Explore New Membership Tiers
- Professional
- Professional Plus
- Professional Premium
- Calculate Your ROI
Think of this as the essential foundation for your HR practice.
With this tier, you get trusted guidance, tools that have been proven to work, and support when you need it. This helps you act quickly, lower risks, and lead with confidence.
What you can do with this tier:
Get Live HR Expert Guidance
When you run into a complex workforce issue, you can get direct, on-demand guidance from SHRM Advisors. This helps you move faster and stay legally compliant.
Use Standardized Tools and Templates
You'll find ready-to-use forms and policies that you can customize. They help you standardize your work, reduce risk, and save hours every week.
Benefit from Professional Savings
You'll receive preferred pricing on SHRM certifications, events, and products. This makes it easier to invest in your skills and career.
Tap into Peer Intelligence
You can use SHRM Connect to see what other HR leaders are doing to solve the same challenges you face. This expands your perspective and strengthens your decision-making.
Professional
You get access to more than $13K+ in resources that help you:
- Make decisions that protect your team and your organization.
- Bring consistency to your HR operations.
- Get reliable answers to your questions, fast.
299/yr
If you're an experienced HR leader working in a complex environment, this tier can bring more clarity to your decisions.
Professional Plus gives you deeper learning opportunities, benchmarking data, and workforce insights to help you lead with credibility.
What's different about this tier:
Engage in Expert-Led Learning
This tier includes free courses that focus on today’s most critical workforce challenges and build your advanced skills.
Access Conference Insights On Demand
You can watch SHRM conference sessions whenever you want, helping you stay ahead of new workforce trends and leadership priorities.
Use the People Manager Qualification (PMQ)
You can build stronger manager and team performance using proven frameworks that lead to measurable results.
Leverage Workforce Intelligence and Benchmarking
You can access deeper research and benchmarking insights to validate decisions, shape strategy, and drive business impact.
Professional Plus
You gain access to more than $16K+ in advanced resources, so you can:
- Professional benefits included
- Lead high-stakes decisions with data and benchmarks to back you up.
- Connect your people strategy directly to business results.
- Strengthen your credibility with executive leaders.
595/yr
For leaders who are accountable for results at scale, this tier provides forward-looking intelligence.
This tier delivers executive-grade insight to help you shape strategy and lead with authority.
What's different about this tier:
Receive Executive Briefings
You'll get forward-looking updates and strategic research to stay ahead of regulatory, workforce, and market shifts.
Join Senior Leader Forums
You can privately connect with top HR executives to exchange insight, pressure-test decisions, and influence the future of work.
Access Professional Coaching Savings
You can accelerate your leadership impact with discounted coaching tailored to high-stakes roles.
Follow Specialty Credential Pathways
You can deepen your expertise in critical HR areas like AI, analytics, and total rewards.
Professional Premium
Unlock $20K+ in executive and strategic intelligence:
- Professional Plus benefits included
- Anticipate workforce and regulatory shifts early
- Influence executive and board decisions with market and policy insight
- Guide enterprise strategy with clarity and confidence
995/yr
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Tiered Membership Benefits at a Glance
| Professional | Professional Plus | Professional Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core HR Support & Tools | |||
| Personal HR Guidance - 15 calls per year |  | | |
| Express Requests | | | |
| HR Templates, Forms, Checklists | | | |
| Policy & Compliance Guides | | | |
| Benchmarking Data | | | |
| Research & White Papers | | | |
| Latest HR News & Trends | | | |
| Community, Content & Engagement | |||
| SHRM Connect Forum | | | |
| SHRM Podcasts | | | |
| SHRM Webinars | | | |
| HR Quarterly Digital Magazine | | | |
| Job Board Profile & Discounts | | | |
| Discounts on SHRM Store | | | |
| Discounts on Certification | | | |
| Professional Development & Learning | |||
| SHRM Certification Preview Webinars | | | |
| People Management Qualification (PMQ) | — | | |
| SHRM Conference Sessions On Demand | — | | |
| 8 Curated E-Learning Courses per year | — | | |
| Executive & Strategic Leader Benefits | |||
| Executive News & Trends | — | — | |
| People + Strategy Journal Digital Magazine | — | — | |
| Executive Briefing & Research | — | — | |
| Executive Network Monthly Insights Forum Brief | — | — | |
| Professional Premium Online Forum | — | — | |
| Executive Conference Session Access | — | — | |
| Strategic HR Leader Research Webinar | — | — | |
| Leadership and Executive Coaching (40% off) | — | — | |
| Specialty Credential (50% off) | — | — | |
| Annual Price | 299 Select Pro | 595 Select Pro Plus | 995 Select Pro Premium |
What’s Coming Next (and Why You’re Seeing This First)
This is the first release of SHRM’s new tiered membership model, and you’re part of a small group getting early access before it’s rolled out more broadly. You’re getting full value right away and you’ll be the first to benefit as we add new capabilities throughout 2026.
We’re on track to roll out additional enhancements this year, including advanced benchmarking, stronger support for HR technology decisions, and smarter digital tools like improved dashboards.
As we build, we’ll be listening closely because your input will directly shape what SHRM delivers next.
If you have questions about tiered membership, please reach out to SHRM’s Customer Experience team:
- 800.283.SHRM (7476)
- https://support.shrm.org/s/contactsupport