The quick answer
The exam itself is $100 — $50.50 to the DBPR and $49.50 to the testing service (Rule 61E14-3.001, F.A.C.). With the $50 application, the $100 license and a $5 unlicensed-activity fee, the state's total is $205.50.
Two more lines to budget: the 16-hour pre-licensure course, priced by the provider, and — if you fail — the $100 exam fee again for each retake. Fees change by rule, so confirm the amount on the DBPR site on the day you pay.
Why there isn't one "CAM exam cost"
Getting a Florida Community Association Manager license is a multi-step process, and each step has its own price tag. The exam fee is only one piece. To go from zero to a license in hand you pay for education first, then the exam, then the state's application and licensing fees. Treating it as a single number is the most common budgeting mistake — so plan for the whole path, not just test day.
The costs, broken down
- Pre-licensure course. Florida requires a state-approved pre-licensure education course of 16 hours (Rule 61E14-1.001, F.A.C.), taken within the 12 months before the exam. Providers set their own prices and compete on them, so this line varies by provider and format — online, self-paced options are often the most economical.
- Exam fee: $100. Rule 61E14-3.001, F.A.C. splits it as $50.50 to the DBPR and $49.50 to the testing service (Pearson VUE), paid when you apply and schedule.
- DBPR application and license fees: $105.50. A $50 application fee, a $100 license fee and a $5 unlicensed-activity fee, per the DBPR's own CAM FAQ — so the state's total, exam included, is $205.50. The fingerprint-based background check is billed separately by the fingerprint vendor.
Budget the whole path, not test day. The course plus $205.50 in state fees is the real cost of getting licensed. The state amounts come from Rule 61E14-3.001 and the DBPR CAM FAQ as of September 2026 — confirm them on the DBPR site when you apply.
Where these numbers come from
Every dollar figure on this page is taken from a primary source, not from another prep site: the exam, application and license fees from Rule 61E14-3.001, F.A.C., the $205.50 total from the DBPR's Community Association Managers FAQ, the 16-hour course from Rule 61E14-1.001 and the 12-month exam window from s. 468.433(2)(d), F.S. Fees are adjusted by rule from time to time, so the Candidate Information Booklet and the DBPR site remain the place to confirm the amount on the day you pay.
Don't forget the cost of retaking
There is one cost most people overlook: failing and retaking. If you do not pass, you pay the $100 exam fee again for each retake, and Rule 61E14-1.003 lets you reapply for re-examination only within one year of your original application — while s. 468.433(2)(d), F.S. requires the exam to be passed within 12 months of finishing the pre-licensure course. So weak preparation is not just a time cost: it is a real dollar cost, and it can send you back to the classroom. Because the exam is closed book and detail-heavy (100 questions, a scaled score of 75 to pass), the cheapest path to a license is passing on the first attempt. That is exactly what good exam prep buys you.
Where exam prep fits in the budget
Prep is the one cost that lowers your total. Solid preparation reduces retake risk, and retakes are pure waste. FLCamPro's practice questions, study guide, and timed simulation across all 5 content areas are built to get you across the passing line on the first try — and the first 5 questions are free, so you can start with no spend at all. For the full picture of what licensure involves, see the Florida CAM license guide, and for the plan itself, how to pass the Florida CAM exam.
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