fees sit on a Board fee schedule available from the Board office and website, and the Board may add a paper-application processing fee and a late renewal fee. | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-1-.03(1), (2) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Hawaii | The cited rules do not settle this — Hawaii issues no med spa license, and the fee rule fixes only individual application fees, such as $50 for a beauty shop and $20 per operator or apprentice; no overall startup or facility cost is set. | Haw. Admin. R. § 16-53-14(1) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Idaho | The cited rules do not settle total startup cost — they fix only the cosmetology board's fee ceilings: up to $25 for an establishment or facility license and up to $30 for an individual original license, each non-refundable. No medical-side fees are given. | IDAPA 24.28.01.400 (Rules of the Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board — Fees, stated as ceilings) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Illinois | The cited rules do not settle this — they only price salon and individual cosmetology registration ($40 salon, $20 per year renewal; $30 license, $25 per year), and a salon registration cannot be used to operate a med spa. No med spa fee schedule is given. | 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1175.100(a), (c) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Indiana | The cited rules do not settle this — they fix only the cosmetology board's fees ($40 each for an esthetician, esthetic salon or mobile salon; $200 for a tanning facility), not the fee for the med spa registration required from January 1, 2027. | 820 IAC 7-1-1 Sep 2, 2026 |
| Iowa | The cited rules do not settle total cost — they set only barbering/cosmetology fees: $60 per individual license and $60 biennial renewal, plus $80 per establishment license and $80 biennial renewal. No med spa-specific fee is given. | Iowa Admin. Code 481—507.5(1)-(2) (Barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences license fees) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Kansas | The cited rules do not settle this — they set no dollar figures; they establish only that esthetician and cosmetology licenses must be renewed biennially with a nonrefundable renewal fee whose amount the board sets by regulation, not by statute. | Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-1904(a) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Kentucky | Not directly — the only prices the cited rules fix are the esthetic salon license at $100 initial and $200 renewal, plus $50 per esthetician initial and $100 renewal; no other startup cost is set. | 201 KAR 12:260 Section 1 (the esthetic salon fee a new studio actually pays) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Louisiana | The cited rules do not settle this — they set only Cosmetology Board fees: $55 salon or mobile salon certificate, $50 initial inspection, $50 booth/special permit, $35 per cosmetologist or esthetician. No med spa or medical-side fees are given. | La. Rev. Stat. §37:599(A)(2) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Maine | The cited rules do not settle total cost — they only cap each barbering and cosmetology fee at $100 (a school is $500), with actual amounts set by rule below that ceiling, and require a separate level 1 or level 2 establishment license for each location. | 32 M.R.S. § 14238 (what it costs to open — a statutory CEILING of $100 for anything but a school) Sep 6, 2026 |
| Maryland | The cited rules do not settle total startup cost — the only published amounts are Board of Cosmetologists fees: $225 for a limited- or full-service shop license ($56 to renew) and $28 each for a cosmetologist or limited esthetician license. | Maryland Board of Cosmetologists — Forms and Fees (published schedule under Bus. Occ. & Prof. §5-208(c)) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | The cited rules do not settle this — the board's licensing section fixes no fee amount; its license and renewal fees are set by the secretary of administration and finance, and Chapter 112 has no med spa facility license to buy. | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 87CC Sep 2, 2026 |
| Michigan | The cited rules do not settle total cost — Michigan issues no med spa license; the fees set are a cosmetology establishment at $25 to apply plus $25/year and an esthetician at $15 plus $24/year through Sept 30, 2027 (then $10 and $12). | Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.2225(a), (c) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Minnesota | The cited rules give only cosmetology fees: $350 initial salon license ($250 plus $100 application fee) and $195 per initial practitioner, manager, or instructor; renewals $225 and $115. Medical-side licensing is not in this schedule. | Minn. Stat. § 155A.25, subd. 1a(b) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Mississippi | No single med spa fee — Mississippi issues no med-spa-specific license, so you pay per license: esthetician $50, salon application plus initial inspection $85 (renewal $60), and physician or PA initial licensure $550 with $300 annual physician renewal. | Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 2101, Rule 5.20 Sep 8, 2026 |
| Missouri | The cited rules don't settle total cost — they price only the cosmetology establishment license: $100 for up to three operators, $75 renewal, $105 reinstatement, plus a $100 delinquent fee if you open before registering. | 20 CSR 2085-3.010(2)(C) (what it costs to open — the cosmetology establishment license, in dollars) Sep 6, 2026 |
| Montana | No single med spa fee — Montana licenses no such facility, so the premises is licensed as a salon or shop at $125, plus a $150 shop inspection and $100 for each esthetics license; physician and physician assistant licenses are $375 each. | Mont. Admin. R. 24.121.401(1)-(8) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Nebraska | The cited rules do not settle the full cost — they set only credentialing fees: an esthetics salon pays $150 to open and $150 per biennial renewal ($50 re-inspection if required), and each esthetician $95 then $118; no fee is given for the medical side. | Neb. Admin. Code tit. 172, ch. 2, § 002 (the fee schedule a new esthetics salon actually pays) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Nevada | The cited rules do not settle total cost. If cosmetology occupations are practiced there, the establishment license is $200 (2 yrs) or $400 (4 yrs) plus $15 opening inspection ($25 re-inspection); practitioner licenses run $50–$200. | Nev. Rev. Stat. §644A.600(3)-(4) Sep 7, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | The cited rules do not settle total cost — they set only the barbering, cosmetology and esthetics board fees: $55 for a two-year esthetician license, $110 for a shop license, $346 for a school, plus $170 tanning facility registration. | N.H. Code Admin. R. Plc 1002.07 and Table 1002.7 (Application Processing and Licensing Fees — Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics) Sep 7, 2026 |
