Membership Categories & Pricing

Dues are determined by the total number of company employees. Part-time employees count as one-half. The total number is the actual number of employees, not just those who wish to be listed with PBSA.

The membership year runs from January 1 to December 31. First year membership dues are prorated based on date of application.

1st qtr. (Jan-Mar) — 100% of annual dues
2nd qtr. (Apr-Jun) — 75% of annual dues
3rd qtr. (Jul-Sep) — 50 % of annual dues
4th qtr. (Oct-Dec) — 100% of annual dues which includes remainder of year and all of following year

If you are unsure what membership category your business qualifies for, contact membership@thepbsa.org.

Dues listed in USD. Current exchange rate and conversion can be found by clicking on this link. *Note: the currency exchange link will bring you to a site outside of the PBSA domain.

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Regular Membership

Organizations who are regularly, currently and primarily* engaged in the business of background screening (for example, a background screening company or consumer reporting agency (CRA) that is engaged in the business of providing employment and/or tenant background screening services directly to end-users, such as, employers or landlords).

**Primarily means 50 percent or more of gross company revenue. Regular Members may vote and hold office.

Number Of Employees	Dues
12 or fewer	$700
13 to 25	$1,400
26 to 50	$2,050
51 to 100	$3,700
101 to 500	$6,200
501 to 1,000	$10,000
1,000+	$15,000

Associate Membership

Organizations who, as defined by the Board of Directors, are secondarily engaged in the business of background screening or who provide services to Regular members (for example, (a) A background screening company or Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) with screening services that generate less than 50 percent of gross company revenue, (b) A company that is a Provider** of services and products to background screening companies, or (c)Combination of A and B.

**Examples of associate members are entities providing services to background screening companies such as: software, public record researchers, background screening research and data, fingerprinting, drug screening, attorneys, consultants, auditors, security professionals, verification services, and other partners to background screening companies.
Associate Members may vote and hold office.

Number Of Employees	Dues
12 or fewer	$625
13 to 25	$750
26 to 50	$950
51 to 100	$1,200
101 to 500	$1,500
501 to 1,000	$1,800
1,000+	$2,200

Affiliate Membership

Organizations or individuals that support the purposes of PBSA and professionalism in screening, but, as determined by the Board of Directors, however, do not qualify for Regular or Associate membership.

**Examples of Affiliate Members: Employers, Property Managers, End Users, or Trade Associations.
Affiliate Members are not eligible to vote or hold office.