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Probate costs are set by law. We show you the law's number.

No guesses, no scare quotes, no "contact us for an estimate." Every fee on this site is taken from the statute or the court's own fee schedule, with a link to the source and the date we checked it.

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19 Jul 2026

What probate actually costs, everywhere in the U.S.

Probate costs come down to three things in every state:

Attorney fees§ formula or reasonable

In a few states these are set by a formula in the statute. In most, courts allow "reasonable compensation" — a fee the judge can review.

Court filing feesFixed by schedule

A fixed fee to open the case, set by each state or county — see your state page.

Executor fees§ formula or reasonable

What the person managing the estate may be paid. Set by formula in some states, by "reasonable" standards in others.

Some states publish the fee schedule in the statute — we work that math to the dollar, and say whether it’s exact, a floor, or a ceiling. Most leave it to “reasonable compensation” — so we show what IS fixed: court fees, bonds, notices, and the small-estate shortcut. Find your state ↓

Informational only, not legal advice. Figures verified on the date stamped. Details: /disclaimer/

See your state's number

Pick your state, enter the estate's rough value, and the calculator shows the statutory fee where one exists — worked out to the dollar, with the statute cited underneath. Where your state has no formula, it tells you that plainly and shows what is actually fixed by law.

Your state

Gross estate value

Probate costs, state by state

Every page follows the same standard: exact figures where the law is exact, sourced ranges where it is not, and a citation with a verification date on every number. Start typing your state.

No state by that name. Check the spelling, or clear the box to see all fifty.

§ statutory schedule on both sides — attorney and executor § executor schedule only — no attorney schedule published "reasonable compensation" state — we show what IS fixed

All fifty states are live, and every page ships fully verified. See every state and how each fee is set →

How every number here earns its place

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One-click sources.

Every figure links straight to the statute or the court's own fee schedule. Not a blog. Not a summary of a summary.

Human-verified dates.

A person clicked that source and checked the figure on the date stamped next to it. Stale figures get re-checked on a schedule.

Information, not advice.

We tell you what things cost and what changes the number. What you should do is between you and a licensed attorney in your state.

The questions everyone asks

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When a figure changes, know first

Statutes get amended and fee schedules get updated. Once a month, we send a short note listing every figure that changed and every page we re-verified. Reference, not marketing.

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