Studio owner guides
How to open a tattoo shop, state by state.
Licensing, health inspection, build-out, insurance, realistic startup budgets and the booking setup to have running before your first client. Pick your state.
Alabama
Startup $22,000–$99,500
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Alaska
Startup $28,500–$130,000
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Arizona
Startup $24,500–$111,000
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Arkansas
Startup $21,000–$96,000
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California
Startup $32,500–$149,500
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Colorado
Startup $27,000–$124,500
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Connecticut
Startup $29,000–$133,500
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Delaware
Startup $25,500–$116,500
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Florida
Startup $25,500–$115,500
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Georgia
Startup $23,500–$107,500
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Hawaii
Startup $33,500–$153,000
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Idaho
Startup $23,000–$105,500
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Illinois
Startup $26,000–$119,000
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Indiana
Startup $22,500–$102,000
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Iowa
Startup $22,000–$100,500
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Kansas
Startup $22,000–$99,500
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Kentucky
Startup $22,000–$100,500
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Louisiana
Startup $23,000–$104,000
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Maine
Startup $25,500–$115,500
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Maryland
Startup $27,500–$127,000
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Massachusetts
Startup $31,000–$141,500
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Michigan
Startup $23,000–$104,000
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Minnesota
Startup $25,500–$115,500
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Mississippi
Startup $21,000–$95,000
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Missouri
Startup $22,000–$99,500
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Montana
Startup $23,500–$107,500
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Nebraska
Startup $22,000–$100,500
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Nevada
Startup $26,000–$119,000
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New Hampshire
Startup $26,500–$122,500
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New Jersey
Startup $29,000–$133,500
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New Mexico
Startup $22,500–$102,000
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New York
Startup $32,000–$147,000
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North Carolina
Startup $23,500–$107,500
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North Dakota
Startup $23,000–$104,000
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Ohio
Startup $22,500–$102,000
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Oklahoma
Startup $21,000–$96,000
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Oregon
Startup $28,500–$130,000
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Pennsylvania
Startup $25,000–$113,000
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Rhode Island
Startup $27,500–$127,000
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South Carolina
Startup $23,000–$104,000
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South Dakota
Startup $22,000–$99,500
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Tennessee
Startup $23,000–$105,500
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Texas
Startup $24,000–$110,000
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Utah
Startup $25,000–$113,000
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Vermont
Startup $26,000–$119,000
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Virginia
Startup $26,000–$119,000
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Washington
Startup $29,000–$133,500
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West Virginia
Startup $21,000–$96,000
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Wisconsin
Startup $23,500–$107,500
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Wyoming
Startup $22,500–$102,000
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Washington, D.C.
Startup $31,000–$141,500
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For studio owners
Where to go next
If you run the shop rather than just sit in the chair, these pages cover the software side.
What it does
Switching from something else