How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium (And Whether It's Actually Worth It)

LinkedIn Premium Costs More Than Most People Realize

LinkedIn Premium has several tiers, all significantly more expensive than most subscriptions:

These are among the highest-cost individual subscriptions in any personal subscription stack. LinkedIn is a notorious "set it and forget it" subscription — people sign up during a job search, forget to cancel after landing a role, and pay $40–$60/month for years.

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How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium

On iPhone (Browser — LinkedIn App Doesn't Allow Cancellation)

1. Open Safari and go to linkedin.com (request desktop site: tap aA → Request Desktop Website)
2. Sign in
3. Click your profile photo → Settings & Privacy
4. Click Account preferences in the left menu
5. Click Subscriptions → Cancel subscription
6. Navigate through the retention flow
7. Confirm cancellation

LinkedIn does not allow cancellation through the mobile app — you must use a browser in desktop mode.

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If Billed Through Apple

1. Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions
2. Find LinkedIn in the list
3. Tap Cancel Subscription → Confirm

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LinkedIn's Cancellation Retention Flow

LinkedIn's cancellation process typically includes:

• A prompt to pause for 1 month
• A discount offer (often 30–50% off for 3 months)
• A survey about why you're leaving

If you're canceling because your job search is over or because you don't use the premium features, the discount doesn't change your calculus. Click through to the confirmation screen.

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What You Lose With LinkedIn Premium

• InMail credits (ability to message people outside your network)
• Profile viewers — who viewed your profile in the last 90 days
• Salary insights and salary comparisons
• LinkedIn Learning access (included in Premium Career)
• Applicant insights when applying for jobs
• AI writing assistance (in some tiers)

What stays: Your profile, connections, messages, and all content you've posted remain on your free account.

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Is LinkedIn Premium Worth the Cost?

Worth it during active job searching: If you're sending InMails to recruiters, using salary insights for negotiations, and reviewing who viewed your profile — the tools have direct financial value.

Not worth it when you're employed: The features that justify the cost are job-seeking features. Once employed, most users find they've been paying $40–$60/month for a service they check twice a week out of habit.

Sales Navigator: Genuinely useful for sales professionals doing outbound prospecting. Not appropriate for individual career management.

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After Canceling

Your LinkedIn profile is unaffected — the free tier is completely functional for networking, posting, and applying to jobs. Update Gravity to remove the LinkedIn Premium charge. At $39.99–$59.99/month, this is often one of the highest-value cancellations in a subscription audit for job-seekers who've since been placed.