3 Best Registered Agents in West Virginia (2026): Fee Schedule
We rank West Virginia registered agents for 2026 as Mainstay Filing ($149/yr), WV Registered Agent.org ($99/yr) and West Virginia Registered Agent.co ($99/yr), best value first. The opening charge is $99 to $149, and three years of charges come to $297 to $447.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Score = 39% charges + 31% duties + three small measures (method)
Summary of fees
Is one mandatory?Depends on the wordingcode.wvlegislature.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Charged in year one$99 to $149A year of service
Years 1 to 3 added$297 to $447Both renewals counted
Annual report$25 yearlyonestop.wv.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Break-evenDoes not occurRanking does not change
West Virginia 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 LLCs in more than one state
Leads the list
$149 to begin; $149 each renewal
Opening charge
$149
Renewal charge
$149/yr
Charges, three years
$447
Mainstay Filing ranks first. $149 a year today and again wherever the company registers next.
WV Registered Agent.org charges $150 less by year three; the 31% weight on duties still puts this one first.
Duties the charge covers
The registered office address
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 WV Registered Agent.org right behind.
On reach across states, WV Registered Agent.org cannot compete.
What West Virginia requires of a agent for service of process (West Virginia Secretary of State), in the state's own words
The statute says an LLC "may" keep an agent; the Articles ask for one "if any".
If one is named: a West Virginia resident, a West Virginia corporation, another LLC, or a corporation or company from another state authorized to do business in West Virginia. Section in force: W. Va. Code § 31B-1-108.
The statute says an LLC "may" keep an agent, and the Articles of Organization ask for one "if any." If an agent is named, its West Virginia address goes on the state record.