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Compare DMV Permit Fees & Ages by State

Every state sets its own learner's permit fee, minimum age, and holding period before a road test. This table pulls the numbers from all 50 of CDL Grind's state guides into one sortable, searchable view so you can compare yours against any other state instantly.

State ↑	Capital	Min. permit age	Permit fee	Hold period	Links
Alabama	Montgomery	15	$36.25	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Alaska	Juneau	14	$15	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Arizona	Phoenix	15 years 6 months	$7	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Arkansas	Little Rock	14	$40	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
California	Sacramento	15 years 6 months	$41	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Colorado	Denver	15	$18.55	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
Connecticut	Hartford	16	$19	120 days	Practice test →Official site →
Delaware	Dover	16	$25	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Florida	Tallahassee	15	$54.25	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
Georgia	Atlanta	15	$10	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
Hawaii	Honolulu	15 years 6 months	$5	180 days	Practice test →Official site →
Idaho	Boise	14 years 6 months	$30.50	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Illinois	Springfield	15	$20	9 months	Practice test →Official site →
Indiana	Indianapolis	15	$9	180 days	Practice test →Official site →
Iowa	Des Moines	14	$6	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Kansas	Topeka	14	$3	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
Kentucky	Frankfort	16	$15	180 days	Practice test →Official site →
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	15	$32.25	180 days	Practice test →Official site →
Maine	Augusta	15	$35	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Maryland	Annapolis	15 years 9 months	$50	9 months	Practice test →Official site →
Massachusetts	Boston	16	$30	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Michigan	Lansing	14 years 9 months	$25	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Minnesota	Saint Paul	15	$33.50	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Mississippi	Jackson	15	$2	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
Missouri	Jefferson City	15	$3.50	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
Montana	Helena	14 years 6 months	$5	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Nebraska	Lincoln	15	$13.50	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Nevada	Carson City	15 years 6 months	$22.25	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
New Hampshire	Concord	15 years 6 months	$10	no minimum	Practice test →Official site →
New Jersey	Trenton	16	$10	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
New Mexico	Santa Fe	15	$18	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
New York	Albany	16	$80	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
North Carolina	Raleigh	15	$21.50	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
North Dakota	Bismarck	14	$15	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
Ohio	Columbus	15 years 6 months	$23.50	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	15 years 6 months	$4	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Oregon	Salem	15	$23	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	16	$35.50	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Rhode Island	Providence	16	$36.50	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
South Carolina	Columbia	15	$2.50	180 days	Practice test →Official site →
South Dakota	Pierre	14	$28	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Tennessee	Nashville	15	$10.50	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Texas	Austin	15	$16	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Utah	Salt Lake City	15	$19	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Vermont	Montpelier	15	$32	12 months	Practice test →Official site →
Virginia	Richmond	15 years 6 months	$3	9 months	Practice test →Official site →
Washington	Olympia	15	$25	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
West Virginia	Charleston	15	$7.50	180 days	Practice test →Official site →
Wisconsin	Madison	15 years 6 months	$35	6 months	Practice test →Official site →
Wyoming	Cheyenne	15	$15	10 days	Practice test →Official site →

Figures reflect the same permit-fee, minimum-age, and holding-period data published on each state's individual CDL Grind guide. State legislatures change fees and age requirements from time to time — always confirm with your state's official DMV before applying.

How to read this table

Min. permit age is the youngest age at which a state will issue a learner's permit, in years and months. Permit fee is the standard fee charged for the learner's permit itself (separate states may add testing or licensing fees later). Hold period is the minimum time a new driver must hold the learner's permit before applying for a full or provisional license — some states set this in months, others in days, and a few have no fixed minimum.

Click any column header to sort, or click again to reverse the order. Use the search box to jump straight to a state or capital by name. Every row links to that state's full practice test and its official DMV or licensing agency site.