Who needs a salon license or barbershop license in Massachusetts?
Issued by Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering (Division of Occupational Licensure), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Apply before opening and pass the Board’s inspection; a new address or a new owner needs a new application. A nail salon holds a manicuring salon license and a hair salon a cosmetology salon license; a barbershop is licensed separately. Every practitioner holds their own license. Questions to the Board at 617-701-8792.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering (Division of Occupational Licensure).
Sources and dates
Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering salon and barbershop application pages; Division of Occupational Licensure fee and renewal schedule; 240 CMR 8.04. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Apply before opening and pass the Board’s inspection; a new address or a new owner needs a new application.
Yes. Apply before opening and pass the Board’s inspection; a new address or a new owner needs a new application.
Yes. Apply before opening and pass the Board’s inspection; a new address or a new owner needs a new application.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering (Division of Occupational Licensure).
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
Who needs a salon license or barbershop license in Massachusetts?
