How Much Does LinkedIn Learning Cost?

Updated on September 2, 2026 | Written by Alec Pow
This article was researched using 4 sources. See our methodology and corrections policy.

LinkedIn Learning no longer has a stand-alone individual subscription or one-off course purchases. For an individual in the United States, the closest current option is LinkedIn Premium Career, which starts at $39.99 per month or $239.88 per year and includes LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn’s current Premium Career pricing says annual billing is about 50% cheaper than paying month to month for a full year.

Small businesses can buy LinkedIn Learning for Teams for up to 20 users at $379.88 per seat per year. Organizations needing 21 or more learning accounts move to quote-based enterprise pricing. Taxes, promotions, device-specific pricing, trial conversion, and billing cadence can change the amount charged at checkout.

LinkedIn Learning is an online professional-training library covering business, technology, creative work, AI, software, management, and career skills. The cost question now depends on whether access comes through an individual Premium plan, a two-person Premium Duo subscription, a small-team license, or an organization contract.

Article Highlights

• Individuals no longer buy a separate LinkedIn Learning subscription or individual courses directly.
• Premium Career starts at $39.99 (at $30 per hour, earning that amount would take about 1.3 hours of work, before taxes) per month or $239.88 per year in the United States.
• Twelve monthly payments total $479.88, so annual billing saves $240 over a full year.
• The annual plan reaches its break-even point after almost exactly six months of monthly payments.
• Premium Duo starts at $59.98 per month or $359.88 per year for two independent Premium Career licenses.
• LinkedIn Learning for Teams costs $379.88 per seat per year for teams needing no more than 20 licenses.
• Certificates of Completion do not carry an extra LinkedIn fee when the course is included with an active Learning subscription.

How Much Does LinkedIn Learning Cost?

Access type	Current U.S. price	Who it fits
Premium Career monthly	$39.99 (about 1.3 hours of work at $30 per hour) per month	One individual who wants short-term Premium and Learning access
Premium Career annual	$239.88 per year	One individual expecting to keep access for about six months or longer
LinkedIn Learning for Teams	$379.88 per seat per year	Small teams with up to 20 licenses and admin reporting needs
LinkedIn Learning organization plan	Custom quote	Organizations needing 21 or more learning accounts

LinkedIn’s Learning subscription overview states that individual LinkedIn Learning subscriptions and a la carte course purchases are no longer offered. Its organization sales page places 21 or more accounts behind contact-sales enterprise pricing rather than publishing a per-seat rate.

What You’re Buying

LinkedIn Learning is not a degree program and it is not simply a video store. An active Learning entitlement opens a professional course library, learning paths, recommendations, exercise material, skill practice, and completion records. LinkedIn’s public Learning catalog currently shows 26,100 courses, 3,900-plus instructors and thought leaders, more than 300,000 quiz questions, and 10,000 exercise files.

For an individual, Learning access now sits inside a broader LinkedIn Premium product. Premium Career also includes job-search tools, profile insights, InMail credits, and other Premium features. Someone buying Premium Career only for video courses is paying for a bundle even if those other tools go unused.

A LinkedIn Certificate of Completion records that the learner completed an eligible course or learning path. LinkedIn states in its certificate completion rules that there is no extra charge for these certificates when the content is covered by the subscription. LinkedIn also says its Certificates of Completion are not the same as an accredited degree or third-party professional certification.

The Six-Month Break-Even

The unusual part of Premium Career pricing is how quickly the annual plan catches the monthly plan. Using LinkedIn’s published U.S. rates from the table above, six monthly payments cost $239.94 (about 8 hours of work at $30 per hour). The annual plan costs $239.88. The difference is only 6 cents.

That gives LinkedIn Learning a clean decision line. Someone who knows they will keep Premium Career for seven months is already better off paying annually at the published starting prices, assuming they can afford the upfront payment and do not need the flexibility of monthly cancellation.

Case 1: three months of focused learning. Three monthly payments total $119.97. Paying $239.88 for the annual plan would cost $119.91 more, so monthly billing wins if the learner is confident the subscription will end after three months.

Case 2: six months of access. Monthly billing totals $239.94. Annual billing is $239.88, putting the annual plan ahead by only $0.06. Six months is effectively the break-even point.

Case 3: a full year. Twelve monthly payments total $479.88. Paying annually costs $239.88, producing a $240 difference. The annual subscriber pays almost exactly half as much across the year.

Course completion changes the effective cost further. A learner who completes 12 useful courses during a $239.88 annual subscription is paying $19.99 per completed course. Completing 24 brings the effective subscription cost to about $10.00 per completed course. Completing 48 lowers it to about $5.00. Those figures do not assign a market value to each course. They show how unused access is the biggest hidden cost in an unlimited library.

Premium Duo Math for Two

LinkedIn also offers Premium Duo, where two people keep separate private accounts under one paid subscription. Its Premium Career pricing page lists Duo at $59.98 per month or $359.88 per year. LinkedIn’s Premium Duo account rules confirm that the invited member keeps an independent account and the primary subscriber pays the shared bill.

