LinkedIn Learning cost: what you pay for access and where

LinkedIn quotes a 50% saving for paying yearly instead of monthly, and that single number explains most of what LinkedIn Learning costs.

For an individual, LinkedIn Learning costs what LinkedIn Premium costs, because LinkedIn doesn't sell a standalone Learning subscription or individual courses. Premium Career starts at US$39.99 a month or US$239.88 a year, and it includes Learning. Teams pay per license, and you may get access free through an employer, school or library.

Below: the prices by route, which Premium plans include Learning, how the free month works, and how to choose.

There's no standalone LinkedIn Learning subscription

The biggest surprise about LinkedIn Learning's cost is what you can't buy.

LinkedIn's Learning subscription overview says it doesn't offer one-off purchases of individual courses, and it doesn't offer individual LinkedIn Learning subscriptions. The subscription that most resembles an individual one is LinkedIn Premium.

So when people ask how much LinkedIn Learning is, the honest answer is a Premium price. For an individual, paying for Learning means paying for Premium.

There are two ways in: through a Premium subscription of your own, or through an organization that pays for access.

What LinkedIn Learning costs through Premium Career

Premium Career is the usual route for an individual. Its Premium Career page says pricing starts at US$39.99 per month or US$239.88 per year.

Learning is one part of the package. The same plan includes the other Premium Career features, such as InMail credits and the extended list of who's viewed your profile.

That matters when you compare prices. You're not paying US$39.99 a month for courses alone. If you'd use the job-search features too, the cost of Learning is effectively shared with them.

Monthly or annual billing for LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn describes the annual price as a 50% saving compared with paying monthly.

The trade-off is commitment. Monthly billing lets you stop after a single course or a short job search. Annual billing costs less over a full year, but you pay for the year upfront.

A simple rule works for most people:

• One course or a short project: pay monthly, and cancel when you're done.
• Ongoing learning across the year: pay annually and take the lower rate.
• Unsure: start with the free month before choosing either.

LinkedIn Learning prices outside the US

Premium Career is priced in local currency in some countries. LinkedIn lists these examples:

• Australia: A$54.99 a month or A$323.88 a year.
• Canada: C$49.99 a month or C$299.88 a year.

Other countries have their own prices. The figure that applies to you is the one shown when you're signed in and choosing a plan, so check there before you budget.

Which Premium plans include LinkedIn Learning?

LinkedIn's help page on accessing Learning with Premium treats Premium as the route for individuals, and Premium Career lists Learning among its features.

There's one catch for sales teams. Among Sales Navigator plans, only Sales Navigator Core includes LinkedIn Learning. The Advanced and Advanced Plus plans don't.

If you already pay for a Sales Navigator plan and want Learning, check which tier you're on before assuming it's included.

Can you buy a single LinkedIn Learning course?

No. LinkedIn says Learning doesn't offer one-off, à la carte purchases of individual courses.

Some older write-ups quote per-course prices. They don't match LinkedIn's current documentation, so treat any figure like that as outdated.

If there's only one course you want, the practical approach is a free month or a single paid month of Premium. Finish the course, download the certificate, and cancel if you don't need more.

How the LinkedIn Learning free month works

LinkedIn's Learning homepage offers a free month. That month is the Premium free trial, and it has two rules worth knowing:

• It lasts a month, and then it bills automatically unless you cancel.
• Cancelling a free trial ends access immediately, not at the end of the month.

A free trial also can't be repeated back to back. LinkedIn says you can't have another trial within 12 months.

Set a reminder a few days before the trial ends. Decide then whether the courses were worth a paid month, rather than finding out from a card statement.

What LinkedIn Learning is, in short

LinkedIn Learning is LinkedIn's library of expert-led video courses, grouped into Business, Technology and Creative subjects.

LinkedIn's own pages disagree on the size of the catalog. The Premium Career page says more than 25,000 courses, while LinkedIn's business site quotes 22,000+.

