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Monster job posting cost and Monster job posting price for employers
Monster does print prices, which puts it ahead of most job boards. The catch is what the prices are. Standard is a daily budget you set, starting at a reported $8 a day per job. Pro is $299 a month of credits that pay for clicks and resume views out of the same pot, and overages are billed the next month.
US pricing · Monster publishes a Pro price of $299 a month and a Standard starting daily budget, and no per click price
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A Starter listing here is $149 a month, published before you spend it. Every role shown is posted and paid for by the hiring company.
The short answer
Monster charges employers in two ways. Monster+ Standard is pay as you go: you set a daily budget per job, pay when candidates click, and the pricing page has shown a starting figure of $8 a day, which is about $240 for a 30 day job, plus a one time $10 charge on your first promoted job. Monster+ Pro is $299 a month, or $2,990 prepaid for a year, and includes 299 credits worth $1 each that pay for both clicks and resume views at 2 credits per view. Unused credits expire monthly and overages are billed the next month. One marketing role on a marketing only board is a published $149 a month.
Standard, starting budget
Reported $8 a day per job
Pro, published
$299 a month
Resume view on Pro
2 credits, or $2
Flat rate, published
$149 a month
The plans
How Monster actually charges for a job post
Monster sells three things to US employers. Two of them have a number on the pricing page, and neither number is the most you can spend. Each card says what the figure buys and where the bill can grow past it.
Monster+ Standard
Reported from $8 a day per job
Pay per click, no subscription
You promote one job, choose a daily budget and pay only when candidates click. Monster defines the daily budget as the average spend per day across 30 days, so $8 a day is about $240 for a month. Stop the promotion and the charges stop.
The catch: Monster does not publish a cost per click, so the budget tells you what you can spend, not how many applicants it buys. The starting figure has also moved between page versions, and some versions route Standard to sales.
Monster+ Pro
$299 a month
Monthly subscription, 299 credits included
Promoted jobs plus resume search, with unlimited users on the account. The 299 credits are worth $1 each and pay for job ad clicks and resume views alike. Cancel in Company Settings and it ends at the next billing period.
The catch: Credits expire every month, so a slow month is money gone. A busy month can run past the pool, and the overage is billed to the card at the start of the next period. The $299 is a floor on the bill, not a cap.
Monster+ Pro, prepaid
$2,990 a year
Paid up front for 12 months
Monster discounts each month of a prepaid year, and the discounts add up to two months free against $3,588 paid monthly. For a team that searches resumes every month all year, the saving is real.
The catch: You are committing a year of budget to one board. Monster and CareerBuilder went through a Chapter 11 sale in 2025 and the job board business now belongs to Bold, so read the current terms before prepaying.
Enterprise
Quoted, not published
Volume contract through sales
Tailored packages with volume pricing, a dedicated sales rep and ATS integration. It is built for employers posting many roles across many locations.
The catch: No number to compare until you are in a sales process. For a company hiring one or two marketers a year, this tier is not the relevant one.
First promoted job charge
$10, one time
Applied as 10 credits on that job
Your first promoted job carries a $10 upfront charge. It is not a fee for nothing: it lands as 10 Monster credits that pay for clicks on that same job.
The catch: The 10 credits must be used within 30 days. Post and pause, and the $10 is spent anyway.
Priced by situation
What Monster costs for a real hiring situation
The Pro price, the credit value, the 2 credit resume view and the $10 first job charge are published by Monster. The Standard daily figure has changed between versions of the pricing page, so each row shows it as reported. Set your own daily budget and read the estimate in the posting flow before you commit.
