Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Fee	Amount	Description
PE Fees
PE License Renewal Fee	$35	Fee to renew an existing license.
PE License Professional Fee	$200	Fee sent to state general revenue for occupational license renewal. Exemption from this fee is possible, click here for more information.
PE Application Fee	$50	Application fee to apply for a Professional Engineer license.
PE Application Professional Fee	$200	Professional fee sent to state general revenue to apply for a Professional Engineer license.
Penalty 1	$75	Initial penalty fee for failure to pay PE license renewal fee. This fee is effective on the day following the renewal deadline and is in addition to the renewal and professional fees.
Penalty 2	$75	Additional penalty fee added to initial penalty fee for a total of $150 for failure to pay PE license renewal. This fee goes into affect 90 days following the renewal deadline. This is the final penalty that will be assessed in addition to standard renewal and professional fees.
Firm Fees
SP Firm Registration	$25	Fee for sole practitioner to register an engineering firm.
Firm Registration	$150	Fee to license a new engineering firm.
SP Firm Renewal Fee	$25	Fee to renew a sole practitioner engineering firm registration.
Firm Renewal Fee	$150	Fee to renew an engineering firm registration.
Late SP Firm Renewal Fee	$25	Fee for failure to pay sole proprietor firm license renewal. This fee is effective on the day following the renewal deadline and is in addition to the renewal fee.
Late Firm Renewal	$150	Fee for failure to pay firm license renewal. This fee is effective on the day following the renewal deadline and is in addition to the renewal fee.
Exam Fees
FE Exam - Student	$125	Fee for student to register for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
FE Exam - Non student	$125	Fee for non student to register for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
PE Exam	$265	Fee for engineer to register for Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam.
Structural Exam	$510	Fee to register for each Structural Exam. There are two different 8-hour exams given.
Miscellaneous Fees
Return Check Fee	$40	Fee charged for check written with insufficient funds.
EIT Fee	$15	Fee to register as an engineer-in-training.
PE Certificate	$5	Fee for duplicate certificate in response to a request from a PE.
EIT Certificate	$5	Fee for duplicate certificate in response to a request from an EIT.
Firm Certificate	$5	Fee for duplicate certificate in response to a request from an engineering firm.
Transcript Return Fee	$20	Fee to return an original transcript to an applicant after licensure.

PE License Renewal Fee

$35

Fee to renew an existing license.

PE License Professional Fee

$200

Fee sent to state general revenue for occupational license renewal.
Exemption from this fee is possible, click here for more information.

PE Application Fee

$50

Application fee to apply for a Professional Engineer license.

PE Application Professional Fee

$200

Professional fee sent to state general revenue to apply for a Professional Engineer license.

Penalty 1

$75

Initial penalty fee for failure to pay PE license renewal fee. This fee is effective on the day following the renewal deadline and is in addition to the renewal and professional fees.

Penalty 2

$75

Additional penalty fee added to initial penalty fee for a total of $150 for failure to pay PE license renewal. This fee goes into affect 90 days following the renewal deadline. This is the final penalty that will be assessed in addition to standard renewal and professional fees.

Firm Fees

SP Firm Registration

$25

Fee for sole practitioner to register an engineering firm.

Firm Registration

$150

Fee to license a new engineering firm.

SP Firm Renewal Fee

$25

Fee to renew a sole practitioner engineering firm registration.

Firm Renewal Fee

$150

Fee to renew an engineering firm registration.

Late SP Firm Renewal Fee

$25

Fee for failure to pay sole proprietor firm license renewal. This fee is effective on the day following the renewal deadline and is in addition to the renewal fee.

Late Firm Renewal

$150

Fee for failure to pay firm license renewal. This fee is effective on the day following the renewal deadline and is in addition to the renewal fee.

Exam Fees

FE Exam - Student

$125

Fee for student to register for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.

FE Exam - Non student

$125

Fee for non student to register for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.

PE Exam

$265

Fee for engineer to register for Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam.

Structural Exam

$510

Fee to register for each Structural Exam. There are two different 8-hour exams given.

Miscellaneous Fees

Return Check Fee

$40

Fee charged for check written with insufficient funds.

EIT Fee

$15

Fee to register as an engineer-in-training.

PE Certificate

$5

Fee for duplicate certificate in response to a request from a PE.

EIT Certificate

$5

Fee for duplicate certificate in response to a request from an EIT.

Firm Certificate

$5

Fee for duplicate certificate in response to a request from an engineering firm.

Transcript Return Fee

$20

Fee to return an original transcript to an applicant after licensure.