Licensing facts · 2026
How much does a Washington real estate license cost?
Entry license is Broker. WAC 308-124A-775 (eff. 9/19/2025): broker original license $233 (incl. $20 real estate research center fee), managing broker $330, exam $210 per attempt. Background check $54 ($18 fingerprint + $36 WSP/FBI) per DOL. 90-hr prelicense (60 Fundamentals + 30 Practices); course prices partly from 2023 listings. rate_per_1000 is the lowest state REET tier only (11.0); higher tiers 12.8/27.5/30.0 apply marginally; 2027 threshold indexing from a law-firm source, not DOR. Managing broker: 90 hrs (brokerage mgmt, advanced law, business mgmt) within 3 yrs + 3 yrs full-time broker experience within last 5. No E&O mandate or recovery fund fee found. No published pass rates found.
- License fee
- $233.00
- Exam fee
- $210.00
- Fingerprint fee
- $54.00
- Estimated total low
- $732.00
- Estimated total high
- $1,490.00
Sources
- https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/5054
- https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Law/WSR/2025/17/25-17-081.htm
- https://dol.wa.gov/es/node/2040
- https://dor.wa.gov/node/98
- https://beresfordlaw.com/?p=18952
- https://realestateu.com/real-estate/guides/washington-real-estate-license-cost
- https://theclose.com/real-estate-schools-washington-state/
Last verified: 2026-10-23