Contractor license reciprocity by state
How each state treats an out-of-state contractor license, split by license level because the rules differ.
Residential contractor
51 of 51 states documented · 37 issue a statewide residential license · 48 state pairs with a reciprocity agreement
- Alabama· 5 reciprocal
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas· 5 reciprocal
- California· 1 reciprocal
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida· 3 reciprocal
- Georgia· 3 reciprocal
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi· 7 reciprocal
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada· 3 reciprocal
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina· 9 reciprocal
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina· 4 reciprocal
- South Dakota
- Tennessee· 6 reciprocal
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia· 1 reciprocal
- Washington
- West Virginia· 1 reciprocal
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
General contractor
51 of 51 states documented · 31 issue a statewide general license · 59 state pairs with a reciprocity agreement
- Alabama· 5 reciprocal
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas· 5 reciprocal
- California· 5 reciprocal
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida· 3 reciprocal
- Georgia· 2 reciprocal
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi· 8 reciprocal
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada· 8 reciprocal
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina· 9 reciprocal
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina· 5 reciprocal
- South Dakota
- Tennessee· 7 reciprocal
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia· 1 reciprocal
- Washington
- West Virginia· 1 reciprocal
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming