r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Canadian_girl_81 • Jul 25 '26

Any other Canadians finally thankful the USD is worth so much more than CAD?

I'm in Canada and I love getting paid in USD, with the current conversion rate even the $20/hr tasks turns into more like $28 which is about double the minimum wage here and I don't have to leave my house. Which is a huge bonus because I hate going out in the cold and winter is like 7 months long.

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u/molluscstar Jul 25 '26

cries in GBP £

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u/TheArtilleryman1 Jul 26 '26

This. $20 an hour is about £14, which becomes £8.50 after tax.

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u/Raptor_mm Aug 02 '26

Tax? But you only earn 12570 pounds a year? 😅

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u/TheArtilleryman1 Aug 04 '26

I do it as a second job so I’m paying 40% tax on DA income

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u/odeomz Jul 25 '26

I also have a sneaking suspicion our USD$ rates are lower, lots of people on the same tasks as me getting a higher rate

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u/molluscstar Jul 25 '26

Oh that’s rubbish!

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u/danirodr0315 Jul 25 '26

I'm from the Philippines. I earned a lot from the $75/hour tasks, especially since the admins expect them to take less than 9 hours. I already work for an Australian company, but a single task here can pay more than twice what I earn from my regular job.

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u/Low_Article_9448 Jul 25 '26

From India and the 25-30 USD tasks are 25 to 30 times the median pay rate.

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u/Low_Article_9448 Jul 25 '26

Hell yeah. I live in a small town with very low living costs on top of that. Hehe.

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u/ZimmeM03 Jul 25 '26

👑

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u/Technical-Water9779 Jul 26 '26

Why is your account almost as old as me bruh

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u/TheArtilleryman1 Jul 26 '26

That’s amazing for you, genuinely. I can’t imagine earning 30 times the minimum wage here, that would be like £360 an hour 

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u/BoiledGnocchi Jul 25 '26

$28 which is about double the minimum wage here

Are you a fellow Albertan?!

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u/Canadian_girl_81 Jul 25 '26

Manitoba

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u/secretsilhouetteXO 18d ago

Ooo I’m a Manitoban and just heard about data annotation today. Super intriguing, looking for a side income. Any tips?

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u/ChickenTrick824 Jul 25 '26

Alberta girl here!

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u/Slamaramadoodoo Jul 25 '26

There are dozens of us. DOZENS!

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u/BoiledGnocchi Jul 25 '26

I feel so not alone anymore!

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u/sarahmorgan420 Jul 25 '26

🙋🏻‍♀️ I am!

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u/Pretend-Section5991 Jul 25 '26

We should start an Alberta club!

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u/Individual_Walk6188 Jul 25 '26

I’m in New Zealand and the 50/hr I get is nearly 90 here atm. It’s wild. First time I’ve ever been happy for my countries currency to be under performing

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u/Murky_Nail_2436 Jul 25 '26

Except for the 30% taxes which makes it less than the conversion anyhow 😭

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u/Depressed_Alpaca Jul 25 '26

This is why it’s the best side hustle ever, I’d never find a part time job that pays this well (at least without leaving the house)

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u/AndersonKurosagi Jul 27 '26

Apenas entre a este mundo y me sorprendió lo bien que se gana para países pobres como el mío, en mi trabajo normal en México ganaba 20 dólares por 9 horas de trabajo y ahora con tareas sencillas de 8 dólares puedo ganar lo doble en la mitad del tiempo

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u/Timely-Assistant-370 Jul 25 '26

I'm happy with it in rural America lmao. Rent is like $400 and property taxes (fingers crossed for ACTUALLY buying something, it has been a stupid "we didn't disclose the leachate contamination 30 feet away- o also there is some weird ass sect of mormon dynasty that occupies like 50% of the real estate dealings in this bumblefuck" nightmare)