| New Jersey | The cited rules do not settle total startup cost — they price only the cosmetology shop license: $150 application (includes inspection), $200 initial license ($100 if paid in the second year of the renewal cycle), $200 biennial renewal, $90 individual renewal. | N.J.A.C. 13:28-5.1(a) Sep 2, 2026 |
| New Mexico | The cited rules do not settle total cost — the only price they set is the board's establishment license: $200 original and $50 renewal (a school license is $500). No other opening fee or med spa startup cost appears in them. | 16.34.14.8 NMAC (the establishment fee a new studio actually pays) Sep 7, 2026 |
| New York | The cited rules do not settle this — they fix only cosmetology-side fees: $60 initial and $60 renewal for an appearance enhancement business license, $40 initial and renewal per esthetics or cosmetology practitioner; nothing prices the medical side. | N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 409(1), (2) Sep 2, 2026 |
| North Carolina | The cited rules do not settle this — they set only Cosmetic Art Board fees: $25 to inspect a newly established shop, $15 reciprocity, $10 per year esthetician, $39 every 3 years cosmetologist, plus the actual exam cost, which the statute leaves unfixed. | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-20(a), (b), (c) Sep 2, 2026 |
| North Dakota | Not a fixed price — the statute only caps fees: an establishment license up to $150 to open and $100 a year to renew, plus up to $50 for an esthetician or advanced esthetician license; the board sets the actual amounts below those ceilings. | N.D. Cent. Code § 43-11-28(2) (what it costs to open — statutory MAXIMUM fees, not set prices) Sep 6, 2026 |
| Ohio | The cited rules do not settle a total cost — Ohio has no med-spa license; cosmetology fee ceilings are up to $100 for a new salon license or change of ownership, $90 renewal, $75 license by examination, $40 to apply to test. | Ohio Rev. Code § 4713.10(A)(2), (5), (9), (10) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | The cited rules do not settle the full cost — they fix the Cosmetology and Barbering Board fees: $120 biennially for a Cosmetic Studio or cosmetology establishment license ($90 on renewal), plus $80 biennially per Facial/Esthetics operator, billed separately. | Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 199.14(A) (the fee schedule a new med spa actually pays) Sep 6, 2026 |
| Oregon | The cited rules do not settle total startup cost — they set only the state licensing fees: a facility license at $140 to apply plus $155 for the first year, and a practitioner certificate at $30 per field of practice plus $35 for two years. | Or. Admin. R. 817-040-0003(2)(a), (c) (Fees) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | The cited rules do not settle total startup cost — they set only state fees: esthetician $26 initial and $97 biennial renewal, cosmetology or limited practice salon $142 initial and $144 renewal, plus $105 for a salon change requiring inspection. | 49 Pa. Code § 7.2(a), (b), (c) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | The cited rules do not settle total cost — they set only Department of Health fees for a barber/hairdresser-type shop license: $170 initial and $170 renewal, plus $25 per license application or renewal. No medical-side or med spa fees are listed. | R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-54 (Fees payable to the department of health — barbers/hairdressers, shop license) Sep 7, 2026 |
| South Carolina | The cited rules do not settle total cost — they give only the Board of Cosmetology fee schedule: $100 initial salon or booth-renter registration (inspection required) and $72 renewal, plus per esthetician $45 exam, $60 endorsement, $52 renewal. | South Carolina Board of Cosmetology — Fees (LLR published schedule) Sep 7, 2026 |
| South Dakota | Seventy-five dollars for the salon or booth license, fifty-five to renew — plus the practitioner's own $120 exam and initial license fee ($45 renewal), and an optional $75 pre-opening inspection; the cited rules cover only these cosmetology fees. | S.D. Admin. R. 20:42:03:03(12)-(13) (what it costs to open — the salon license, in the Commission’s own rule) Sep 6, 2026 |
| Tennessee | The cited rules do not settle this — they require registration with the Board of Medical Examiners before opening and a non-refundable Medical Spa Registration Fee, paid again on re-application every 12 months, but they name no dollar amount. | Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.24(1) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Texas | The cited rules don't settle a total cost — they set only TDLR license fees: $78 for a full-service, specialty or mobile establishment, $70 for a mini-establishment, and $50 per practitioner ($75 late), with establishment licenses valid two years. | TDLR Barbering and Cosmetology — Fee Changes Effective 09/01/2023 (accessed 2 September 2026) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Utah | The cited rules do not settle this — they set only DOPL license fees (esthetician $60 initial/$52 renewal, master esthetician $85/$68, esthetician school $110/$110), not any med spa facility license, entity, or build-out cost. | Utah DOPL Fee Schedule — Esthetician; Master Esthetician; Cosmetology (published schedule) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vermont | The cited rules do not settle a total cost — they set only state fees: $355 to apply for a barbering/cosmetology shop license, $120 for an esthetician, $115 for most other OPR applications, plus biennial renewals of $285 (shop) and $155 (esthetician). | Vt. Stat. tit. 3, §125(b)(2)(A), (L) (Office of Professional Regulation — fees) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Virginia | The cited rules do not settle total cost — they set only esthetics fees: spa premises license $220 application, $220 renewal, $440 reinstatement; each esthetician $120/$120/$240, all nonrefundable. Virginia issues no med spa license itself. | 18VAC41-70-120 Sep 2, 2026 |
| Washington | The cited rules do not settle total startup cost — they publish only licensing fees: esthetician or master esthetics $35 new, $60 reciprocity, $66 renewal; salon/shop premises $121 new or renewal; late renewal roughly doubles. There is no med-spa license fee. | Washington State Department of Licensing — Fees: Cosmetologists (accessed 2 September 2026) Sep 2, 2026 |
| West Virginia | The cited rules do not settle full cost — they price only the salon side: a $50 opening inspection, a $40 initial aesthetic salon license, $40 annual renewal, and $35 per practitioner license. No fee for the medical side is set here. | W. Va. Code R. § 3-6-1.1, § 3-6-2.13, .15-.16 (Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists — Schedule of Fees, eff. May 22, 2025) Sep 7, 2026 |
