Wyoming salon licensing

How to get a salon license in Wyoming

To open a salon in Wyoming you need a Salon License for the business, issued by the Wyoming Board of Cosmetology, on top of the license each stylist or technician holds. It costs $300 to the state and is renewed every year for $75. Every fact below is quoted from the state's own pages, read on October 17, 2026.

Licensed by: Wyoming Board of Cosmetology
Business license: Salon License
New salon fee: $300
Renewal: Every year, $75
Inspection before opening: Yes
Owner must hold a license: No
Booth renters need a license: Independent Contractor license
Barbershops: Not stated

Licensed by the Wyoming Board of Cosmetology.How to apply License lookup The state's own words

Step by step

Opening a salon in Wyoming

1
Make sure everyone who will do services is licensed. The salon license covers the business; each stylist, barber, nail technician or esthetician needs a Wyoming license of their own, which you can check in the state's license lookup. The Wyoming cosmetology, barber, nail and esthetician licenses page lists each one's training hours, fees and renewal.
2
Apply for the Salon License with the Wyoming Board of Cosmetology (application), paying $300 to the state. Apply before you open: the business needs its own license to operate.
3
Pass the inspection before you open. the Wyoming Board of Cosmetology inspects a new salon before it may open or before the license is issued, so finish the build-out and set up your sanitation first.
4
If you rent out chairs, check your renters' licenses. In Wyoming a booth renter needs an Independent Contractor license ($75). Put the terms in a booth rental agreement.
5
Put the renewal in your calendar. The salon license is renewed every year for $75.
6
Then the local paperwork (general advice, not from the board). Register the business with the state, get a city or county business license where one is required, and check zoning and the building permits for your build-out with the city before you sign a lease.

These are the license steps. The full opening checklist for Wyoming puts them in order with everything else a new salon needs: registering the business, taxes, insurance, hiring and getting booked before you open. For the inspection itself, the Wyoming salon inspection checklist lists every sanitation rule an inspector checks.

Wyoming's $300 for a new salon is above the middle of the 46 states with a published fee, $123.

Good to know

What else Wyoming asks of a salon

A salon may not operate without a license from the Board of Cosmetology.
The salon application must be received by the Board at least 15 days before the opening date.
Each salon must have at least one shampoo bowl with hot and cold running water (a waiver is available for limited nail and esthetic services).

Sources

What Wyoming's official pages say

Each fact above, in the words of the Wyoming Board of Cosmetology's own pages, rules or statutes, read on October 17, 2026. Fees and rules change: confirm with the board before you apply.

The salon license: “Please refer to the Requirements and Procedures to obtain a Wyoming Salon License”
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Fees for a new salon: “$300.00 Check or Money Order only”
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Other license types: “If you are applying for a license to open in October please send $318.00”
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Renewal: “Renewal Fee: $75.00, due by December 31st”
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“Prorated fees will cover current year and the following year.”
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Inspection: “Salon must have inspection or verbal approval and salon license posted prior to opening.”
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The owner: “f. Proof of Lawful Presence (non-licensed owner only)”
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Booth renters: “If you are working in a salon and paying booth rent (not an employee) you will need to apply for an Independent Contactor license.”
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“August $75.00 February $37.50”
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Who licenses salons: “The Wyoming Board of Cosmetology is a regulatory agency for the Cosmetology profession and its related fields.”
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Also good to know: “corporation may operate a salon without first securing a license from the Board.”
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Also good to know: “shall be received a minimum of fifteen (15) days prior to opening date”
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Also good to know: “(a) One shampoo bowl with hot and cold running water; and”
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Questions

Wyoming salon licenses, answered

How much is a salon license in Wyoming?

A new Salon License costs $300 to the state and is renewed every year for $75. A salon applying in October pays $318 instead, because the fee then also covers the following year. That is the state's fee only: build-out, equipment and opening stock are most of the cost of opening (see what it costs to open a salon).

Do you need a license to own a salon in Wyoming?

No. Wyoming's official pages say the owner does not need a practitioner license of their own, but the business needs a Salon License and everyone who does services needs their own license.

Is a new salon inspected before it opens in Wyoming?

Yes. the Wyoming Board of Cosmetology inspects a new salon before it may open or before the license is issued, so plan the inspection into your opening date.

Do booth renters need their own license in Wyoming?

Yes. A booth renter in Wyoming needs an Independent Contractor license, $75, as well as a practitioner license.

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