Two separate annual Premium Career plans would cost $479.76. One annual Duo subscription costs $359.88, a difference of $119.88 per year, or almost 25%. On monthly billing, two separate subscriptions total $79.98 per month, while Duo is $59.98 per month, saving $20 per month.

That makes Duo the stronger published price for two eligible people who both want Premium Career. It is also much safer than sharing one LinkedIn login. Each person keeps a separate profile, history, messages, recommendations, and Learning activity.

Team Seats

A small company should not compare a Team seat with an individual Premium Career license on price alone. The Team product adds centralized license management, learning-progress insights, content assignment, and team-focused administration that an individual subscription does not provide.

At the current $379.88 per-seat annual rate, five seats cost $1,899.40 per year, 10 seats cost $3,798.80, and 20 seats cost $7,597.60. The 10-seat example works out to about $316.57 per month across the company, or roughly $31.66 per seat per month when the annual charge is spread over 12 months.

Worked team example:

• 10 LinkedIn Learning for Teams seats: 10 × $379.88
• Annual subscription total: $3,798.80
• Monthly company-equivalent cost: $316.57
• Monthly seat-equivalent cost: about $31.66

Twenty individual Premium Career annual plans would cost only $4,797.60 at the published starting rate, which is $2,800 below 20 Team seats. That does not make individual plans a substitute for the business product. The company would lose the administrative and reporting layer that helps a manager assign and measure workforce learning.

Billing Traps Behind the Price

The annual discount carries a simple tradeoff: more money is committed upfront. LinkedIn says listed Premium prices are estimates and may exclude VAT, GST, promotional discounts, and device-specific differences. The amount shown at checkout is the number to use before subscribing.

Free trials also convert into paid subscriptions unless canceled. LinkedIn’s Premium trial eligibility terms state that trial duration and availability can vary and that an eligible trial converts to paid service at the end unless canceled beforehand.

Timing matters. LinkedIn’s current Premium cancellation policy says cancellation should occur at least one day before the next billing date to avoid the next charge. Canceling a paid subscription leaves access active until the current billing cycle ends, while ending a free trial stops the trial immediately.

A mistaken renewal is not guaranteed to be refundable. LinkedIn’s current refund policy says some Premium subscriptions may qualify for a refund within seven days of the charge when Premium has not been used, with separate consumer-law rights in some jurisdictions. Apple-processed purchases follow Apple’s refund process.

When Premium Career Makes Sense

Makes sense if:

• You expect to use Learning and the job-search features for six months or longer.
• You will complete enough courses for the effective cost per finished course to fall well below the subscription price.
• You want LinkedIn Learning plus Premium profile, search, and InMail features in one account.
• Two people can use Premium Duo instead of maintaining two separate full-price subscriptions.

Does not make sense if:

• You only need one short course and can get equivalent training elsewhere without a recurring subscription.
• You expect to study for only one to three months and do not need the other Premium Career features.
• Your employer, library, university, or professional organization already provides LinkedIn Learning access.
• You need an accredited degree or a specific certification exam rather than a course-completion certificate.

Price is only one part of the platform choice. Coursera Plus, for comparison, currently lists a regular price of $59 per month or $399 per year and includes university and company programs. The cheaper annual LinkedIn figure does not make the products interchangeable. Course providers, credentials, projects, career tools, and learning format differ.

What We Verified

• Checked: LinkedIn’s current individual Learning access rules say it no longer offers one-off course purchases or a stand-alone individual LinkedIn Learning subscription.
• Confirmed: LinkedIn’s Teams purchase FAQ lists the self-service plan at $379.88 per license per year and says the online purchase flow accepts 2 to 20 licenses.
• Cross-referenced: LinkedIn’s certificate access documentation says completion records remain available after a paid membership expires, even though new Learning content requires active access.

Related LinkedIn Costs

Learning is now closely tied to LinkedIn’s broader subscription lineup. Anyone paying mainly for career tools should compare the full LinkedIn Premium cost rather than valuing the subscription only by its course library. Sales professionals may get more use from LinkedIn Sales Navigator pricing, while hiring teams should compare the separate LinkedIn Recruiter cost before treating Learning as the main business subscription.

Answers to Common Questions

How much does LinkedIn Learning cost per month?

LinkedIn no longer sells a stand-alone individual Learning subscription. Premium Career, the closest individual option, starts at $39.99 per month in the United States and includes LinkedIn Learning.

How much is LinkedIn Learning for a year?

Premium Career starts at $239.88 per year. At the published starting prices, that is $240 less than paying $39.99 every month for 12 months.

Can I buy one LinkedIn Learning course?

No. LinkedIn states that it no longer offers a la carte individual course purchases. Active Learning access comes through an eligible Premium or organization subscription.

Does LinkedIn charge extra for course certificates?

No additional LinkedIn fee applies to Certificates of Completion for eligible courses included in an active Learning subscription. These certificates are not the same as an accredited degree or third-party professional certification.

How much does LinkedIn Learning cost for a team?

The current self-service Team plan costs $379.88 per seat per year for up to 20 licenses. Organizations requiring 21 or more accounts must contact LinkedIn for a quote.