| Wisconsin | The cited rules do not settle total startup cost — Wisconsin issues no med spa license, and the only fees given are $11 to apply and $11 to renew ($36 if late) for an aesthetician, an aesthetics establishment and an aesthetics school, due 3/31 of odd years. | Wisconsin DSPS — Credential Fees and Renewal Dates, Business & Health Credential Fees and Renewal Dates (accessed 28 September 2026) Sep 28, 2026 |
| Wyoming | The cited rules do not settle total cost — they set only Board of Cosmetology fees: $225 salon application, $75/year salon license, $48/year per esthetician or other personal license, and $50 practical exam. No medical-side fees are given. | Wyo. Bd. of Cosmetology Rules ch. 13 § 1(a)-(f) (Fees; ref. 033.0001.13.01182024) Sep 7, 2026 |
Every state, in its own words
Alabama
ALABAMA PUBLISHES ACTUAL AMOUNTS RATHER THAN A CEILING, SO THIS IS THE PRICE AND NOT A CAP. Fees shall be the following: (a) Written Examination or Reexamination $75 (b) Practical Examination or Reexamination $130 (c) Original License $50 (d) Personal Renewal $100 (e) New Shop $200 (f) Shop Renewal $150 Opening a shop costs $200 and renewing it $150, while the individual practitioner pays $50 to be licensed and $100 to renew — premises and practitioner billed separately, as in most states.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 250-X-2-.01 (what it costs to open — the Board’s own fee schedule, in dollars) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The full Alabama answer, with the rest of the section →Alaska
ALASKA PUBLISHES THE COST OF ENTRY AS A FEE RULE, SO THIS IS AN ANSWER RATHER THAN AN ESTIMATE. 12 AAC 02.140. Board of Barbers and Hairdressers. (a) The following fees are established: (1) nonrefundable application fee for (A) initial license, $150 The application fee is charged before any license issues and is not returned if the application fails.
12 AAC 02.140(a)(1)(A) (what it costs to open — the nonrefundable application fee) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The full Alaska answer, with the rest of the section →Arizona
💰 ARIZONA PUBLISHES ONE SCHEDULE AND IT IS ALL CEILINGS: “THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH AND COLLECT FEES NOT TO EXCEED THE FOLLOWING”. For a med spa the operative lines are “APPLICATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE, INCLUDING CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, $250”, “ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE RENEWAL, $100” and “APPLICATION FOR INITIAL PERSONAL LICENSE, A ONETIME FEE OF $100”, with the personal renewal “$100 TO BE PAID ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS”. Note the two traps priced into the list: a CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP costs the full $250, and moving the business is its own charge — “ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE AFTER A CHANGE OF LOCATION, $150”.
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 32-507(A)(1), (3), (6), (8), (9) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Arizona answer, with the rest of the section →Arkansas
All fees are nonrefundable upon submission: New establishment or mobile salon $100 one-time fee Renewal of an establishment or mobile salon $50.00 annually Relocation of establishment $50.00 one-time fee Renewal of a cosmetology, manicure, aesthetics, electrology, or instructor license $50.00 biennially
17 CAR § 54-401(b) (Fees for cosmetology) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Arkansas answer, with the rest of the section →California
💰 CALIFORNIA’S FEE SCHEDULE IS PUBLISHED IN DOLLARS WITHOUT DOLLAR SIGNS, AND THE PREMISES ARE THE CHEAP PART. “The following fees (in dollars) shall be charged by the Board”: for “Estheticians”, “Application and examination fee 75”, “Initial license fee 40”, “License renewal fee 50” and “License renewal delinquency fee 25”; for “Establishments”, “Application and initial license fee 50”, “License renewal fee 40” and “License renewal delinquency fee 20”. A mobile unit costs more than a fixed one — “Initial inspection and license fee 100” — because it is inspected.
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16, § 998(c), (g), (h) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full California answer, with the rest of the section →Colorado
⚠️ COLORADO FIXES NO FEE AMOUNT IN STATUTE — ITS FEES FLOAT TO COVER THE REGULATOR’S COSTS. Section 12-20-105 applies “to all activities of the division and all regulators”, and the mechanism is annual: “The director shall propose, as part of the division’s annual budget request, an adjustment in the amount of each fee that each regulator is authorized by law to collect”, and then “each regulator shall adjust the fees the regulator is authorized by law to collect so that the revenue generated from the fees approximates its direct and indirect costs.” A Colorado operator therefore has no statutory figure to plan against, and the number can move every budget year.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-105(1), (2)(a), (2)(b)(I) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Colorado answer, with the rest of the section →Connecticut
On and after July 1, 2020, except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, no person may practice as an esthetician without obtaining a license or temporary permit from the Department of Public Health under this section or section 20-265f. On and after January 1, 2020, each person seeking an initial license as an esthetician shall apply to the department on a form prescribed by the department, accompanied by an application fee of one hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-265b(a)-(b) (License or permit as an esthetician — fee) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Connecticut answer, with the rest of the section →Delaware
DELAWARE DOES NOT PUBLISH A DOLLAR FIGURE, AND THE HONEST ANSWER IS THE MECHANISM RATHER THAN A NUMBER. The amount to be charged for each fee imposed under this chapter shall approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the expenses of the Board, as well as the proportional expenses incurred by the Division of Professional Regulation in its services on behalf of the Board. There shall be a separate fee charged for each service or activity; but no fee shall be charged for an activity not specified in this chapter. The application fee shall not be combined with any other fee or charge. Fees are recomputed each licensure biennium to match the Board’s costs, so an operator budgeting to open should expect a separate charge per service and should read the current biennium’s figure from the Division rather than from the statute.
