Vermont Registration and Trade Fees
The 6 verified whole-dollar state fees Vermont publishes — the OPR registration fees and the DFS plumber application fees. Vermont issues no general-contractor license and no bond, and no two official sources read this phase disagree — there is no fee conflict to document.
01 State fees vs local fees vs the bond
OPR REGISTRATION FEE ($75 / $250)+DFS APPLICATION FEE ($50 / $90 / $120)≠LOCAL PERMIT FEE (municipal)≠NO STATE BOND
- Registration fees — $75.00 individual (self-employed, no employees) and $250.00 business (has employees; the employees themselves do not register). S-VT-RC-FAQ
- Plumber application fees — P1/P2 Specialist $50.00 per Specialty Field, P3 Specialist $50.00, Journeyman $90.00, Master $120.00, each with its official experience path. S-VT-PLUMB-APP
- Biennial renewal, amount withheld — the cycle (24 months) is stated by the FAQ's own language (the insurance certificate is uploaded "with your initial and biennial renewal applications"); the renewal FEE AMOUNT is not published and is NOT_VERIFIED. S-VT-RC-FAQ
- Electrician and certification fees withheld — the DFS electrical page publishes no amounts, and the T-series certification fees were not found on the pages read: all NOT_VERIFIED.
- Permit fees are local — building permits are municipality-set; LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED.
02 Residential Contractor registration — OPR (26 V.S.A. ch. 106)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Contractor — Individual registration (self-employed, no employees) | $75 | application | vt opr | S-VT-RC-FAQ |
| Residential Contractor — Business registration (has employees) | $250 | application | vt opr | S-VT-RC-FAQ |
03 Plumber application fees — DFS (26 V.S.A. ch. 39, official application PDF)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing Specialist P1/P2 — application per Specialty Field (limited licensure) | $50 | application | vt dfs | S-VT-PLUMB-APP |
| Plumbing Specialist P3 (water treatment) — application per Specialty Field | $50 | application | vt dfs | S-VT-PLUMB-APP |
| Journeyman Plumber — application | $90 | application | vt dfs | S-VT-PLUMB-APP |
| Master Plumber — application | $120 | application | vt dfs | S-VT-PLUMB-APP |
04 Sources
S-VT-PLUMB-APPfee schedule
Plumbers License Application Instructions (all classes) — Division of Fire Safety
https://firesafety.vermont.gov/sites/firesafety/files/documents/dfs_plumbing_license_application_0.pdfS-VT-RC-FAQfaq
Residential Contractor FAQs — OPR
https://sos.vermont.gov/residential-contractors/residential-contractor-faqs/