Payment methods and billing cycle

LinkedIn offers a Basic (free) account and various Premium accounts (i.e., Business, Recruiter Lite, or Jobseeker). You can also purchase items like InMail credits, the PMP® Certification Exam Preparation course, job postings, and LinkedIn Ads.

Note: This article doesn’t apply to payments for corporate contracts purchased through our sales team or for ads payments. Learn more about the payment methods available for corporate contracts and for ads.

We accept credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued by the following networks:

American Express
Discover
MasterCard
Visa
JCB
Diners Club (USD currency only)
SEPA direct debit: This is only available to certain countries using the EUR currency. The payment option is unavailable for Sales Navigator, Recruiter Lite, and Learning subscriptions. It’s also not available for job postings, ads, or InMail credits.
iDEAL: This is only available members residing in the Netherlands. Only one iDeal account may be used per LinkedIn account. This payment option is unavailable for Learning subscriptions, job postings, ads, or InMail credits.
Sofort: This is only available for members residing in Germany using the EUR currency. The payment option is unavailable for Learning subscriptions, job postings, ads, or InMail credits.

We accept PayPal for desktop purchases of InMail, job postings, and Premium accounts. We don’t accept PayPal as a payment method for any of our advertising products. Only one PayPal account may be used per LinkedIn account.

We also don’t accept the following payment methods:

Bill Me Later
ACH payments

Important:

Some pre-paid cards may not allow monthly recurring billing. We recommend checking with the pre-paid card company or bank to confirm whether recurring billing is possible.
If you don't see PayPal as an option on the secure checkout page, it isn’t available in your region at this time.
If any other payment method is not shown during checkout or when adding a payment method, it’s unavailable in your area or for the product being purchased.
We are gradually accepting SEPA, Ideal, and Sofort as a payment method for purchases. Some EU customers may not have access to these payment methods at this time. Please select an available payment method to complete your purchase.

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