24 Del. C. § 5110 (what it costs to open — Delaware sets fees by COST RECOVERY, not by a schedule) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The full Delaware answer, with the rest of the section →District of Columbia
The examination, annual license fees and criminal background check fees for each class of license issued by the Department of Health shall be as follows: COSMETOLOGISTS: Application $65.00; License $110.00 (up to 2 years); Renewal $110.00 (up to 2 years); Renewal (Managers & Instructors) $155.00; Late Renewal Fee $50.00; Reinstated License $110.00 (up to 2 years). BARBERS: Application $65.00; License: (1) Barber $110.00 (up to 2 years) (2) Manager $110.00 (up to 2 years) (3) Instructor $110.00 (up to 2 years) (4) Owner $110.00 (up to 2 years).
17 DCMR § 3500.1 (Licensing Fees — Cosmetologists; Barbers) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full District of Columbia answer, with the rest of the section →Florida
⚠️ AND TAKING ANY MONEY FOR IT TRIGGERS A REGISTRATION MOST PRACTICES DO NOT HOLD. “A practitioner who dispenses medicinal drugs for human consumption FOR FEE OR REMUNERATION OF ANY KIND, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, MUST … REGISTER WITH HER OR HIS PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARD AS A DISPENSING PRACTITIONER and pay A FEE NOT TO EXCEED $100 at the time of such registration and upon each renewal.” “Indirect” reaches a drug bundled into the price of a treatment package.
Fla. Stat. § 465.0276(2)(a) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Florida answer, with the rest of the section →Georgia
⚠️ GEORGIA PUBLISHES NO FEE AMOUNT IN ITS RULES AT ALL, AND SAYS SO EXPRESSLY. “ALL LICENSE/PERMIT FEES FOR RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD PERIODICALLY AS SET FORTH ON A FEE SCHEDULE”, and “THE FEE SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE FROM THE BOARD OFFICE AND AT THE BOARD’S WEBSITE. FEES MAY BE REVIEWED AND CHANGED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.” Unlike Minnesota or Arizona, which fix the numbers in law, a Georgia operator has no published legal figure to plan against — and the rule warns of two surcharges without pricing either: the Board “MAY ASSESS A PAPER APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE THAT IS GREATER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO AN ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FEE”, and “MAY ASSESS A LATE RENEWAL FEE”.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-1-.03(1), (2) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Georgia answer, with the rest of the section →Hawaii
The department’s fee rule sets the license fees for the board of barbering and cosmetology as dollar amounts. Its application fees are listed as Operator or instructor $ 20; Beauty shop $ 50; Beauty school $ 500; Apprentice $ 20.
Haw. Admin. R. § 16-53-14(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Hawaii answer, with the rest of the section →Idaho
400. FEES. All fees are non-refundable. Annual fees ma y be aggregated for biennial licensure. FEE TYPE AMOUNT (Not to Exceed) ANNUAL RENEWALFEE (Not to Exceed) Individual Original License or Certificate $30 $30 Application $30 Instructor License $35 $35 License/Registration $25 $25 School License $360 $100 Apprentice Registration $30 Endorsement License $45 Reinstatement $35 — the establishment, dealer and facility license or registration is the $25 line, and each figure is stated as an amount NOT TO EXCEED.
IDAPA 24.28.01.400 (Rules of the Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board — Fees, stated as ceilings) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Idaho answer, with the rest of the section →Illinois
💰 ILLINOIS IS THE CHEAPEST COSMETOLOGY REGISTRATION IN THIS CORPUS, AND ITS RENEWALS ARE PRICED PER YEAR. “The fee for registration of a barber shop or cosmetology, nail technician, hair braiding or esthetics salon (salon) is $40”, renewal “calculated at $20 per year”, and “The fee for changing the name or address of a registered barber shop or salon is $20.” On the individual side, “The fee for a license is $30” with renewal “calculated at the rate of $25 per year”. Let one lapse and restoration is “$50 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $200.”
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1175.100(a), (c) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Illinois answer, with the rest of the section →Indiana
💰 INDIANA CHARGES ONE PRICE FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING, AND THE EXCEPTIONS ARE THE INTERESTING PART. “The board shall charge and collect the following application/issuance fees for licenses”, and the list is flat: “Cosmetologist: 40”, “Esthetician: 40”, “Esthetic salon: 40”, “Cosmetology salon: 40”, “Mobile salon: 40”. Only two rows break the pattern — “Cosmetology school: 400” and “Tanning facility: 200”. A med spa that adds a tanning bed therefore pays five times what its esthetics license costs.
820 IAC 7-1-1 · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Indiana answer, with the rest of the section →Iowa
Barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences license fees. All fees are nonrefundable. 507.5(1) License fee for license to practice barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, license by endorsement, license by reciprocity, or an instructor’s license is $60. 507.5(2) Biennial license renewal fee for each license for each biennium is $60.
