Fees for Service
You can easily calculate all fees to serve any court order using the Sheriff’s Office Fee Calculator.
The specific fee to serve a complaint in ejectment is dependent on a number of factors, however the average fee is typically $175 Below are the specific costs depending on the type of complaint you will be filing.
The fees to serve any complaint ordered by a Philadelphia Court or any other Pennsylvania County Court to an address in Philadelphia is as follows:
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
SERVICE FEE
JURISDICTION OF SERVICE
JURISDICTION OF SERVICE:
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County
Sheriff’s fee per defendant
$150
Philadelphia County
Per additonal defendants
$30
Philadelphia County
Mileage per address served
$25
Philadelphia County
JURISDICTION OF SERVICE:
Outside Of Philadelphia County Within Pennsylvania
Outside Of Philadelphia County Within Pennsylvania
Sheriff’s fee per defendant
$325
Outside Of Philadelphia County Within Pennsylvania
Per additonal defendants
$20
Outside Of Philadelphia County Within Pennsylvania
Mileage per address served
$25
Outside Of Philadelphia County Within Pennsylvania
JURISDICTION OF SERVICE:
Outside Of Pennsylvania Serving An Address In Philadelphia
Outside Of Pennsylvania Serving An Address In Philadelphia
Sheriff’s fee per defendant
$150
Outside Of Pennsylvania Serving An Address In Philadelphia
Per additonal defendants
$30
Outside Of Pennsylvania Serving An Address In Philadelphia
State Fee
$18
Outside Of Pennsylvania Serving An Address In Philadelphia
Affidavit Fee
$5
Outside Of Pennsylvania Serving An Address In Philadelphia

Your fee is $
- You can view an itemized list of individual costs below.
- Please print out this form by clicking the button below. Submit this form, along with your court
documents and payment, to the Sheriff’s office at the address listed above.
Payment can be made with a US postal money order, cashier’s check, or attorney’s check made out to
Office of Philadelphia Sheriff. Cash, personal checks or business checks will not be accepted.