LinkedIn Premium costs US$39.99 a month for Premium Career, the plan built for job seekers, or US$239.88 a year if you pay annually, according to LinkedIn's own plan page as of October 2026. Premium Business is US$69.99 a month and Premium All-in-One is US$89.99. Those are the US list prices LinkedIn last updated on 20 April 2026, and they are the ones a job seeker should check against the older US$29.99 figure that still shows up in some search snippets. This page covers every plan, the annual math, how the free trial turns into a charge, the refund rule and how to cancel.
A disclosure before the details: ApplyEze, which publishes this blog, sells a job application product. It is not a LinkedIn Premium alternative in the usual sense, because it does a different job, but its paid plans compete for the same job seeker's budget. Where Premium is cheaper, this page says so.
Prices at a glance
All prices below are US list prices read from LinkedIn's public plan pages on 18 October 2026. Each page says "Last updated: April 20, 2026 (pricing and plan details)".
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing | Annual, per month | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Career | US$39.99 | US$239.88 | US$19.99 | Job seekers |
| Premium Business | US$69.99 | US$539.88 | US$44.99 | Networking and business insights |
| Premium All-in-One | US$89.99 | US$899.88 | US$74.99 | Small business owners |
| Premium Career Duo | US$59.98 | US$359.88 | US$29.99 | Two people sharing one subscription |
LinkedIn adds a caveat on each page: "Prices listed above are estimates and may exclude Value-Added Tax (VAT), Goods & Services Tax (GST), and/or promotional discounts. Pricing is subject to change. Slight variations may occur across device types." The in-product checkout sits behind a login, so the price you see there may differ from the list price, especially in an app store.
LinkedIn also sells Sales Navigator and Recruiter Lite under the Premium umbrella, according to its subscription FAQ. Those are tools for salespeople and recruiters, and most of the pages ranking for this search are written by sales software companies for that audience. This one is for the person looking for a job.
Premium Career
Premium Career is the job seeker plan. LinkedIn's Career page lists what it includes: "Top applicant jobs", "Top choice jobs", "Profile writing assistance", a "Message proofreader", "Who's viewed your profile" for the past 365 days, "5 InMail credits each month" and "AI-powered coaching with LinkedIn Learning". It does not apply to jobs for you. You still fill in each Easy Apply form or follow the link to the employer's own site, as we cover in does LinkedIn Easy Apply work.
LinkedIn publishes four regional prices for Career on the same page:
| Currency | Career, monthly | Career, annual | Career Duo, monthly | Career Duo, annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | US$39.99 | US$239.88 | US$59.98 | US$359.88 |
| AUD | A$54.99 | A$323.88 | A$82.48 | A$485.80 |
| CAD | C$49.99 | C$299.88 | C$74.99 | C$449.80 |
| EUR | €29,98 | €179,88 | €44,99 | €269,81 |
| GBP | £29.99 | £179.88 | £44.98 | £269.81 |
Prices in other countries, including India, are not listed. LinkedIn tells visitors to use the "Try Career for free" button "for actual prices and additional currencies".
A note on Duo. LinkedIn describes it as a plan that "lets two people each have their own Premium Career license under one shared subscription". The page introduces the US$59.98 figure with the words "pricing per license", but US$59.98 is exactly two licenses at US$29.99, and it would make no sense for a shared plan to cost more per person than a single one. We read it as the price for both people. Confirm at checkout before you count on it.
Premium Business and All-in-One
Premium Business is US$69.99 a month or US$539.88 a year, which LinkedIn calls "a 36% savings with annual billing". Its Duo option is listed at US$118.98 a month or US$917.98 a year. Regional Business prices are A$74.99, C$74.99, €52,49 and £49.99 a month.
Premium All-in-One is US$89.99 a month or US$899.88 a year, "a 17% savings". It is aimed at small business owners, comes with post boosting and hiring credits, and the page says it is "Currently available to a limited group". Regional prices are A$94.99, C$94.99, €66,99 and £64.00 a month.
Neither plan is built for a job search. If you are looking for work, the extra cost buys features meant for selling and hiring.
