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Prolific pay · 12 Nov 2026

How much does Prolific pay?

Prolific pays $25–$120/hr typically, a median of $30/hr, measured from the 102 open roles on its board that state a rate on 12 Nov 2026. Its advertised rates run from $8/hr to $200/hr.

Measured from 47 distinct advertised rates, on this platform. 22 of the 124 open roles here state no hourly rate; 55 advertise only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.

Pay read from its board 12 Nov 2026, 01:07 UTC124 open Prolific roles

Prolific pay by kind of work

Each row is the pay of Prolific's open roles of that kind, beside what every platform's roles of the same kind pay, so a figure is read against the going rate for the work. Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling. Every figure opens the roles it is measured from.

Kind of workOpen rolesTypical payEvery platform
Multilingual58$25–$30/hr$25–$65/hr859 roles
Domain Experts52$40–$200/hr$40–$150/hr1,648 roles
AI Evaluation7$25–$100/hr$20–$120/hr145 roles
Coding4No rate stated$35–$125/hr333 roles
Math & STEM2No rate stated$35–$130/hr236 roles
Data Annotation1No rate stated$18–$100/hr231 roles

In Multilingual, its largest kind of work with enough rates, Prolific's roles pay $25–$30/hr typically (median $25/hr), against $25–$65/hr (median $35/hr) across every platform's 859 Multilingual roles.

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Every Prolific role by pay

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How Prolific pays you

Researchers pay in GBP or USD, at least £6/$8 an hour. A reward is added when the researcher approves it, or automatically after 22 days. You cash out to PayPal (through Hyperwallet) from £6/$6 approved, once a day, or 72 hours apart for your first four cash-outs and after a PayPal change. No Prolific fee; it arrives within 24 hours.

Countries Prolific does not work with

Prolific does not take on people living in Andorra, Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bolivia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Micronesia, Gabon, Grenada, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, North Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Nauru, Oman, Panama, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, Palau, Paraguay, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, El Salvador, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Türkiye, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Prolific's own list, read 4 Nov 2026. Its roles listed here leave these countries out for visitors in them.

Sources (4)
  • Prolific Participant Help: Underpaying studies (minimum £6/$8 an hour, recommended £9/$12; updated July 28, 2026) (participant-help.prolific.com/en/articles/445043-underpaying-studies)
  • Prolific Participant Help: When will I be paid for a study? (auto-approval after 22 days) (participant-help.prolific.com/en/articles/445059-when-will-i-be-paid-for-a-study)
  • Prolific Participant Help: How do I cash out on Prolific? (£6/$6 minimum, 24 and 72-hour waits; updated August 6, 2026) (participant-help.prolific.com/en/articles/445062-how-do-i-cash-out-on-prolific)
  • Prolific Participant Help: Cashing out with PayPal, FAQ and troubleshooting (no fees, Hyperwallet; updated August 20, 2026) (participant-help.prolific.com/en/articles/445067-cashing-out-with-paypal-faq-and-troubleshooting)

Prolific pay: questions

How much does Prolific pay per hour?

Prolific pays $25–$120/hr typically, a median of $30/hr, measured from the 102 open roles on its board that state a rate on 12 Nov 2026. Its advertised rates run from $8/hr to $200/hr.

What is the highest rate Prolific pays?

The highest-paying open Prolific role on 12 Nov 2026 is Cardiologists, at $200/hr (its posting: "$200 per hour"). Every open role by pay.

How does Prolific pay you?

Researchers pay in GBP or USD, at least £6/$8 an hour. A reward is added when the researcher approves it, or automatically after 22 days. You cash out to PayPal (through Hyperwallet) from £6/$6 approved, once a day, or 72 hours apart for your first four cash-outs and after a PayPal change. No Prolific fee; it arrives within 24 hours.

Which countries does Prolific not work with?

Prolific does not take on people living in Andorra, Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bolivia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Micronesia, Gabon, Grenada, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, North Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Nauru, Oman, Panama, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, Palau, Paraguay, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, El Salvador, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Türkiye, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Prolific's own page (read 4 Nov 2026) lists the 52 countries it works with.

Does Prolific pay more than other platforms?

In Multilingual, its largest kind of work with enough rates, Prolific's roles pay $25–$30/hr typically (median $25/hr), against $25–$65/hr (median $35/hr) across every platform's 859 Multilingual roles.

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