Washington fee chart
33rd
of 50 when a year of state charges is added up
Washington top picks
How the order was drawn: charges over three years, coverage, renewal, Washington fit, fee labeling (
method).
First stop
1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same agent in any state
$149 for a year; renewal price $149
Mainstay Filing leads the chart because one agent price of $149 across all fifty states keeps a multi-state company to one bill.
Three years of provider charges come to $150 more than WA Registered Agent.org, and more of the state's paperwork is handled in exchange.
Price covers
- The registered office address is supplied
- Court papers or notices served on the company are scanned the same business day, with no fee
- Mail from government offices is scanned free, up to three pieces each year
- Not just for LLCs: corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits can use it
Upside
- Price $149; renewal price $149
- Any state, one price
Downside
- $50 extra each year compared with WA Registered Agent.org
- Report filing belongs to the formation package, not this plan
Home-state option
2. WA Registered Agent.org: best for a business with one state to cover
$99 for a year; renewal price $99
Next on the chart is WA Registered Agent.org, since a flat $99 each year, with served papers scanned and sent to you.
Price covers
- Street address the state can reach
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- $99 per year, unchanged at renewal
- A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
Downside
- Washington and nothing else
- No help with the annual report
The 2 providers compared
Prices were taken from each company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Washington's own charges stay the same whichever agent you name.
Upkeep budget
Each agent's price is added to the state charges that repeat (the annual report from year two). The formation fee is not part of the total.
Washington and the states beside it on the chart
Washington registered agent requirements by statute
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a physical street address in Washington. P.O. boxes and private mailboxes are not accepted.
Who the state allows: A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, a noncommercial agent (any person or business with a Washington address), or the holder of a named position in the company. The agent consents in advance. Legal source: RCW 23.95.415.
What Washington bills each year
Each year brings the annual report ($70), last day of the entity's anniversary month. The late charge is $25. Notices on it are sent to your registered agent.
Reasoning for the ranking
Mainstay Filing wins on requirements handled, worth 24% of the total; WA Registered Agent.org follows.
Fifty-state coverage outweighed WA Registered Agent.org on our weights.
Common questions
Is a registered agent required for every Washington LLC?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who qualifies as the registered agent for a Washington LLC?
A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, a noncommercial agent (any person or business with a Washington address), or the holder of a named position in the company. The agent consents in advance.
How much does Washington registered agent service run each year?
Agents on this chart bill $99 to $149 annually.
What does the state bill an LLC every year?
$70 per year by our yearly measure, which is the annual report ($70 every year).
Which registered agents does this chart rank?
Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and WA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in ranked order.
Which registered agent should I use?
Our route runs through Mainstay Filing: $149 yearly, flat, from a provider that operates across the whole country. After it, WA Registered Agent.org.
Where each number comes from
- Check ccfs.sos.wa.gov for Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.wa.gov for Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.wa.gov for Washington yearly filing: Annual report, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check app.leg.wa.gov for Washington report due date; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.wa.gov for Washington formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.wa.gov for Washington formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check app.leg.wa.gov for Washington registered agent statute; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.ga.gov for Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025; last seen October 2026.
- Check wyobiz.wyo.gov for Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division; last seen August 2026.
- Check wyobiz.wyo.gov for Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division; last seen August 2026.
- Check ilsos.gov for Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services; last seen August 2026.
- Check ilsos.gov for Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services; last seen August 2026.
- Check njportal.com for New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services; last seen August 2026.
- Check njportal.com for New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services; last seen August 2026.
- Mainstay Filing: Washington service page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026
- WA Registered Agent.org: pricing page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026