LinkedIn Premium Premium Career vs Premium Business
Premium Business costs $30 more a month ($360 a year) than Premium Career. Here is exactly what that extra money buys.
Premium Career
$39.99 a month
Best for: Someone actively looking for a job over the next few months.
Premium Business
$69.99 a month
Best for: People who reach out to strangers for work – selling, recruiting or running a small business.
What you get by choosing Premium Business
- Messages you can send to people you don't know: 15 (instead of 5)LinkedIn calls these InMail messages. Normally you can only message people you are already connected to; these let you write to a stranger, such as someone hiring for a job.
- Information about companies: Included (instead of Not included)Useful if you sell to businesses or are researching an employer. Most job seekers do not need it.
What only Premium Career has
- Seeing how you compare with other job applicants: Included on Premium Career, Not included on Premium Business
Same on both
seeing who looked at your profile (everyone who looked, going back a full year), online courses included (included).
Which one should you pick?
It depends on what you actually use. If you don't need messages you can send to people you don't know or information about companies, Premium Career does the same job for less. Answer a few questions and we'll tell you which plan fits.
Prices and features verified September 21, 2026 from LinkedIn Premium's official pages (source ↗). Prices are before tax and can change. See all LinkedIn Premium plans.