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Registered agent guide · Washington

Washington Registered Agent Route (2026): Rules, State Fees and the 2 Best Agents

Washington, 2026, a registered agent: start with WA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), in the order given. A registered agent is a fixed stop on the route. The state's own yearly charges: $70, or 33rd of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Washington, measured

33rd

of 50 on one year of state tolls

The route starts at the smallest toll. Compare the neighbors

Registered agent required
Yes
app.leg.wa.gov (surveyed October 2026)
Annual report
$70 / yr
The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: last day of the entity's anniversary month. sos.wa.gov (surveyed October 2026)
State toll, one year
$70
One year of state tolls

Washington route picks

The order rests on five criteria set out in the method: three-year provider cost (35%), steps covered (27%), renewal fare, fit with Washington rules and fee labeling.

1. WA Registered Agent.org: best for a business with one state on the map

Route pick$99 for the year, $99 when it renews

WA Registered Agent.org is stop one: a flat $99 each year, and papers served on the company are scanned and forwarded.

Cost decides this stop: three years here come in under three years with Mainstay Filing.

The fare covers

  • Genuine office address in Washington
  • Whatever is served is scanned and posted

On the plus side

  • Costs less per lap than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 yearly, no step up

On the minus side

  • A one-state route
  • Annual report sits outside the fare
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for multi-state businesses

All fifty states$149 for the year, $149 when it renews

The next stop, number 2, is Mainstay Filing: a flat $149 yearly fare from a provider that runs in every state.

It costs $150 more than WA Registered Agent.org over three years, and cost is the criterion we weight most.

The fare covers

  • A real street address inside the state
  • If papers are served on the company, they are scanned the same business day at no cost
  • Letters from government offices are scanned free, the first three each year
  • The same service runs for corporations, partnerships and nonprofits

On the plus side

  • $149 a year, level at renewal
  • A single provider for any destination

On the minus side

  • WA Registered Agent.org charges $50 less per lap
  • This ticket does not include report filing
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2 services, side by side

StopProviderYearly rateRenewal rateProvider cost, three years
1WA Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit WA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

We read every provider's price page on November 12, 2026. The state bills the same whoever serves as agent.

Washington agent route calculator

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat (the annual report beginning in year two). The opening fee is not in the total.

$140 in state tolls plus $297 paid to WA Registered Agent.org makes $437 over 3 years.

Washington and the stops on either side of it

MileStateYearly state fees
31stGeorgia$60
31stWyoming$60
33rdWashington$70
34thIllinois$75
34thNew Jersey$75

Registered agent rules by state plots all fifty, least expensive first.

What the road rules say about a registered agent in Washington

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a physical street address in Washington. P.O. boxes and private mailboxes are not accepted.

Parties the state permits: A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, a noncommercial agent (any person or business with a Washington address), or the holder of a named position in the company. The agent consents in advance. Source of the rule: RCW 23.95.415.

Yearly state tolls on a Washington LLC

$70 every year for the annual report, last day of the entity's anniversary month; the state writes to the address of your registered agent about it.

How the Washington stops were ordered

WA Registered Agent.org pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on three-year charge on the route, weighted 35%.

WA Registered Agent.org leads on cost, at $297 for the three-year ride and $150 short of Mainstay Filing.

Washington FAQ

Does every Washington LLC have to carry a registered agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Who is allowed to serve as the registered agent on a Washington route?

A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, a noncommercial agent (any person or business with a Washington address), or the holder of a named position in the company. The agent consents in advance.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Washington?

$99 to $149 a year, going by the stops above.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

$70 a year by our one-year measure, which is the annual report ($70 every year).

Which registered agents are on this route?

WA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), in ranked order along the route.

Which registered agent should I take?

WA Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing, in route order.

Keep traveling

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker, via ccfs.sos.wa.gov: Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker, via sos.wa.gov: Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker, via sos.wa.gov: Washington yearly filing: Annual report, official source, logged October 2026.
  4. Marker, via app.leg.wa.gov: Washington report due date, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker, via sos.wa.gov: Washington formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker, via sos.wa.gov: Washington formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker, via app.leg.wa.gov: Washington registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker, via sos.ga.gov: Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025, logged October 2026.
  9. Marker, via wyobiz.wyo.gov: Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, logged August 2026.
  10. Marker, via wyobiz.wyo.gov: Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, logged August 2026.
  11. Marker, via ilsos.gov: Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, logged August 2026.
  12. Marker, via ilsos.gov: Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, logged August 2026.
  13. Marker, via njportal.com: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, logged August 2026.
  14. Marker, via njportal.com: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, logged August 2026.
  15. WA Registered Agent.org listed this pricing page on November 12, 2026
  16. Mainstay Filing listed this Washington service page on November 12, 2026