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Professional engineer License Renewal Fees by State
PE licenses are renewed with each state’s engineering board, with professional development hours (PDH) due each cycle. Many boards renew every licensee on the same date, which makes the deadline easy to plan for.
Checked against official sources on September 24, 2026 · Sources
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Purple states are verified against the board. Grey states are still being checked.
What renewing involves
- Keep a PDH log with course titles, providers, dates and hours. Most boards audit a sample of renewals.
- Ethics and state-law hours are common minimums inside the total.
- Holding several state licenses? Track each board’s deadline separately. Our multi-state planner puts them in one calendar.
Verified states
| State | Renewal fee | Cycle | Per year | Deadline | CE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $250 | 2 years | $125 | Last day of your birth month, every 2 years | — |
| Connecticut | $285 | Yearly | $285 | January 31 every year | — |
| Idaho | $60 | 2 years | $30 | Your license shows its expiration date. Idaho began moving licensees to two-year (biennial) licenses on July 1, 2025. | 24 PDH per biennium |
| Indiana | $100 | 2 years | $50 | July 31 of even-numbered years | 30 hours per biennium |
| New York | $287 | 3 years | $95.67 | Registration runs three years, and your registration certificate shows the end date. | — |
| Pennsylvania | $100 | 2 years | $50 | September 30 of odd-numbered years | 24 PDH |
| Vermont | $175 | 2 years | $87.50 | July 31 of even-numbered years | — |
Each state's page lists its sources. Late fees, notes and a deadline calculator are on the state pages.
All states
- Alabama (not verified yet)
- Alaska (not verified yet)
- Arizona (not verified yet)
- Arkansas (not verified yet)
- California
- Colorado (not verified yet)
- Connecticut
- Delaware (not verified yet)
- District of Columbia (not verified yet)
- Florida (not verified yet)
- Georgia (not verified yet)
- Hawaii (not verified yet)
- Idaho
- Illinois (not verified yet)
- Indiana
- Iowa (not verified yet)
- Kansas (not verified yet)
- Kentucky (not verified yet)
- Louisiana (not verified yet)
- Maine (not verified yet)
- Maryland (not verified yet)
- Massachusetts (not verified yet)
- Michigan (not verified yet)
- Minnesota (not verified yet)
- Mississippi (not verified yet)
- Missouri (not verified yet)
- Montana (not verified yet)
- Nebraska (not verified yet)
- Nevada (not verified yet)
- New Hampshire (not verified yet)
- New Jersey (not verified yet)
- New Mexico (not verified yet)
- New York
- North Carolina (not verified yet)
- North Dakota (not verified yet)
- Ohio (not verified yet)
- Oklahoma (not verified yet)
- Oregon (not verified yet)
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island (not verified yet)
- South Carolina (not verified yet)
- South Dakota (not verified yet)
- Tennessee (not verified yet)
- Texas (not verified yet)
- Utah (not verified yet)
- Vermont
- Virginia (not verified yet)
- Washington (not verified yet)
- West Virginia (not verified yet)
- Wisconsin (not verified yet)
- Wyoming (not verified yet)
PE renewal questions
How much does it cost to renew a PE license?
Among the 7 states we have verified, the lowest yearly cost is in Idaho ($60 every 2 years) and the highest is in Connecticut ($285 a year). Pick your state for its deadline and continuing-education rules.
How many PDH do I need to renew?
It varies by board, and some count PDH per year and others per cycle. The state pages list the verified requirement and its source.
Why are some states grey?
We only show figures after checking them against the licensing board’s own site or the state’s rules. Grey states are still being verified. Their pages point you to the board and show no numbers.