For those with a Sam’s Club membership, a big change is happening soon. The major supermarket informed its members via email that its raising its membership fees starting on May 1, 2026, according to the email obtained by MySA.

Membership prices will increase from $50 to $60 per year for club members, according to the email. It will also hike up for Plus members, from $110 per year to $120 per year. Sam’s Club stated Plus members will benefit from an increased 2% Sam’s Club rewards cap, from $500 to $750 per year. 

“This update helps us continue delivering unbeatable value and exceptional shopping experiences while investing in an ever-expanding set of member benefits,” Sam’s Club stated about the membership increase in the email.

No action is required by members. The membership will renew with the updated price during the next billing cycle. 

The price change comes as Sam’s Club expands its footprint nationwide, including in Texas. Construction has started for the new $46.5 million Sam’s Club warehouse in South Texas. The 168,000-square-foot bulk-buy warehouse, as well as a 9,200-square-foot Sam’s Club-branded fuel station, are being built in Weslaco, which is considered part of the “Mid-Valley” region of the Rio Grande Valley.

It’ll be the fifth Sam’s Club warehouse in the Valley, and the seventh overall when factoring in two Sam’s Clubs located in the border Mexican cities of Reynosa and Matamoros.

Owned by Walmart, Sam’s Club operates as a membership-only, subsidiary warehouse chain of the parent company. Founded in 1983 by Walmart founder Sam Walton, Sam’s Club operates as a membership-only, subsidiary warehouse chain of the parent company, Walmart. While they share corporate resources and supply chains, they function as separate retail entities. 

In April 2025, Walmart announced in a news release that Sam’s Club plans to double membership and more than double sales and profit over the next 8 to 10 years. Sam’s Club aims to open 15 new clubs each year over the planning horizon. The company added it will remodel all 600 of its existing clubs.