Iowa Admin. Code 481—507.5(1)-(2) (Barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences license fees) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Iowa answer, with the rest of the section →Kansas
Unless revoked for cause, all licenses of cosmetologists, cosmetology technicians, estheticians, electrologists and manicurists issued or renewed by the board shall expire on the expiration dates established by rules and regulations adopted by the board under this section. Each such license shall be renewable on a biennial basis upon the filing of a renewal application prior to the expiration of the license, payment of the nonrefundable license renewal fee established under this section and the filing of a successfully completed written renewal examination prescribed by the board under this subsection.
Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-1904(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Kansas answer, with the rest of the section →Kentucky
KENTUCKY PUBLISHES THE COST OF ENTRY AS A FEE REGULATION, SO THIS IS THE PRICE RATHER THAN AN ESTIMATE. Section 1. The initial license fees shall be as follows: (3) Esthetician - fifty (50) dollars; and Esthetic salon - $100. On renewal the same two are $100 and $200 respectively. The premises and the practitioner are licensed and priced separately, and the schedule states the practitioner fees IN WORDS and the premises fees in digits within the same section.
201 KAR 12:260 Section 1 (the esthetic salon fee a new studio actually pays) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Kentucky answer, with the rest of the section →Louisiana
The following fees shall be assessed by the board for each initial certificate of registration and each annual renewal of such certificate: (a) Cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, teacher/instructor, or manager $35.00 (b) Beauty shop or salon, mobile salon, or home care $55.00 (c) Initial inspection fee for salon, mobile salon, or booth rental $50.00 (d) Booth rental permit, special permit, or temporary permit $50.00
La. Rev. Stat. §37:599(A)(2) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Louisiana answer, with the rest of the section →Maine
MAINE CAPS THE COST OF ENTRY IN STATUTE AND THE CEILING IS LOW. The Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the department may establish by rule fees for purposes authorized under this chapter in amounts that are reasonable and necessary for their respective purposes, except that the fee for licensure of a school may not exceed $500 and the fee for any other purpose may not exceed $100. Every barbering and cosmetology license fee other than a school is capped at $100, with the actual figure set by rule beneath that ceiling — so an operator should treat $100 as the most any single license can cost, not the price.
32 M.R.S. § 14238 (what it costs to open — a statutory CEILING of $100 for anything but a school) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The full Maine answer, with the rest of the section →Maryland
The Board of Cosmetologists’ published schedule: Fees are set by Law and Regulation and are subject to change with public notice given. All fees are nonrefundable. COSMETOLOGIST LICENSE FEE Type of License Cat Original Renew Late SHOP LIMITED SERVICE 01 $225 $ 56 $ 112 after 45 days $225 SHOP FULL SERVICE 02 $225 $ 56 $ 112 after 45 days $225 SENIOR COSMETOLOGIST 04 $ 28 $ 28 $56 COSMETOLOGIST 08 $ 28 $ 28 $56 LIMITED ESTHETICIAN 15 $ 28 $ 28 $56
Maryland Board of Cosmetologists — Forms and Fees (published schedule under Bus. Occ. & Prof. §5-208(c)) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Maryland answer, with the rest of the section →Massachusetts
⚠️ MASSACHUSETTS PUTS ITS LICENSING FEES OUTSIDE THE LICENSING STATUTE ENTIRELY. “The fees for a license issued by the board, or for any renewal thereof, shall be determined by the secretary of administration and finance under section 3B of chapter 7”, and renewal applications must be “accompanied by payment of a renewal fee, as determined by the secretary of administration and finance under said section 3B of said chapter 7.” The licensing chapter fixes no amount, and the cycle itself is administrative too: “The commissioner of occupational licensure shall determine the renewal cycle and renewal period for all licenses issued by the board.”
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 87CC · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Massachusetts answer, with the rest of the section →Michigan
💰 MICHIGAN’S FEES ARE IN A SEPARATE ACT FROM ITS LICENSING RULES, AND THEY ARE CHARGED PER YEAR. The State License Fee Act sets “Fees for a person licensed or seeking licensure as a cosmetologist, manicurist, natural hair culturist, esthetician, electrologist, or instructor or a person licensed or seeking licensure to operate a cosmetology establishment or school of cosmetology”. Under “Application processing fees” a cosmetology establishment is 25.00 and an esthetician 15.00 through September 30, 2027 (falling to 10.00 after). Under “License fees, per year” an establishment is 25.00 and an esthetician 24.00 through the same date (falling to 12.00). ⚠️ NOTE THE SCHEDULED STEP-DOWN — the statute already carries the post-2027 numbers, so a figure quoted today has an expiry date written into it.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.2225(a), (c) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Michigan answer, with the rest of the section →Minnesota
💰 MINNESOTA PUBLISHES THE ACTUAL NUMBERS, AND THEY RUN ON A THREE-YEAR CYCLE. The statutory schedule sets “$350 INITIAL SALON LICENSE, DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: (I) $250 FOR EACH INITIAL LICENSE; AND (II) $100 FOR EACH INITIAL LICENSE APPLICATION FEE” and “$195 INITIAL PRACTITIONER, MANAGER, OR INSTRUCTOR LICENSE”, with renewals at “$225 RENEWAL OF SALON LICENSE” and “$115 RENEWAL OF PRACTITIONER LICENSE”. These are cosmetology licenses — the medical side of a med spa is licensed separately and is not in this schedule.
Minn. Stat. § 155A.25, subd. 1a(b) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Minnesota answer, with the rest of the section →Mississippi
The cosmetology board’s fee rule sets its license fees in dollars: A. Practitioner license/renewal $50.00; G. Salon/barber shop application and initial inspection $85.00; I. Salon/barber shop renewal $60.00.
Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 2101, Rule 5.20 · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Mississippi answer, with the rest of the section →Missouri
MISSOURI PUBLISHES THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS IN THE BOARD’S FEE RULE, SO THIS IS A PRICE AND NOT A CEILING. (C) Cosmetology Establishments (up to and including three (3) operators) 1. Application/License (Full Service and Rental Station) $100 Opening a cosmetology establishment of up to three operators costs $100, with renewal at $75 and reinstatement at $105. Note the bracket: the $100 figure is scoped to establishments of three operators or fewer.
20 CSR 2085-3.010(2)(C) (what it costs to open — the cosmetology establishment license, in dollars) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The full Missouri answer, with the rest of the section →Montana
The Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists sets its license fees in a rule, in dollars. (1) Original and renewal license to practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, and manicuring $100. (2) Original and renewal teacher license $115. (3) Original and renewal school license $220. (4) Additional courses within a cosmetology school $70. (5) School/course inspection $200. (6) Original and renewal salon or shop license $125. (7) Salon or shop inspection $150. (8) Original and renewal booth rental license $95.
Mont. Admin. R. 24.121.401(1)-(8) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Montana answer, with the rest of the section →Nebraska
NEBRASKA SETS THE COST OF ENTRY BY RULE, NOT BY STATUTE, SO THIS IS THE PRICE AND § 38-155 IS ONLY THE AUTHORITY. 001. SCOPE AND AUTHORITY . These regulations establish fees related to the credentialing of individuals and businesses under the Uniform Credentialing Act (UCA), Nebraska Revised Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§ 38-101 to 38-1,142. 002. CREDENTIALING FEES . Credentials are renewed biennially unless otherwise noted. The schedule sets Esthetics Salon $150 $150 $50 for re-inspection if required, and Esthetician $95 $118. The premises and the practitioner are licensed separately and priced separately: an esthetics salon pays $150 to open and $150 on each biennial renewal, and an esthetician working in it pays $95 then $118.
Neb. Admin. Code tit. 172, ch. 2, § 002 (the fee schedule a new esthetics salon actually pays) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Nebraska answer, with the rest of the section →Nevada
The fee for issuance of a license for a cosmetological establishment is: (a) For 2 years, $200. (b) For 4 years, $400. The fee for the initial inspection is $15. If an additional inspection is necessary, the fee is $25.
Nev. Rev. Stat. §644A.600(3)-(4) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Nevada answer, with the rest of the section →New Hampshire
The application processing and licensing fees found in Table 1002.7, below, shall apply to the professions regulated by the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics under RSA 313-A: Barber, cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, or master barber personal license application processing and licensing: Initial, renewal, or reinstatement after expiration of license 2 years $55; Shop license application processing and licensing: Initial, renewal, or reinstatement after expiration of license 2 years $110; School license application processing and licensing: Initial, renewal, or reinstatement after expiration of license 2 years $346.
N.H. Code Admin. R. Plc 1002.07 and Table 1002.7 (Application Processing and Licensing Fees — Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full New Hampshire answer, with the rest of the section →New Jersey
💰 NEW JERSEY PRORATES THE FIRST LICENSE BY WHERE YOU LAND IN THE RENEWAL CYCLE, WHICH IS UNUSUAL AND WORTH TIMING. “The following fees will be charged by the Board”: “Shop license application fee (includes shop inspection fee) 150.00”, then “Initial license fee (shop) i. If paid during the first year of a renewal cycle 200.00 ii. If paid during the second year of a renewal cycle 100.00”, and “Biennial license renewal (shop) 200.00”. The individual side runs “Biennial license renewal (individual) $ 90.00” with the same first-year / second-year split on the initial fee. Opening in the second year of the cycle halves the initial license fee.
N.J.A.C. 13:28-5.1(a) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
The full New Jersey answer, with the rest of the section →New Mexico
NEW MEXICO PUBLISHES THE COST OF ENTRY AS A FEE RULE, SO THIS IS THE PRICE RATHER THAN AN ESTIMATE. 16.34.14.8 FEES: The board or department, where applicable, may charge the following fees: A. Enterprise or establishment license (original): $200.00 B. Enterprise or establishment license (renewal): $50.00. A School license (original and renewal) is $500.00. Part 14 exists to set fees; the civil penalties in Part 15 are a different instrument and are not what it costs to open.
16.34.14.8 NMAC (the establishment fee a new studio actually pays) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full New Mexico answer, with the rest of the section →New York
💰 NEW YORK’S BUSINESS LICENSE IS CHEAP, AND THE STATUTE SAYS SO IN WORDS. “THE FEE FOR AN APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESS LICENSE SHALL BE SIXTY DOLLARS INITIALLY AND SIXTY DOLLARS FOR EACH RENEWAL THEREOF”, and the individual practitioner license — “NAIL SPECIALTY, WAXING, NATURAL HAIR STYLING, ESTHETICS OR COSMETOLOGY” — is “FORTY DOLLARS INITIALLY AND FOR EACH RENEWAL THEREOF THE FEE SHALL BE FORTY DOLLARS”. These are the cosmetology-side costs only; nothing here licenses the medical services a med spa sells.
