3 Best Registered Agents in New Jersey (2026): Fee Schedule
Comparing 2026 fee schedules, the best registered agents for New Jersey are Mainstay Filing ($149/yr), Registered Agent NJ.org ($99/yr) and New Jersey Registered Agent.co ($99/yr), in that order. Agents charge $99 to $149 for year one, and $297 to $447 across three years.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Ordered on five measures: charges 39%, duties 31%, three smaller ones after that
New Jersey: the fee summary
Is a registered agent required?Yespub.njleg.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
What the first year bills$99 to $149A year of service
Three-year range$297 to $447First year with two more
Annual report$75 yearlynjportal.com {fee list dated August 2026}
Totals even out inNeverRanking does not change
New Jersey fee schedules
Service fees only. Whichever agent you name, the state bills the same.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for a nationwide agent
Ranked first
Billed $149 in year one and $149 afterward
Opening charge
$149
Renewal charge
$149/yr
Charges, three years
$447
In New Jersey, Mainstay Filing is the best value since $149 a year today and again wherever the company registers next.
Choosing Registered Agent NJ.org would save $150 over three years and leave more duties with you.
Duties the charge covers
A physical address on file
Up to three government mailings a year, scanned free
Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits
Three years of state charges come to the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax where the state levies one. Costs without a fixed amount, newspaper publication for example, are mentioned in the text and excluded from the sum.
What settled it
Mainstay Filing wins duties inside the charge, worth 31%, with Registered Agent NJ.org right behind.
Registered Agent NJ.org bills less here, but coverage of all fifty states weighed more.
What New Jersey requires of a registered agent (New Jersey Secretary of State), in the state's own words
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
A New Jersey resident, or a business with authority to do business in New Jersey, such as a corporation registered and in good standing with the State Treasurer. The governing statute is N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14.
The address has to be a New Jersey street address. A P.O. box can be listed only together with the street address.
Source wording: pub.njleg.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
If you skip the service
An eligible owner can name themselves and pay no agent fee, while state fees stay the same. The schedules above charge $99 to $149 a year for a New Jersey address and someone to accept legal papers.
Quick answers
What does a New Jersey registered agent charge per year?
Plan on $99 to $149 a year.
What do three years of agent service cost?
$297 to $447 across the schedules, not counting state fees.
Does the state insist that a New Jersey LLC have a registered agent?
Yes, it does. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
May the owner act as the registered agent?
Yes, when you qualify under the rules listed here.
What does the state charge the LLC every year?
Annual report: $75 a year, deadline worded by the state as last day of the LLC's anniversary month.
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
Not in ten years: the order of running totals does not change.
Which registered agent is the best value in New Jersey?
Mainstay Filing, which wins on duties inside the charge. Registered Agent NJ.org and New Jersey Registered Agent.co follow.