Real estate license in Connecticut: cost, hours and steps
Connecticut asks for one of the shortest courses and the highest fees of any state priced here: $709 before a first sale.
Real estate license fees in Connecticut
$709
paid to the state and its exam and fingerprint vendors
| Application and license | $650 |
| Exams | $59 |
| Training: 60 pre-licensing course hours | about 4 weeks |
| Renewals in 5 years, every 2 years | 2 × $570 = $1,140 |
Real estate salesperson license. Fees read on official pages, October 20, 2026.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salesperson application fee (C.G.S. 20-314) | $80 |
| Salesperson license fee (biennial) | $570 |
| Salesperson examination, both portions, first attempt (PSI) | $59 |
Compiled by Radif Partners · How the totals are built · Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection / Real Estate Commission · read October 20, 2026
A Connecticut real estate salesperson license costs $709 in fees, the most of the 20 states priced here, where the median is $203. The amounts are written into the state statutes (chapter 392 of the General Statutes): an application fee of $80 and a license fee of $570 paid to the Department of Consumer Protection, plus $59 to PSI for both portions of the examination at the first attempt. The education side is light by comparison: one course in real estate principles and practices of at least sixty classroom hours, the lowest requirement among the priced states. Applicants must be 18 or older. The license is biennial, and the renewal fee written in the statute is the same $570 as the first license fee, due every 2 years with 12 hours of continuing education. Over ten years, fees add up to $3,559 before any tuition.
Why the bill is so high
The difference with other states is almost entirely one line. The statute sets the salesperson license fee at $570, paid when the license is issued, and that payment covers a two-year term rather than a one-time entry charge. Most states priced here keep their license fee under a few hundred dollars; Connecticut charges for two years of licensure up front. The application fee, $80, is a separate amount in the same section of the law.
Connecticut against every priced state
Real estate license fees, median of 20 states
$203
| Lowest: New York | $80 |
| Highest: Connecticut | $709 |
| States priced | 20 |
The exam and its two deadlines
PSI administers the salesperson examination in two portions, national and state. Its bulletin lists $59 for both portions together at the first sitting, with a lower price for a retake. Two clocks then start. A candidate must pass both portions within one year of becoming eligible, and once the exam is passed the license fee must be paid within two years. Miss either window and the process starts over, with the fees paid again.
A short course, then supervision
The only education required before the exam is a principles and practices course of at least 60 classroom hours. At 15 hours a week, that fits in about 4 weeks, which makes Connecticut one of the faster states to qualify in, if one of the more expensive to enter. The documents read did not mention a fingerprint requirement for the salesperson license, so none is counted.
Every two years
Renewal repeats the license fee: $570 for each biennial period, with at least 12 hours of continuing education. A small part of each renewal goes to the Real Estate Guaranty Fund, and the continuing education is reported with its own processing charge. For a cheaper entry with longer courses, see California, or the renewal comparison for the cost of keeping a license over a career.
Every real estate fee in Connecticut, with its source
| Fee | Amount | In the total | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salesperson application fee (C.G.S. 20-314) | $80 | counted | source |
| Salesperson license fee (biennial) | $570 | counted | source |
| Salesperson examination, both portions, first attempt (PSI) | $59 | counted | source |
| Examination retake (PSI) | $51 | only if you retake | source |
| Renewal | Value |
|---|---|
| Cycle | every 2 years |
| Fee | $570 |
| Continuing education | 12 hours per cycle |
| Required training | 60 pre-licensing course hours. Course in real estate principles and practices of at least sixty classroom hours. |