Monthly versus annual: the math
Annual billing looks like a bargain on paper. Whether it is one depends on how long you will actually keep the plan, which for a job seeker usually means how long the search lasts.
| Plan | 12 months paid monthly | Annual price | Saving | Annual wins if you keep it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | US$479.88 | US$239.88 | US$240.00 (50%) | 6 months or longer |
| Business | US$839.88 | US$539.88 | US$300.00 (about 36%) | 8 months or longer |
| All-in-One | US$1,079.88 | US$899.88 | US$180.00 (about 17%) | 10 months or longer |
How the break-even works for Career: six months at US$39.99 is US$239.94, six cents more than a full year paid upfront. So if you expect your search to take five months or less, monthly is cheaper. Three months of Career costs US$119.97 paid monthly, against US$239.88 for the year.
Two things make the annual plan riskier than the table suggests. LinkedIn renews a membership "at the end of each billing cycle", so on annual billing you pay for the whole year as one cycle. And the refund rule below covers only seven days after a charge, so a search that ends in month two does not get the rest of the year back.
For two people, the Duo math is simpler. Two separate Career plans cost US$79.98 a month, so Duo at US$59.98 saves US$20 a month. On annual billing, two Career plans cost US$479.76 against US$359.88 for Duo, a saving of US$119.88.
LinkedIn also says you "can choose among a monthly, quarterly, or annual billing cycle", but adds that quarterly billing is being made available gradually and "you might not have access to it at this time" (subscription FAQ). We found no published quarterly price.
The free trial: what it costs you
The trial is free only if you cancel in time. LinkedIn's help pages set out the rules plainly.
- A card is required. "You must enter a valid credit card to start the trial", says the free trial article. Not every member qualifies, and "Trial length may vary based on region or promotional terms."
- The charge comes one month after sign-up. "The card you used to sign up for a free trial for any LinkedIn Premium subscription will automatically be charged one month from the date you signed up," according to the auto-renewal article. You must cancel "at least one day prior to the auto-renewal billing date".
- Phone purchases get no reminder. If you signed up on LinkedIn's desktop site, LinkedIn emails a reminder before the charge. "If you purchased a subscription on your mobile device, you won't receive an email reminder from LinkedIn prior to the auto-renewal of your subscription." Apple and Google "may provide their own renewal notices".
- The clock may not be in your time zone. Trial and billing dates are based on when the subscription was activated, "in local US time zones for US-based English-speaking members only. For all other countries or languages, this is in Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)." For an international student in the US using LinkedIn in another language, or anyone abroad, the deadline can fall on a different day or hour than you expect.
- Cancelling the trial ends it at once. "If you choose to end your free trial early, you will immediately lose access to Premium features," and you "won't be eligible to sign up for another free trial for at least 12 months" (eligibility article).
- Switching plans ends the free part. Switch to a different plan during the trial and "Your billing cycle will begin immediately on the day you switch plans".
What this means in practice: if you want the full month, put a reminder in your calendar for two days before the renewal date, which LinkedIn shows in its Admin Center, and cancel then. If you cancel on day one to be safe, you lose the rest of the trial.
Billing after the trial is the most common complaint about LinkedIn on Trustpilot. LinkedIn's page there had a TrustScore of 1.1 from 3,953 reviews when we checked on 18 October 2026, with 87% of reviews at one star. Recent reviews describe being charged for an annual plan after a trial, not receiving a reminder before renewal, and refund requests being turned down (Trustpilot). These reviews cover all of LinkedIn, not only Premium, and people with a complaint are more likely to post one. The pattern still matches the trial rules above.
Students and other discounts
Students. We found no student price on LinkedIn's Premium plan pages, its comparison pages or its billing help articles on 18 October 2026.
What students often can get for free is LinkedIn Learning, one of the features Premium Career bundles. Many universities license it for their students, and public libraries offer it to cardholders. As one dated example, Lincoln City Libraries in Nebraska announced on 11 August 2026 that its cardholders now get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Check your own library or university's online resources page.
