Salt Lick Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States.

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Two villages are located in Salt Lick Township: Shawnee in its center, and Hemlock in its southeast corner.

[4] It is the only Salt Lick Township statewide.

[5] The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election.