Cancel LinkedIn Premium 2026: The $60/Month Job Search Tax (And When It's Actually Worth It)

Updated 2026-03-02 • 7 min read

📋 The pattern: Sign up for LinkedIn Premium during a job search. Land the job. Forget to cancel. Pay $35-60/month for years. We see this on bank statements constantly. If you got a job more than 30 days ago and still have Premium — you're paying the forgetting tax.

How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium

On Desktop

Go to linkedin.com → click your profile photo
Select Settings & Privacy
Click Account Preferences → Subscriptions and payments
Click Manage Premium account
Click Cancel subscription
Navigate through retention screens (they'll offer discounts and free months)

On Mobile

If subscribed through Apple App Store: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions → LinkedIn
If subscribed through Google Play: Play Store → Profile → Subscriptions → LinkedIn
If subscribed on the website: Use the desktop method above

LinkedIn Premium Tiers and Pricing

Premium Career: $29.99/month ($360/yr) — InMail, who viewed profile, salary insights, LinkedIn Learning
Premium Business: $59.99/month ($720/yr) — everything in Career + unlimited people browsing, business insights
Sales Navigator Core: $79.99/month ($960/yr) — advanced lead/company search, CRM integration
Recruiter Lite: $170/month ($2,040/yr) — candidate search, 30 InMails/month

What Free LinkedIn Still Does

✅ Full profile and resume hosting
✅ Job search and applications (most features)
✅ Networking and connections
✅ Content posting and engagement
✅ Basic "who viewed your profile" (last 5)
✅ Groups and communities
✅ Company following and alerts
❌ InMail (messaging people you're not connected with)
❌ Full profile viewer list
❌ Salary data and applicant insights
❌ LinkedIn Learning courses

When Premium IS Worth It

Active job search (weeks 1-8): InMail to recruiters and hiring managers can get you past the resume pile
Aggressive sales prospecting: Sales Navigator is the gold standard for B2B outreach
Recruiting: If you hire people, Recruiter Lite pays for itself with one good hire

When to Cancel (Almost Everyone)

You landed a job: Cancel immediately. Set a reminder the day you accept an offer
You're passively open to opportunities: Free LinkedIn shows recruiter messages in your inbox already
You signed up for LinkedIn Learning: Most of the same content is free on YouTube or with your library card (LinkedIn Learning is available free through many public libraries)
You wanted to see who viewed your profile: Interesting but rarely actionable — not worth $30/month

💡 Free LinkedIn Learning hack: Many public libraries offer free access to LinkedIn Learning. Check your library's digital resources page before paying $30+/month for the courses alone.

💼 LinkedIn Premium is the #1 post-job-search forgotten subscription. At $30-60/month, it can silently drain $360-720/year after you no longer need it. Upload your bank statement to find every forgotten professional subscription.

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Quick Cancel Guide: Linkedin Premium Detailed

Direct cancel link + step-by-step instructions