Either way, it's a large library, not a handful of titles.

Finished courses come with certificates of completion, which you can add to your LinkedIn profile.

LinkedIn Learning for Teams pricing

Small businesses can buy Learning for a team without a big enterprise contract. LinkedIn's Learning for Teams purchase FAQ sets out the terms.

After a one-month free trial, the price is US$379.88 per license per year.

Online, you can buy 2 to 20 licenses, and an account can hold up to 50.

Compare that with Premium Career before buying. A team license is priced per person, per year, and it covers Learning rather than an individual's Premium features.

Getting LinkedIn Learning through an employer, school or library

The other way in costs you nothing directly: an organization pays.

LinkedIn offers Learning to organizations, and its business site lists options for libraries, higher education and government. If your employer, university or public library has a subscription, you may be able to use Learning through them.

LinkedIn doesn't publish what that access costs the organization or which libraries offer it. The quickest way to find out is to ask your HR team, your university's library, or your local library directly.

How to open LinkedIn Learning once you have access

Once your plan includes Learning, you reach it from the top of LinkedIn. Click the Work icon, then Learning.

That opens the course library under your account, including the Learning History of courses you've taken.

If you get access through an organization, follow the sign-in instructions it gives you.

Getting the most from a paid month of LinkedIn Learning

If you're paying for a short stretch, the certificate is what outlasts it. A few rules decide whether you get one:

• Every video in the course needs a green checkmark. An unfinished course can't be added to your profile.
• Certificates come per course or learning path, not for collections or single videos.
• There's no limit on how many certificates you can earn.

When you finish, open Learning History, click More next to the course and choose Add to profile. You can download the certificate as a PDF from the same place.

One more limit: if your profile already lists more than 100 skills, the course's skills won't be added. You can unselect skills during the add step if you'd rather keep the list tidy.

How to stop paying for LinkedIn Learning

Because Learning comes through Premium, you stop paying by cancelling Premium. On a computer, click Me, then Premium features, then Manage subscription, and cancel from there.

Cancel at least one day before your next billing date. A paid plan keeps working until the end of the cycle, so you lose nothing by cancelling early.

A trial is different. Cancelling one ends access straight away, so finish the course first.

What you keep if you stop paying

Cancelling doesn't erase the courses you've finished. LinkedIn says that when a subscription expires, you keep your Learning History and your Certificates of Completion.

What goes is access to new courses and extras such as personalized recommendations and exercise files.

So a short paid period can still leave you with something permanent. Finish the course, add the certificate to your profile, and the record stays after the plan ends.

Refunds on a Premium charge

If a renewal goes through that you didn't want, LinkedIn's Premium FAQ says a subscription may be refundable within seven days of the charge, if Premium hasn't been used in that time.

That window is short, so act quickly. Better still, cancel ahead of time, as described above, and you won't need it.

Which way to pay for LinkedIn Learning?

Work through it in this order:

1. Does your employer, school or library offer it? Use that first; it costs you nothing.
2. Do you want one course? Take the free month, finish it, and cancel before billing.
3. Will you learn all year? Choose annual Premium Career billing for the 50% saving.
4. Are you on Sales Navigator? Check you're on Core, the only tier that includes Learning.
5. Buying for a small team? Compare Learning for Teams at US$379.88 per license per year.

Pick your route, then open the course you came for today, before the free month or the budget conversation drifts.

LinkedIn Learning pricing FAQ

How much is LinkedIn Learning per month?

There's no separate monthly Learning price. It comes with Premium Career, which starts at US$39.99 a month, or US$239.88 a year on annual billing.

Is LinkedIn Learning free with Premium?

It's included in Premium Career, so you don't pay extra for it. Among Sales Navigator plans, only Core includes it.

Can I keep my certificates after cancelling?

Yes. LinkedIn says you keep your Learning History and Certificates of Completion when your subscription expires.