| Your situation | Monster, reported | MarketerJob, published | What drives it |
|---|---|---|---|
| One role, 30 days, Standard at the starting budget | Reported $240, plus $10 first time | $149 a month | At $8 a day across 30 days the Standard floor is already above a flat monthly listing, before you raise the budget to compete for a marketing role in a large metro. |
| One role, 14 day burst on Standard | Reported $112, plus $10 first time | $149 a month | Monster wins this row. If you will close a role inside two weeks and switch the promotion off, pay per click is cheaper than any monthly subscription, ours included. |
| One role, 30 days, Standard at a higher budget | Reported $360 to $540 | $149 a month | Older versions of the pricing page started Standard at $12 and $18 a day. A competitive marketing role often needs more than the minimum to stay visible, which is where this row lives. |
| Pro, one role plus a resume shortlist | $299 a month, overage possible | $149 a month | If the job ad clicks use 150 credits and you open 75 resumes at 2 credits each, the pool is empty. Every further click or view is billed the next month. |
| Pro, used only for resume search | $299 a month for 149 views | Not offered | Monster wins on capability here. We do not sell resume database access. If outbound sourcing is the job, a board without a database is the wrong purchase. |
| Five roles at once, 30 days, Standard | Reported $1,200 or more | $999 a month, unlimited | Five jobs at the $8 floor is $1,200 a month in daily budgets. Unlimited here covers every active role, each one featured, for a published $999. |
Monster is one of only two platforms in this family that prints a subscription price, and the only one where the same pool of credits pays for both your job ad clicks and your resume searches. Every resume you open is money that did not go into promoting the role. If you are choosing between the two biggest general boards, the same marketing role is priced side by side in Monster vs Indeed pricing for employers. The full picture across every US platform sits on job posting cost by platform, and all thirteen platforms are compared side by side on where to post a marketing role.
Read the meter
Four billing details that decide your final Monster invoice
The plan price is the easy part. These four mechanics decide what actually lands on the card, and every one of them is written into the pricing page footnotes rather than the headline.
One credit pool pays for two different things
On Pro, the 299 monthly credits pay for clicks on your promoted jobs and for resume views or actions at 2 credits each. There is no separate allowance for either. A recruiter who searches heavily is spending the ad budget, and a busy job ad is spending the search budget.
Overages arrive on the next invoice
Monster states that overages can occur on Pro and that extra credits are billed to the payment method on file at the start of the following billing period. Watch the credit balance mid month, because the subscription price does not stop spending.
Credits expire every month
The 299 credits are monthly and do not roll over. A month with no open role still costs $299 while the subscription runs, and cancelling takes effect at the start of the next monthly period, not the day you click cancel.
Standard is a budget, not a price
On Standard you choose a daily budget, and Monster says you will not be charged beyond the total spend you selected. That protects you from overspend, but with no published cost per click it does not tell you how many marketers will see or apply to the role.
An honest read
When paying Monster is worth it, and when it is not
We sell job posts, so treat this section with the scepticism it deserves and check it against your own last three searches. Three of these six say do not spend the money, because on the wrong role that is the correct answer.
Worth paying for
You will fill the role in two weeks
A short Standard promotion that you switch off on day 14 costs a reported $112 at the starting budget, less than any monthly listing. If you already have a shortlist forming, pay per click is the cheaper meter.
Worth paying for
You want to search resumes
Pro includes resume search, and at 2 credits a view it is a defined price for outbound sourcing. A job board without a resume database, this one included, cannot do that job.
Worth paying for
You hire across many functions
Monster is a general board. A company hiring warehouse, sales and support staff alongside one marketer gets one account and one bill for all of them.
Save your money
You have one marketing role open for a month or more
At the reported $8 a day floor a month of Standard is $240, and a competitive role usually needs more. A single role on a board searched by marketers is a published $149 a month.
Save your money
You need a fixed number for the budget
Pro is a minimum with overages billed later, and Standard has no published cost per click. If finance needs one figure per month per role, a flat listing price is the easier approval.
Save your money
The role is a specialist marketing discipline
Lifecycle, marketing operations and technical SEO candidates search by discipline. On a general board your ad competes with every other job in the city, and you pay per click for the browsers who were never a fit.
