Licensing facts · 2026

How much does a West Virginia real estate license cost?

WVREC fee schedule (eff. 1/1/2023): $25 exam application + $75 salesperson license (renewed annually). Pearson VUE handbook (rev 01/2026): $59 per part, so $118 for national + state. Salesperson exam: 80 national/150 min + 50 state/60 min, 70%. IdentoGO fingerprints about $45.75 per a secondary source, not on WVREC schedule (null; included in totals). Broker: 2 yrs licensed + 20 closings in 2 yrs (or 40 lifetime), 90 additional hrs (180 if no WV sales license), per secondary source; broker license $150 per WVREC. No recovery fund; E&O not required. Grantor pays excise by statute. No pass rates published.