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Washington upkeep for a multistate LLC
Adding Washington costs $180 to register; after that the state charge is $70 a year and the agent is $149 a year.
What Washington adds each year
- State charge
- $70 a year (Annual report (Secretary of State))
- Due
- Last day of your registration month
- Agent after year one
- $149 a year with Mainstay Filing
- Pay the state at
- Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Stacked with other states
If Washington is one of several registrations, here is how the totals grow.
| Registered in | Registration fees | Upkeep, 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| Washington + California | $250 | $458 |
| Washington + Texas | $930 | $438+ |
| Washington + Florida | $305 | $715.50 |
| Washington + California + Texas | $1,000 | $607+ |
Registration fees are one-time. Upkeep is two years of state charges plus each agent at the $149 renewal rate, which is what it costs once the free first year is over.A + marks a variable state charge left out of the total.
Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Washington (2026)
Adding Washington to your LLC? These file it, in order.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $180 state fee = $379
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Washington checkout showed $399 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.
2. WA Registered Agent.org
$199 + $180 state fee = $379
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Washington page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Washington, so this list has two entries.
Washington questions
What does it cost each year to keep a foreign LLC in Washington?
$70 a year (Annual report (Secretary of State)), plus the agent at $149 a year after the free first year.
What is the registration fee in Washington?
$180 once, to the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division.
Is the Washington agent a separate cost from other states?
Yes. Each state needs its own registered agent with an address there, so the agent charge repeats for every state you add.
Sources
- Washington SOS, register a foreign LLC online: www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/online-filing-instructions/register-foreign-non-wa-limited-liability-company-llc-online, checked October 8, 2026
- Washington SOS, fee schedules and priority services: www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/fee-schedules-priority-services, checked October 8, 2026
- RCW 23.95.520, activities that are not doing business: app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=23.95.520, checked October 8, 2026
- RCW 23.95.505, consequences of not registering: app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=23.95.505, checked October 8, 2026
- RCW 23.95.510, foreign registration statement: app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=23.95.510, checked October 8, 2026
- Washington SOS, registered agents: www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/registered-agents, checked October 8, 2026