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 409(1), (2) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · read at Public.Law — New York Consolidated Laws
The full New York answer, with the rest of the section →North Carolina
💰 NORTH CAROLINA’S COSMETIC ART FEES ARE LOW AND STATUTORY. The Board may charge application fees of “INSPECTION OF A NEWLY ESTABLISHED COSMETIC ART SHOP $25.00” and “RECIPROCITY APPLICANT UNDER G.S. 88B-13 $15.00”, and license fees including “ESTHETICIAN $10.00 PER YEAR” and “COSMETOLOGIST $39.00 EVERY 3 YEARS”. The Board may also charge “THE ACTUAL COST OF PREPARATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GRADING OF EXAMINATIONS … IN ADDITION TO ITS OTHER FEES”, so the examination cost is not fixed by the statute.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-20(a), (b), (c) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full North Carolina answer, with the rest of the section →North Dakota
NORTH DAKOTA CAPS THE COST OF ENTRY IN STATUTE RATHER THAN SETTING IT, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT ANSWER AND HAS TO BE READ AS ONE. Fees to be paid by applicants as required under this chapter may not exceed the following amounts: a. Fees: MAXIMUM FEE: (1) Establishment, original license $150.00 (2) Establishment, annual renewal $100.00 per year These are ceilings the board may not exceed, not the amounts actually charged — the board sets the real figure beneath them by rule, so an operator should treat $150.00 as the most an establishment license can cost, not the price.
N.D. Cent. Code § 43-11-28(2) (what it costs to open — statutory MAXIMUM fees, not set prices) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The full North Dakota answer, with the rest of the section →Ohio
💰 OHIO SETS ITS COSMETOLOGY FEES AS CEILINGS, NOT FIXED PRICES. The board “SHALL CHARGE AND COLLECT THE FOLLOWING NONREFUNDABLE FEES”, each written as a maximum: “FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A NEW SALON LICENSE OR THE CHANGE OF NAME OR OWNERSHIP OF A SALON LICENSE … NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS”; “FOR THE RENEWAL OF A SALON LICENSE … NOT MORE THAN NINETY DOLLARS”; “FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE BY EXAMINATION … NOT MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS”; and “FOR INITIAL APPLICATION TO TAKE AN EXAMINATION … NOT MORE THAN FORTY DOLLARS”. A change of OWNERSHIP is priced the same as a new salon license — buying an existing spa is not the cheaper paperwork it looks like.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4713.10(A)(2), (5), (9), (10) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Ohio answer, with the rest of the section →Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA PUBLISHES THE WHOLE COST OF ENTRY AS A STATUTORY FEE SCHEDULE, SO THIS IS AN ANSWER RATHER THAN AN ESTIMATE. SECTION 199.14 FEES A. The following fees shall be charged by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering: The schedule that follows sets a Cosmetology establishment license at $120.00 biennially and $90.00 on biennial renewal, a Cosmetic Studio license at the same $120.00 and $90.00, and the individual Facial/Esthetics operator license at $80.00 biennially. Premises and practitioner are billed separately, so a single-operator studio pays both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 199.14(A) (the fee schedule a new med spa actually pays) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The full Oklahoma answer, with the rest of the section →Oregon
Fees established by the Office, in consultation with the Board, are as follows: (a) Application: (A) Practitioner certificate: $30 per field of practice. (E) Facility license: $140. (c) Original issuance of authorization to practice: (A) Practitioner certificate: $35 for two years. (E) Facility license: $155 for one year.
Or. Admin. R. 817-040-0003(2)(a), (c) (Fees) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Oregon answer, with the rest of the section →Pennsylvania
💰 PENNSYLVANIA’S COSMETOLOGY FEES ARE PUBLISHED AS A TWO-COLUMN TABLE — “EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5, 2022” and “EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024” — so the second figure in each row is the one now charged. On initial application the rows read “Esthetician $25 $26” and “Cosmetology salon or limited practice salon $135 $142”; on biennial renewal, “Esthetician $82 $97” and “Cosmetology salon or limited practice salon $129 $144”. Changing the salon is charged separately: “Change in cosmetology salon or limited practice salon (inspection required) $100 $105”.
49 Pa. Code § 7.2(a), (b), (c) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
The full Pennsylvania answer, with the rest of the section →Rhode Island
Fees payable to the department shall be as follows: Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(a) Renewal application $25.00; Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-11[c] Application fee $25.00; Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-15 Shop license: initial $170.00 Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-15 Shop license: renewal $170.00.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-54 (Fees payable to the department of health — barbers/hairdressers, shop license) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Rhode Island answer, with the rest of the section →South Carolina
The Board of Cosmetology’s published fee schedule: License Type Examination Endorsement Renewal Reinstatement Registered Cosmetologist $45 $60 $52 $152 Nail Technician $45 $60 $52 $152 Esthetician $45 $60 $52 $152 License Type Initial Application Fee Renewal Fee Reinstatement Fee Salon $100 $72 #122 Booth Renter $100 $72 #122 School $300 $122 $172 Initial applications and reinstatements applications require an inspection.
South Carolina Board of Cosmetology — Fees (LLR published schedule) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full South Carolina answer, with the rest of the section →South Dakota
SOUTH DAKOTA WRITES ITS FEES IN WORDS RATHER THAN FIGURES, WHICH IS WHY A SEARCH FOR DOLLAR SIGNS FINDS NOTHING AND THE SCHEDULE LOOKS ABSENT. (12) Salon or booth initial license fee, seventy-five dollars ; (13) Salon or booth license renewal fee, fifty-five dollars Opening a salon or booth costs seventy-five dollars and renewing it fifty-five — the premises charge, separate from the practitioner’s own license.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:42:03:03(12)-(13) (what it costs to open — the salon license, in the Commission’s own rule) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The full South Dakota answer, with the rest of the section →Tennessee
Any medical spa offering cosmetic medical services in Tennessee MUST REGISTER with the Board of Medical Examiners, before operation or within sixty calendar days of the rule taking effect. Registration is by application to Board staff with a non-refundable Medical Spa Registration Fee.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.24(1) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Tennessee answer, with the rest of the section →Texas
💰 TEXAS PRICES THE PREMISES BY TYPE, AND LATE RENEWAL IS THE EXPENSIVE PART. TDLR publishes “Initial Application Fees” of “$50 for Practitioners (Class A Barbers, Cosmetology Operators & Specialty license holders)”, “$70 for Mini-Establishments” and “$78 for Barbering & Cosmetology (“Full-Service”) Establishment, Mobile & Specialty Establishments”. Practitioner renewal runs “$50 for On-time Renewals”, “$75 for Late Renewals (expired less than 18 months)”.