For comparison
The published alternative, one price, marketing roles only
MarketerJob lists marketing roles and nothing else, every card carries a USD salary band, and the price is on the site rather than behind a consultation. That is the whole trade against an auction: less reach, more certainty, and an audience that all does the job you are hiring for.
$149 / mo
One marketing role, live until you cancel, no auction running behind it.
$299 / mo
Featured placement, specialty spotlight and matched subscriber email, one live role a month.
$999
Unlimited active roles per month, for teams hiring continuously.
Frequently asked
Monster job posting cost questions employers actually search
How much does it cost to post a job on Monster?
Monster+ Standard is pay per click with a daily budget you set per job, shown on the pricing page from $8 a day, which is about $240 for 30 days, plus a one time $10 charge on your first promoted job. Monster+ Pro is $299 a month with 299 credits for clicks and resume views.
Does it cost money to post a job on Monster?
Yes. Monster does not show a free job posting plan on its US pricing page. Promoted jobs on Standard are paid per click from a daily budget, Pro is a $299 monthly subscription, and your first promoted job carries a $10 upfront charge that is applied as 10 credits on that job.
How much is Monster for employers?
Monster costs employers a reported $8 a day or more per job on the pay as you go Standard plan, $299 a month on Pro, or $2,990 prepaid for a year of Pro. Enterprise packages are quoted by sales. Prices exclude tax, and Pro overages are billed the following month.
What is Monster+ Pro?
Monster+ Pro is a $299 monthly subscription that combines promoted jobs with resume search and unlimited users. It includes 299 credits a month at $1 each, used for job ad clicks and for resume views at 2 credits each. Credits expire monthly, and overages are billed at the start of the next period.
How much does Monster resume search cost?
Resume search comes with Monster+ Pro at $299 a month. Each resume view or action costs 2 credits, which is $2, drawn from the same 299 monthly credits that pay for job ad clicks. If the whole pool went to search, that is 149 views a month before overages.
Can I cancel Monster anytime?
Standard has no subscription, so charges stop once your jobs are expired or closed. Pro is cancelled from the Company Settings page, and the cancellation takes effect at the start of the next monthly subscription period. Switching from Pro to Standard also keeps Pro active until the period ends.
Does Monster charge per click?
Yes. Promoted jobs on Monster are charged when candidates click, on both Standard and Pro. Monster does not publish a cost per click and says it varies with several factors. On Standard you are never charged beyond the total spend you selected; on Pro, clicks draw down your monthly credits.
Is Monster cheaper than Indeed?
On paid promotion, usually yes. Monster Standard starts at a reported $8 a day per job, while sponsored Indeed jobs are reported to need about $25 a day. Indeed also publishes up to three free job posts a month, which Monster does not offer. Compare total monthly spend per role, not daily minimums.
Who owns Monster now?
Bold Holdings bought the Monster and CareerBuilder job board business in a 2025 Chapter 11 sale approved by the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, and kept both brands. Monster still sells job promotion and resume search to US employers under its own name.
Is Monster worth it for hiring a marketer?
Monster is worth it for a short promotion you switch off early or when you need resume search. For one marketing role open a month or longer, the reported Standard floor of about $240 is above a flat listing, and the audience is general. A marketing role here is a published $149 a month.
How to read the figures on this page: Monster publishes the Monster+ Pro price of $299 a month and $2,990 prepaid for a year, 299 monthly credits at 1 credit to 1 USD, resume views at 2 credits and a $10 charge on the first promoted job. The Standard plan is priced by a daily budget you choose, and the starting figure has appeared as $8, $12 and $18 a day on different versions of the page, so treat it as reported. Monster does not publish a cost per click. Prices exclude tax and are subject to change by Monster. Monster is a trademark of its owner and is referenced here only for comparison.
Know the number before you spend it.
A Monster budget is a meter that runs per click. A marketing listing here is one published monthly price per role. A marketing Starter listing here is $149 a month, with a salary band on every card and no invoice threshold running in the background.
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