One license per location, issued after the Board’s inspection and before the salon opens; a nail salon or esthetics studio is a limited practice salon under the same fee. Every operator holds their own license and the salon posts them.
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 Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology.
Sources and dates
49 Pa. Code section 7.2 (fees, as amended July 2024); State Board of Cosmetology salon license pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
Yes. One license per location, issued after the Board’s inspection and before the salon opens; a nail salon or esthetics studio is a limited practice salon under the same fee.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
Yes. One license per location, issued after the Board’s inspection and before the salon opens; a nail salon or esthetics studio is a limited practice salon under the same fee.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology.
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.
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