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Registered agent price tables - West Virginia

3 Best Registered Agents in West Virginia (2026): Price Table

The best-value registered agents in West Virginia for 2026 are Mainstay Filing ($149/yr), West Virginia Registered Agent.co ($99/yr) and WV Registered Agent.org ($99/yr), ranked here from first to third. Expect $99 to $149 up front and $297 to $447 after three years of service.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Sort key: 40% cost, 30% coverage and three lesser columns. Method

Table summary

  • Agent requirementSee the requirements sectioncode.wvlegislature.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • Year-1 range$99 to $149Yearly charge
  • What three years cost$297 to $447Provider charges for three years
  • Annual report$25 per yearonestop.wv.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • First swapEntries keep their placesNothing changes rank

West Virginia price table

Entries sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. State fees are the same whoever serves as agent.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing: best for a single agent covering fifty states

    Top of the table
    • Year-1 cell$149
    • Renewal cell$149/yr
    • Three-year cell$447

    $149 to begin and $149 at each renewal

    Top of the table: Mainstay Filing. The same $149 a year across the fifty states.

    Its three-year cell is $150 higher than West Virginia Registered Agent.co's, but the extra filings it covers count for more in the sort.

    Price buys

    • An office address inside the state
    • Up to three government mailings a year, scanned at no extra charge
    • Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

    In its favor

    • Fifty-state reach
    • $149 yearly, no increase

    Against it

    • $50 more per year than the local entry
    • Agent service only, reports stay with you
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. West Virginia Registered Agent.co: best for owners watching every dollar

    Local entry
    • Year-1 cell$99
    • Renewal cell$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$297

    $99 to begin and $99 at each renewal

    West Virginia Registered Agent.co is ranked second. A single state at $99 a year, $99 after renewal.

    Price buys

    • An address in the state on record
    • Scans of papers served on the LLC

    In its favor

    • $99 a year, no change at renewal
    • Undercuts Mainstay Filing every year

    Against it

    • One-state service
    • Annual report remains your job
    See West Virginia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. WV Registered Agent.org: best for a nearby second option

    Local entry
    • Year-1 cell$99
    • Renewal cell$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$297

    $99 to begin and $99 at each renewal

    WV Registered Agent.org is ranked third. A single state at $99 a year, $99 after renewal.

    No price gap from West Virginia Registered Agent.co.

    Price buys

    • An address in the state on record
    • Scans of papers served on the LLC

    In its favor

    • $99 a year, no change at renewal
    • Undercuts Mainstay Filing every year

    Against it

    • One-state service
    • Annual report remains your job
    See WV Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Totals over time

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Mainstay Filing$149$298$447$745See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2West Virginia Registered Agent.co$99$198$297$495See West Virginia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3WV Registered Agent.org$99$198$297$495See WV Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Read November 13, 2026. Each column picks up one more renewal. No entry passes another within ten years.

Choose your own span

Once you set the years, the calculator adds year one and the renewals for each entry.
Over 3 years: Mainstay Filing $447, West Virginia Registered Agent.co $297, WV Registered Agent.org $297. Entry with the smallest total: West Virginia Registered Agent.co.

West Virginia state fees (official)

ChargeCellSource
Formation charge$100sos.wv.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Annual report$25 every yearonestop.wv.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Late filing charge$50onestop.wv.gov [read October 2026, table note]
State side, 3 years$150Filing, reports and any tax
The state's share over three years is built from the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Items with no fixed price, such as newspaper publication, are described in the text and left out of the sum.

What settled the order

For West Virginia, the deciding column was filing work per row (30% of the sort), where Mainstay Filing finished ahead.

West Virginia Registered Agent.co costs less here, but reach across fifty states weighed more.

West Virginia agent for service of process requirements, quoted from the official source (West Virginia Secretary of State)

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. Governing section: 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.

Cited at: code.wvlegislature.gov [read October 2026, table note]

State fees only

An owner who qualifies can name themselves and pay no agent fee, and state fees stay put. The entries above charge $99 to $149 a year for a West Virginia address and someone to accept legal papers.

Questions

What does a West Virginia registered agent cost per year?

$99 to $149 a year across these entries.

What do three years of agent service cost?

Between $297 to $447 for three years of service.

Does the law make a West Virginia LLC keep an agent for service of process?

The statute says an LLC "may" keep an agent; the Articles ask for one "if any".

Is the owner permitted to be the agent for service of process?

The state does not require a named agent; should you name one, the eligibility rule above also applies to you.

What does the state charge the LLC every year?

$25 annually for the annual report; per the state, July 1.

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

They keep one order for ten years.

Which registered agent is the best value in West Virginia?

By the five-column test the West Virginia order is Mainstay Filing, West Virginia Registered Agent.co and WV Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on filing work per row.

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Where this came from

  1. Figure for West Virginia Secretary of State confirmed at business4.wv.gov during August 2026.
  2. Figure for West Virginia Secretary of State confirmed at business4.wv.gov during August 2026.
  3. Figure for West Virginia yearly filing: Annual confirmed at sos.wv.gov during October 2026.
  4. Figure for West Virginia yearly filing: Annual confirmed at onestop.wv.gov during October 2026.
  5. Figure for West Virginia report due date confirmed at code.wvlegislature.gov during August 2026.
  6. Figure for W confirmed at sos.wv.gov during August 2026.
  7. Figure for West Virginia formation fee: Filing confirmed at sos.wv.gov during October 2026.
  8. Figure for West Virginia formation fee: Filing confirmed at sos.wv.gov during October 2026.
  9. Figure for West Virginia registered agent statute confirmed at code.wvlegislature.gov during October 2026.
  10. West Virginia service page, as printed by Mainstay Filing on November 13, 2026
  11. pricing page, as printed by West Virginia Registered Agent.co on November 13, 2026
  12. pricing page, as printed by WV Registered Agent.org on November 13, 2026