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How much the FAA drone license costs

The FAA drone license cost starts with the knowledge test, which you pay PSI Services for when you book it. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sends you to PSI, its testing vendor, to schedule and pay, and PSI’s published price for an FAA test voucher, the prepaid test it sells to schools and employers, is $175 plus applicable tax. After that, Part 107 registration costs $5 per drone for three years, and the FAA’s recurrent training costs nothing.

  • $5Registration per Part 107 drone, 3 years
  • No costThe FAA’s recurrent training
  • $175 + taxPSI’s price for an FAA test voucher
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Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What does the FAA drone license cost?

These are the costs on the Part 107 route, and who charges each one:

  • The Unmanned Aircraft General-Small (UAG) knowledge test: paid to PSI Services when you book. The FAA’s operations over people page says a fee is required, and PSI sells FAA test vouchers at $175 plus applicable tax. PSI’s public pages list only the voucher price, so check the amount on PSI’s FAA site before you pay.
  • The certificate application, FAA Form 8710‑13 in the Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA): the FAA’s Become a Drone Pilot steps list no fee for it.
  • Drone registration on FAADroneZone: $5 per drone under Part 107, valid for three years.
  • Recurrent training every 24 calendar months: no cost, online.
  • Study material: the FAA’s study guide and standards are free PDFs; paid courses set their own prices.
Paid courses and their prices →The free FAA study guide →

Test vouchers from schools and employers

Schools, employers and other organizations can buy FAA test vouchers from PSI for the people they sponsor, at $175 each plus applicable tax. PSI says a voucher is valid for one year from the date it’s issued and can’t be extended past that. If your employer or course provider uses them, ask before you pay for the test yourself.

PSI Services: FAA test voucher program ↗

Routes that cost less

If you already hold a Part 61 pilot certificate, you may be able to skip the paid test: the FAA’s initial course ALC-451 on FAASafety.gov has no cost and meets the knowledge requirement for pilots who qualify.

Failing costs you a second test fee, because you book and pay again after the 14-day wait. The FAA’s sample questions in its testing advisory cost nothing to try before you book.

The Part 61 pilot route →Retakes and the 14-day wait →

Flying only for fun costs less again

Recreational flyers don’t take the UAG test. They take The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST), the FAA’s test for people who fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for fun, which every FAA-approved test administrator offers free, and their registration costs $5 for three years and covers all the drones they own.

Flying for work or for fun →
Sources: PSI Services · FAA · FAASafety.gov and 3 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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