# Specialty Contractor (registration) — General contractor license requirements and dollar thresholds by US state

For Specialty Contractor (registration), state is Washington; licensing authority is Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I); surety bond is $15,000 for specialty contractors; application/license fee is $150.20, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **License type:** Specialty Contractor (registration) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Licensing authority:** Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Surety bond:** $15,000 for specialty contractors _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Application/license fee:** $150.20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Specialty contractors can only perform work in the specialty they are registered in. They cannot hire subcontractors.

## Source

- https://lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/contractors/register-as-a-contractor/

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
Part of [General contractor license requirements and dollar thresholds by US state](https://referencesource.org/general-contractor-license-thresholds-by-state/).