Filing Fees by State

Where each state takes LLC filings (2026)

The office, and the fee it charges for formation. Mainstay Filing, our best overall pick, files with the right office.

StateFiling officeFee
AlabamaAlabama Secretary of State$236
AlaskaAlaska Secretary of State$250
ArizonaArizona Corporation Commission$50
ArkansasArkansas Secretary of State$45
CaliforniaCalifornia Secretary of State$70
ColoradoColorado Secretary of State$50
ConnecticutConnecticut Secretary of State$120
DelawareDelaware Secretary of State$110
FloridaFlorida Division of Corporations$125
GeorgiaGeorgia Secretary of State$110
HawaiiHawaii Secretary of State$51
IdahoIdaho Secretary of State$100
IllinoisIllinois Secretary of State$150
IndianaIndiana Secretary of State$95
IowaIowa Secretary of State$50
KansasKansas Secretary of State$85
KentuckyKentucky Secretary of State$40
LouisianaLouisiana Secretary of State$125
MaineMaine Secretary of State$175
MarylandState Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)$100
MassachusettsMassachusetts Secretary of State$500
MichiganDepartment of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)$50
MinnesotaMinnesota Secretary of State$155
MississippiMississippi Secretary of State$50
MissouriMissouri Secretary of State$50
MontanaMontana Secretary of State$35
NebraskaNebraska Secretary of State$100
NevadaNevada Secretary of State$425
New HampshireNew Hampshire Secretary of State$100
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary of State$100
New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State$50
New YorkNew York Secretary of State$200
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Secretary of State$125
North DakotaNorth Dakota Secretary of State$135
OhioOhio Secretary of State$99
OklahomaOklahoma Secretary of State$100
OregonOregon Secretary of State$100
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Secretary of State$125
Rhode IslandRhode Island Secretary of State$150
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Secretary of State$110
South DakotaSouth Dakota Secretary of State$150
TennesseeTennessee Secretary of State$300
TexasTexas Secretary of State$300
UtahUtah Secretary of State$59
VermontVermont Secretary of State$155
VirginiaState Corporation Commission (SCC)$100
WashingtonWashington Secretary of State$200
West VirginiaWest Virginia Secretary of State$100
WisconsinDepartment of Financial Institutions (DFI)$130
WyomingWyoming Secretary of State$100