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Basic+
Simple and limited search
starting from
$29.99/check
- SSN trace
- Sex offender registry
- Global watchlist search
- National criminal search
If a national criminal search identifies a potential record, Checkr automatically completes a county criminal search ($15/check).
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Essential
In-depth criminal search, down to the county
starting from
$54.99/check
- SSN trace
- Sex offender registry
- Global watchlist search
- National criminal search
- County criminal search
Professional
Additional verifications for advanced roles
starting from
$79.99/check
- SSN trace
- Sex offender registry
- Global watchlist search
- National criminal search
- County criminal search
- Education verification (Highest level)
- Employment verification (Current)
Additional third-party fees may apply. Learn more about passthrough fees.
Customize your package
Add the following products to meet your organization or industry requirements and increase search coverage.
Criminal & civil searches
Federal criminal search$10/check
Search for criminal records in federal district courts. Federal records are not found in county and state searches.
State criminal searchStarting from $10/check
Search for criminal records in a specific state.
Global watchlist search$9/check
Search government and regulatory databases (including OIG & SAM) that list individuals who are either prohibited from certain industries, such as healthcare and finance, or who are on “most wanted” criminal lists.
Continuous criminal search$1.70/individual per month
Monitor and learn about changes in workers’ criminal records in real-time.
Fraud Abuse Control Information System (FACIS) searchStarting from $6/check
Search for adverse records against people and entities in the healthcare field. Prices vary by level of search: Level 1 ($6) and Level 3 ($15.50).
Federal civil search$15/check
Search for civil cases filed in federal court to learn whether a candidate was a party in a lawsuit.
County civil search$40/check
Search for civil cases filed in county civil courts to learn whether a candidate was a party in a lawsuit.
Verifications
Employment verificationStarting from $12.50/check
Verify a candidate’s employment history in the United States. Prices vary by how far back you’d like to verify: current employer ($12.50), last 3 years ($15), 5 years ($25), 7 years ($35), and 10 years ($50).
Education verificationStarting from $12.50/check
Verify degrees or certifications a candidate has obtained in the United States. Prices vary by how many degrees you’d like to verify: 1 degree ($12.50), up to 2 degrees ($18.75), up to 3 degrees ($25). Pricing is not consumption based.
Professional license verification$12/check
Confirm that a candidate’s professional licenses and certifications are active and in good standing.
Reference verification$10/check
Interview a personal or professional reference with a standard set of questions to learn about a candidate’s character and qualifications.
Pre-employment credit reportStarting from $8/check
Identify the public financial history of candidates who will have financial or fiduciary responsibilities. Includes information such as tax liens, accounts in collection, and bankruptcies.
Motor vehicle record (MVR) report
Motor vehicle record (MVR) report$9.50/check
Confirm a driver’s license status and class, and identify driving incidents in the US.
Drug tests & health assessments
Drug test and health assessment costs vary based on testing method (breath, hair, or urine), clinic or onsite test location, and substances tested.
Clinic-based drug testStarting from $60/test
Test candidates for any combination of substances, from 4-panel to 10-panel tests. Tests include breath, hair, or urine. Pricing varies by panel and clinic selections.
Onsite drug testStarting from $37/test
Test candidates on your premises for a preset combination of drugs, from 4-panel to 10-panel tests. Pricing varies by panel selection.
Occupational health assessmentStarting from $23/test
Evaluate a candidate’s fitness for certain jobs. Includes physical evaluations and lift tests, hearing and vision tests, TB tests and x-rays, immunizations, and respiratory and pulmonary function tests.
Random drug and alcohol testStarting from $10/test
Test randomly selected employees for any combination of substances, from 4-panel to 10-panel tests. Tests include breath, hair, or urine. Pricing varies by panel and clinic selection, plus a $10/test fee.
Department of Transportation (DOT) checks
Commercial MVR with CDLIS search$14.50/check
Confirm a driver’s license status, class, and medical certificate information, identify driving incidents, and search the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) to find additional commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). If additional CDLs are found, additional commercial MVR reports happen automatically.
Commercial MVR reports, including a CDLIS search, are $14.50/check, and subsequent MVRs completed as a result of the CDLIS search are $9.50/check.
DOT employment verificationStarting from $19.50/check
Verify a candidate’s employment history and driver safety performance. Drug and alcohol history is also collected if the candidate was a non-CDL commercial driver.
Prices vary by how far back you’d like to verify: current employer ($19.50), last 3 years ($22), 5 years ($32), 7 years ($42), and 10 years ($57).
DOT drug and alcohol testStarting from $72/test
Verify whether a candidate complies with the DOT testing requirements for drug and alcohol substances.
DOT physicalStarting from $110/test
Evaluate a candidate’s physical fitness through a physical exam performed by a licensed DOT medical provider. This test includes assessments of hearing, vision, blood pressure, and other health factors that could put a driver at risk while operating a CMV.
Drug and alcohol clearinghouse search$20/check
Reports information about a commercial driver’s license (CDL) holder’s drug and alcohol program violation history.
Adjudication tools
Assess LiteIncluded
Reduce manual review of records by up to 40%, with programmatic record filtering.
Assess Standard$2.49/report
Reduce manual review of records by up to 70%, with advanced record filtering for 55 criminal record categories.
Assess Premium$4/report
Reduce manual review of records by up to 85%, with the most customizable, robust record filtering across 235 criminal record categories.
Postal Adverse Action$7/letter
In jurisdictions where physical copies of pre- and post-adverse action notices must be sent by postal mail, Checkr will automatically mail the letter(s) along with the standard email notification.
International background checks
For candidates living and working outside of the United States. Pricing varies by country.
International Basic+Starting from $32/check
Includes the following checks:
- International criminal (or adverse media)
- Global watchlist search
International ProfessionalStarting from $102/check
Includes the following checks:
- International criminal (or adverse media)
- Global watchlist search
- Employment verification
- Education verification
International Professional+Starting from $124/check
Includes the following checks:
- International criminal (or adverse media)
- Global watchlist search
- Employment verification
- Education verification
- Identity document validation
I-9 verifications
Form I-9$7/form
Confirm employment eligibility for employees in the United States.
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