TDLR Barbering and Cosmetology — Fee Changes Effective 09/01/2023 (accessed 2 September 2026) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Texas answer, with the rest of the section →Utah
The Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing’s fee schedule (initial application, then renewal): Esthetician N/A $60.00 $52.00 Esthetician Esthetician Apprentice $20.00 $20.00 Esthetician Esthetician Instructor $60.00 N/A Esthetician Esthetician School $110.00 $110.00 Esthetician Basic Esthetics Permit $60.00 $52.00 Esthetician Master Esthetician $85.00 $68.00; Cosmetology N/A $60.00 $52.00
Utah DOPL Fee Schedule — Esthetician; Master Esthetician; Cosmetology (published schedule) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Utah answer, with the rest of the section →Vermont
Unless otherwise provided by law, the following fees shall apply to all professions regulated by the Director in consultation with advisor appointees under Title 26: Application for licensure or certification, $115.00, except application for: (A) Barbering or cosmetology schools and shops, $355.00. (L) Barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians, $120.00.
Vt. Stat. tit. 3, §125(b)(2)(A), (L) (Office of Professional Regulation — fees) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full Vermont answer, with the rest of the section →Virginia
💰 VIRGINIA’S ESTHETICS FEES ARE FLAT, NONREFUNDABLE, AND DOUBLE IF YOU LET THE LICENSE LAPSE. “All fees are nonrefundable and will not be prorated.” For “Individuals”, Application $120, Renewal $120, and Reinstatement $240 — the schedule spells out that this “includes $120 renewal fee and $120 reinstatement fee”. For “Spas” the premises license is Application $220, Renewal $220, Reinstatement $440. Letting either lapse costs exactly twice the renewal, which is the cheapest avoidable expense in this corpus.
18VAC41-70-120 · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Virginia answer, with the rest of the section →Washington
💰 WASHINGTON’S LICENSING AGENCY PUBLISHES ITS FEES AS A TABLE, AND THE PREMISES COST MORE THAN THE PERSON. Under “Professional license fees” the columns are Get a license / Reciprocity / Renew / Late renewal, and the rows read “Esthetician $35 $60 $66 $131” and “Master esthetics $35 $60 $66 $131” — identical for both tiers. The premises row is “Salon/Shop $121 N/A $121 $181”, with “Personal Service $121 N/A $121 $181” for work done at a client’s location. Late renewal roughly doubles each figure.
Washington State Department of Licensing — Fees: Cosmetologists (accessed 2 September 2026) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Washington answer, with the rest of the section →West Virginia
This legislative rule establishes the various fees that are to be submitted to the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists by students, instructors, and owners and operators of schools of barbering and cosmetology and owners of barber, cosmetology, nail technology, hair styling, waxing, and aesthetic salons. 2.13 Salon or school opening inspection fee $50.00; 2.15 Initial license fee for cosmetology, barber, nail technology, hair styling, waxing, and aesthetic salon $40.00 2.16 Annual renewal fee for cosmetology, barber, nail technology, hair styling, waxing, and aesthetic salon $40.00.
W. Va. Code R. § 3-6-1.1, § 3-6-2.13, .15-.16 (Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists — Schedule of Fees, eff. May 22, 2025) · verified Sep 7, 2026
The full West Virginia answer, with the rest of the section →Wisconsin
💰 WISCONSIN’S RENEWAL FEES ARE THE LOWEST IN THIS CORPUS, AND A LATE RENEWAL COSTS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE FEE. The Department’s “Business & Health Credential Fees and Renewal Dates” table has columns “Initial Fee”, “Renewal Fee” and “Renew by Date”, and the rows a med spa needs are identical: “Aesthetician Individual $11 $11 03/31/Odd”, “Aesthetics Establishment Organization $11 $11 03/31/Odd” and “Aesthetics School Organization $11 $11 03/31/Odd”. The page adds that “All Business and Health Credentials incur a $25 late fee if renewed after the expiration date.” Note the common renewal date — every aesthetics credential in the state expires on the same day of the same odd year, so a lapse hits the practitioner and the premises at once.
Wisconsin DSPS — Credential Fees and Renewal Dates, Business & Health Credential Fees and Renewal Dates (accessed 28 September 2026) · verified Sep 28, 2026
The full Wisconsin answer, with the rest of the section →Wyoming
The Board has established the following schedule of non-refundable fees: (a) Hands on practical examination fee $50.00 (b) Personal license fee to include: Cosmetologist, Nail Technician, Esthetician, Hairstylist, and Instructors $ 48.00 per year (c) Independent contractor license $ 75.00 per year (d) Salon license $ 75.00 per year (e) Salon application fee $225.00 (f) Salon relocation fee $225.00
Wyo. Bd. of Cosmetology Rules ch. 13 § 1(a)-(f) (Fees; ref. 033.0001.13.01182024) · verified Sep 7, 2026
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