The present disclosure provides a method for extracting long chain dicarboxylic acid, the method comprising: (1) subjecting a long chain dicarboxylic acid fermentation broth to a primary membrane filtration treatment to give a first filtrate; subjecting the first filtrate to decolorization, crystallization, and solid-liquid separation to give a first solid; (2) redissolving the first solid in water to form a solution; subjecting the solution to decolorization, crystallization by acidification, and solid-liquid separation to give a second solid. By the method, the resulted long chain dicarboxylic acid product has a high purity and no residual organic solvent.