Military and veterans. LinkedIn's military and veterans page says it offers "complimentary LinkedIn Premium subscriptions" to eligible US veterans, military spouses and active duty service members in a job transition. The offer is now "distributed via select nonprofit organizations" (Hire Heroes USA, Student Veterans of America and Hiring Our Heroes), and to qualify you "must participate in career services provided by one of the organizations". It is "available on a first-come, first-served basis". Older articles describing a direct sign-up for a free year may be out of date.
Promotions. LinkedIn's price note mentions "promotional discounts", but none is published as a standing price.
Refunds
LinkedIn's subscription FAQ says Premium plans "may be refundable within seven days from the date the subscription is charged without Premium usage".
Read the three conditions closely. "May" means it is not guaranteed. The seven days run from the charge, not from the start of a trial. And "without Premium usage" means that if you have opened Premium features since the charge, such as checking who viewed your profile or sending an InMail, a refund is less likely. If a trial converted without your noticing, stop using Premium and ask straight away.
If you missed cancelling a trial, LinkedIn's cancellation article points you to this refund policy.
How to cancel, including the free trial
How you cancel depends on where you bought Premium. These steps come from LinkedIn's cancellation article, read on 18 October 2026.
Bought on LinkedIn's website (desktop):
- Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
- Select Premium features.
- Click Manage subscription under Plan Details. You are taken to the LinkedIn Admin Center.
- Click Purchases, then select your active subscription.
- Click Cancel subscription under Actions, then Confirm cancel.
Bought on LinkedIn's mobile website: tap your profile photo, tap Premium features, tap Manage your subscription, then tap Cancel subscription and follow the prompts. If you bought Premium on an iPhone through the mobile website rather than the app, LinkedIn processed the payment, and LinkedIn says cancellation must be done on desktop, not in the iOS app.
Bought in the iPhone app (Apple App Store): cancel using the LinkedIn app on an Apple device.
Bought in the Android app (Google Play): cancel from LinkedIn's desktop site, the LinkedIn app, or Google Play on the web or on your phone.
LinkedIn adds that in Germany and the United States some subscriptions can be cancelled without signing in, from a link in the same article.
What happens next: a paid plan "will remain active until the end of your current billing cycle", and your account returns to the free Basic plan. A trial "will end immediately". Cancel at least one day before your next billing date to avoid another charge. The FAQ also says you can contact customer support if you need the cancellation to take effect at once.
Cheaper ways to get the same features
Several things people pay Premium for are free or cheaper elsewhere.
| You want | Premium Career's version | Cheaper option |
|---|---|---|
| A better job search | AI insights on job posts | AI-powered job search is free for all members (LinkedIn Help), and every job seeker gets a Job Match summary (LinkedIn Help) |
| Courses | LinkedIn Learning | Free through many public libraries and universities |
| Premium itself | US$39.99 a month | Free through LinkedIn's nonprofit partners for eligible military job seekers |
| A lower monthly cost | US$39.99 monthly | US$19.99 a month on annual billing, if you will keep it six months or more |
| A short search boost | An ongoing subscription | One paid month timed to your most active weeks, then cancel |
The free account still lets you search jobs and apply with Easy Apply where an employer has enabled it, according to LinkedIn's plan comparison. Whether the paid features are worth it for you is a separate question, which we take up in is LinkedIn Premium worth it.
Where ApplyEze fits
Premium Career sits between ApplyEze's two plans. ApplyEze lists Starter at $19 a month for 700 applications and Pro at $99 a month for 3,000, which works out to 2.7 and 3.3 cents an application if you use the full monthly allowance. Premium Career at US$39.99 a month costs more than Starter and less than Pro, and at US$19.99 a month on annual billing it is about level with Starter. New accounts also get 50 free credits, once per email address, no card, and a credit is used only when an application is confirmed as submitted. ApplyEze also does a different job. Premium gives you information and messaging inside LinkedIn. ApplyEze runs on your own computer and completes applications on employers' own application systems, on 12 named platforms including Greenhouse, Lever and Workday (Workday and Oracle need a connected application inbox), with a resume written for each posting and a cover letter when the form asks. It does not apply through LinkedIn Easy Apply. The full breakdown is on our ApplyEze pricing page, and our post on what auto-apply costs per application compares tools that cap applications per plan.