Licensing facts · 2026
How much does a Ohio real estate license cost?
Regulator fee is the $81 Salesperson License Examination Application (no separate initial license issuance fee found; first renewal $182 on first birthday). PSI exam $63 combined / $43 one portion (bulletin dated 10/1/2023). BCI+FBI fingerprints via WebCheck within 10 days of filing; ~$50-80 provider-set (secondary). Prelicense 100 hrs (40 principles/40 law/10 appraisal/10 finance) per Commerce page. NOTE: handbook_url bulletin/4672 in _exam_facts.json is actually the Georgia GREC bulletin - Ohio bulletin is the ctfassets bulletins-oh.pdf. Broker: licensed 2 yrs, 2 of last 5 yrs at avg 30 hrs/wk, 20 transaction points, 120 additional hrs (4 x 30-hr business courses) plus 2 yrs college; broker_prelicense_hours counts only the 120 added hrs. Conveyance fee rate_per_1000 is mandatory state mill only. No published pass rates found. Totals exclude 20-hr post-license course.
- License fee
- Not available
- Exam fee
- $63.00
- Fingerprint fee
- $65.00
- Estimated total low
- $500.00
- Estimated total high
- $1,500.00
Sources
- https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/com.ohio.gov/REPL/Rebranded%20forms/Real%20Estate%20Licensing/repl_SalespersonLicenseExaminationApplication.pdf
- https://com.ohio.gov/divisions-and-programs/real-estate-and-professional-licensing/salespersons-and-brokers/guides-and-resources/requirements-for-an-ohio-real-estate-salespersons-license
- https://assets.ctfassets.net/854vvnam12km/3LqaxclVDlTrIl494L8K5R/37849fe652ab57fdf7e59550d2c48532/bulletins-oh.pdf
- https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/tax.ohio.gov/communications/publications/brief_summaries/2010_brief_summary/real_prop_conveyance_fee.pdf
- https://realestateu.com/real-estate/guides/ohio-real-estate-license-cost
Last verified: 2026-10-23