Join The HR-XML Consortium!

The HR-XML Consortium offers memberships for individuals and organizations. Select from the options below to get started on HR-XML membership today!

Membership options and associated benefits are detailed in the separate Membership Categories.


Premier Members
Regular - $8,500 year.
SMB - $6,500 year.
End User - $6,500 year.
Government/Non-Profit - $3,400 year.

Executive Members
Regular - $7,500 year.
SMB - $5,500 year.
End User - $5,500 year.
Government/Non-Profit - $3,000 year.

General Members
Regular - $5,500 year.
SMB - $4,000 year.
End User - $4,000 year.
Government/Non-Profit - $2,200 year.


Individual/Academic - $300 year.

Read the membership schedule and take note of the following:

  • The fees are effective as of 2008 Jan. 1.
  • An Individual Membership is a personal membership and cannot transfer to an organization or another person. The other membership categories are available only to organizations.
  • Discounts for "Small or Medium Businesses" (SMBs) are available within each category of organizational membership (General, Executive, and Premier). For purposes of HR-XML's dues schedule, an SMB is an organization with less than 250 employees and with less than $50 million USD in annual revenue. See the Membership Dues Pricing for further details.
  • As a condition of participating within HR-XML Consortium workgroups, each Member agrees to license on a royalty-free basis all Necessary Claims and copyrighted materials needed to implement HR-XML Consortium Specifications. These requirements are detailed in the HR-XML Consortium Membership Agreement.