It will be just five dollars cheaper than the $65 per year cost for a Costco Gold Star membership.

Effective May 1, 2026, membership prices will change from $50/year to $60/year for Club members, and from $110/year to $120/year for Plus members. Plus members will benefit from an increased 2% Sam’s Cash™ rewards cap, from $500 to $750 per year.

It will be just five dollars cheaper than the $65 per year cost for a Costco Gold Star membership.

assuming Costco doesn’t raise their’s too.

@mrvietnam said in Effective May 1, 2026 Sam’s Cub membership fees increasing to $60 a year:

Effective May 1, 2026, membership prices will change from $50/year to $60/year for Club members, and from $110/year to $120/year for Plus members. Plus members will benefit from an increased 2% Sam’s Cash™ rewards cap, from $500 to $750 per year.

It will be just five dollars cheaper than the $65 per year cost for a Costco Gold Star membership.

assuming Costco doesn’t raise their’s too.

True, but since they just raised their fees already about a year and a half ago, it’s highly doubtful they’re going to raise them anytime soon… This is probably Sam’s Club’s response to Costco having raised their fees in 2024.

Costco typically raises membership fees every 5 to 6 years, with the most recent increase taking effect on September 1, 2024. This marked the first increase in seven years (since 2017), raising the basic Gold Star fee by $5 (to $65) and Executive memberships by $10 (to $130).

Since Sam’s Club really doesn’t offer free membership deals anymore or money maker member membership, deals, probably the best membership deal you can look for is 50% off for $30 a year.