Mississippi Plumbing License: What Applies and What Does Not

Does a plumbing business need a license in Mississippi?

Mississippi issues no license of its own for plumbers. Its contractor licensing reaches this work through 4 license classes.

Mississippi issues no statewide individual journeyman or master plumber license. The State Board of Contractors licenses the contracting business and carries plumbing classifications on both the residential and the commercial side, and a residential plumbing subcontractor of any tier must be licensed no matter the dollar amount of the project. On the commercial side the Board's certificate requirement reaches contracts of $50,000 or more.

The plumbing business itself must be licensed or registered, not only the people doing the work.

The certificate of licensure is issued to the person or entity that contracts, including a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or limited partnership. The entity qualifies through a qualifying party who is an owner, responsible managing officer, responsible managing employee or member of the executive staff and who sits the required examinations.

This records what Mississippi publishes, not a determination about your business. Scope, thresholds and local requirements are set by the issuing body, so confirm with them before you bid or file.

Verified 2026-09-03 against the primary source listed under Sources.

What the LLC has to do first

Several states license the plumbing company separately from the individual plumber, so the LLC and the license are two filings, not one.

The entity filing is separate from anything the license requires. In Mississippi it is made with the Mississippi Secretary of State. File directly with the state here. The order matters wherever the license is issued to the company rather than to a person: the entity has to exist before an application can name it.

Forming an LLC as a plumbing business in Mississippi covers the filing itself, step by step.

Insurance Mississippi plumbers are asked to show

Plumbing license and registration schemes commonly require proof of general liability cover, and water damage from a failed connection is the claim these policies are bought for.

We do not publish Mississippi premium figures for this trade, so nothing here is a quote. Our business insurance guide for plumbers covers what each policy does and does not pay for.