Oregon Contractor License Fees (CCB + BCD)

The 13 verified whole-dollar state fees Oregon publishes — the CCB license fees (application and renewal $400, exam $60, endorsement / inactivation / reactivation $20) and the BCD electrical and plumbing license fees. The electrical permit fees, the plumbing inspection schedule and all local permit fees are not state credential fees and are withheld by name below.

Verified 2026-10-0513 state feesCCB + BCD schedulepermit + local fees withheldIndexation gate: passed

01 State fees vs the bond, the exam and the locality

STATE CREDENTIAL FEE (CCB / BCD)≠BOND + INSURANCE (required, not a state fee)≠LOCAL PERMIT / BUSINESS LICENSE

The CCB application/renewal fee is $400 — set by rule, because ORS 701.056 states no amount (rule OR-FEES). S-OR-OAR-812-003-0142
The bond and insurance are not fees — the surety bond and GL policy are requirements with statutory amounts (rule OR-BOND). S-OR-ORS-701-068
Local permits and municipal business licenses are separate — LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED. S-OR-ORS-701-021

02 CCB license fees (Oregon Construction Contractors Board)

Fee	Amount	Kind	Applies to	Source
CCB contractor license application fee (new license)	$400	application	new CCB license applicant	S-OR-OAR-812-003-0142
CCB contractor license renewal fee (every two years)	$400	renewal	CCB license renewal	S-OR-OAR-812-003-0142
Oregon contractor exam fee (paid to the testing provider, PSI)	$60	miscellaneous	each exam sitting	S-OR-CCB-FORMS-FEES
CCB license endorsement change	$20	miscellaneous	—	S-OR-CCB-FORMS-FEES
CCB license inactivation	$20	miscellaneous	—	S-OR-CCB-FORMS-FEES
CCB license reactivation	$20	miscellaneous	—	S-OR-CCB-FORMS-FEES
Home Energy Assessor (HEA) certification application	$100	certification	—	S-OR-CCB-FORMS-FEES
Home Inspector (OCHI) certification application	$150	certification	—	S-OR-CCB-FORMS-FEES

03 BCD contractor and individual license fees (Building Codes Division)

Fee	Amount	Kind	Applies to	Source
Electrical contractor license	$125	license	per year, for each place of business	S-OR-ORS-479-840
General journeyman electrician license (three-year)	$100	license	—	S-OR-ORS-479-840
General supervising electrician license (three-year)	$100	license	—	S-OR-ORS-479-840
Limited electrical licenses (limited elevator / sign / stage / building maintenance, three-year)	$50	license	—	S-OR-ORS-479-840
Plumbing Business (PB) license	$150	license	—	S-OR-BCD-LIC-659

04 Withheld by name — never guessed

Electrical permit and working-permit fees, and the $2,000 permit-fee bond — set by rule under ORS 479.840(2), (4); NOT_VERIFIED.
The plumbing inspection fee schedule — ORS 447.095 sets it by rule based on the inspector's time; NOT_VERIFIED.
All local permit and municipal business-license fees — no municipal code was opened; LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED.

05 Sources

S-OR-BCD-LIC-659publication

Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD), Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS)

Oregon Business Xpress — Plumbing Business (PB) license detail

https://apps.oregon.gov/SOS/LicenseDirectory/LicenseDetail/659

verified 2026-10-05retrieved 2026-10-05

S-OR-CCB-FORMS-FEESfee schedule

Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB)

Oregon CCB — Forms & Fees

https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/pages/ccb%20license.aspx#forms-fees

verified 2026-10-05retrieved 2026-10-05

S-OR-OAR-812-003-0142regulation

Oregon Secretary of State — Office of Administrative Rules (Oregon Administrative Rules)

OAR 812-003-0142 — CCB License Application Fees

https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=812-003-0142

verified 2026-10-05retrieved 2026-10-05

S-OR-ORS-479-840fee schedule

Oregon Legislature — Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)

ORS 479.840 — Fees; rules; means to guarantee payment (electrical)

https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_479.840

verified 2026-10-05retrieved 2026-10-05

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