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Membership Fees - W3C

In order to promote a diverse Membership that represents the interests of organizations around the world, W3C fees vary depending on the annual revenues, type, and location of headquarters of an organization. For instance, as of 2024-04-01, a small company in India would pay 1,905 USD annually, a non-profit in the United States would pay 7,900 USD, and a large company in France would pay 59,500 EUR. Please note that comma (",") is used to separate thousands in the tables below. Note: Fees do not reflect any local taxes, for which the Member is responsible.

Use this fee calculator to determine the annual Membership fee for a new Member, given a country/region and date. The calculator covers the complete history of W3C fees.

Notes: Fees for dates selected in the future are subject to change. Business Group Fees are described elsewhere.

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Fee Table For United States

Organization Type in United States (HIC category) Annual Fee for Memberships Starting 2014-10-01
For-profit organization that has annual gross revenue, as measured by the most recent audited statement, of greater than or equal to 50,000,000 USD. 68,500 USD
Introductory Industry Membership, available for two years to a for-profit organization that has annual gross revenue, as measured by the most recent audited statement, of greater than or equal to 50,000,000 USD. Participation limited to one Interest Group 34,250 USD
All other organizations, including non-profit organizations and government agencies. 7,900 USD
Enterprises and non-profits with 10 or fewer employees, with revenues below 3,000,000 USD, who have not been W3C Members in the previous two years. This fee is not applicable to membership organizations generally, but is available to non-profit organizations of individual members. 2,250 USD
Organization Type in United States (country category HIC) Annual Fee for Memberships Starting 2024-04-01
For-profit organization that has annual gross revenue, as measured by the most recent audited statement, of greater than or equal to 1,000,000,000 USD. 77,000 USD
For-profit organization that has annual gross revenue, as measured by the most recent audited statement, of greater than or equal to 500,000,000 USD and less than 1,000,000,000 USD. 68,500 USD
Introductory Industry Membership, available for two years to a for-profit organization that has annual gross revenue, as measured by the most recent audited statement, of greater than or equal to 50,000,000 USD. Participation limited to one Interest Group 34,250 USD
For-profit organization that has annual gross revenue, as measured by the most recent audited statement, of greater than or equal to 50,000,000 USD and less than 500,000,000 USD. 25,000 USD
All other organizations, including non-profit organizations and government agencies. 7,900 USD
Enterprises and non-profits with 10 or fewer employees, with revenues below 3,000,000 USD, who have not been W3C Members in the previous two years. This fee is not applicable to membership organizations generally, but is available to non-profit organizations of individual members. 2,250 USD

The changes for United States between 2014-10-01 and 2024-04-01 are:

  • Different number of fee levels: 4 versus 6.