How much does it cost to post a job on LinkedIn in 2026?

One job at a time can be free. A promoted job has no list price: you set a daily or total budget, and LinkedIn charges for views from candidates at a cost per click that changes each day. Its help page on promotion says your final cost will depend on the demand for your job.

Is posting a job on LinkedIn free?

Yes, for one job at a time. LinkedIn's help page says a free job stays active for up to 14 days and is then paused, and it closes after 30 days unless you promote it. A free job must be tied to your company's LinkedIn Page.

What the posting itself should say, including the pay range some US states require, is in how to write a job description for a startup.

How much does it cost to promote a job on LinkedIn?

LinkedIn does not publish a price. It charges for views from candidates, and its billing page says the cost per click changes daily with the job's location, its title and other employers hiring for the same people. You are never charged more than the budget you set.

For most customers, LinkedIn bills every 30 days, or within a day once the balance reaches $500. It only charges for views from candidates in the job's own country, or from inside the EEA for a job located there.

There are four. You get one free job active at a time and a limited number in any 30 days. Each is paused after 14 days. Each is hidden from search once it reaches an applicant limit, which LinkedIn says typically ranges from 10 to 30. You also cannot repost the same title free within 7 days.

Why did my free LinkedIn job post stop getting applicants?

It most likely reached the free applicant limit. LinkedIn's help page says the job is then paused and removed from search results, and a link you shared shows the job as closed. To open it again, you have to promote it.

Can you repost a free job on LinkedIn?

Not with the same title and company within 7 days. LinkedIn's page on reposting, three years old but still live, says such a job has to be promoted. Hiring two people for one role works the same way: wait 7 days to post the second for free, or promote both.

It is when you need more than a free post can bring: more than about thirty applicants, a role that is hard to fill, or candidates who are not looking. Promotion lifts the job to the top of search and sends alerts. For a startup's first hires, the people who already follow the founder are often the best pool.

When should you use LinkedIn Recruiter instead?

When hiring becomes a steady job. LinkedIn's own Hiring Pro help page points anyone hiring for 20 or more roles a year to LinkedIn Recruiter, which is sold through its sales team. A founder making three hires a year is not that buyer.

A hiring post from your own profile. A post is not a job listing, so it has no applicant limit and no 14-day pause. It reaches the people who already know your work, and they pass it on. Say why the role exists, what the first months look like, and who would love it.

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