Wake County, North Carolina Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Wake County costs about $26 and a mortgage about $64 (a 2-page deed stays within the $26 'first 15 pages' band, so the total is $26.00 flat; a 16-page deed of trust stays within the $64 'first 35 pages' band, so the total is $64.00 flat), per the Wake County Register of Deeds's fee schedule. North Carolina sets register-of-deeds fees by STATE statute (N.C.G.S. Sec. 161-10), uniform in every county including Wake, and the fee is banded rather than a simple first-page-plus-additional-page model: a standard DEED is $26.00 for the first 15 pages/sheets, then $4.00 for each additional page; a DEED OF TRUST or MORTGAGE is a separate, higher band at $64.00 for the first 35 pages/sheets, then $4.00 for each additional page. Because this brief's typical example (a 2-page deed, a 16-page mortgage) falls within both bands, each_additional_page does not actually apply to either typical total, it only kicks in for a deed over 15 pages or a deed of trust over 35 pages.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $26 |
| Deed, each additional page | $4 |
| Mortgage, first page | $64 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $4 |
| Non-standard document fee if a document fails formatting requirements (paper size, margins, font) | $25 |
| Multiple-instrument fee per additional instrument beyond the first, when more than one is combined in a document | $10 |
County transfer tax
North Carolina's Excise (transfer) Tax on deeds ($1.00 per $500, per N.C.G.S. Sec. 105-228.30) is a uniform statewide rate collected by the county Register of Deeds but not itself a county-set add-on; Wake County levies no additional local transfer tax on top of it (unlike some coastal NC counties, which have a separate voter-approved land transfer tax). North Carolina transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Wake County?
$26 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $26 for a typical deed, per the Wake County Register of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$64 for the first page and $4 per additional page, about $64 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Wake County closing costs → Wake County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Wake County overview