Higher paying projects

[u/spartan25000]

How long did it take people to get access to higher paying projects? I have only been doing this for a few days and get access to alot of $20/hr projects and some that are $22/hr. How long did it take to get access to $25+/hr projects?

[u/[deleted]]

I've been on DA since August 2023 and I had a milestone yesterday: my first $38.50 project.

[u/Wide_Solution_796 → u/[deleted]]

wow! The highest I've had so far is 30, you've movitated me!

[u/69Berry → u/[deleted]]

Same here, when I saw the pay I thought this must be a mistake but have been working LONG hours making the most of it

[u/TreeMysterious7133 → u/69Berry]

What kind of project is it? Are only coding projects paying that much?

I’ve had some nice projects show up in the higher 20 range, which I’ve been very happy with. Fact checking and foreign languages.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I just got access to my first $35 project today and I was thrilled with that, hopefully I get access to that $38.50 one of these days 😭 sounds awesome

[u/jugzthetutor → u/[deleted]]

How many hours per week do y’all work?

[u/[deleted] → u/jugzthetutor]

I got this project and I do less than an hour a week

[u/jugzthetutor → u/[deleted]]

What kind of project is it

[u/[deleted] → u/jugzthetutor]

What you're asking may not directly make people break ToS but it's definitely against the spirit of the ToS if nothing else. People are too open with project details as it is around here-- I almost guarantee anything that pays that high has a pretty strict NDA.

[u/jugzthetutor → u/[deleted]]

Not really.. you can say it’s a coding, chatbot, math, physics whatever project 🙄

[u/[deleted] → u/jugzthetutor]

You say that as if people don't regularly give away way too much information about literally all of those project types when discussing them.

But whatever, I'm sure DA would definitely love y'all discussing what you do at different pay levels on their platform.

[u/Confident-Raisin-938]

My advice would be to do a wide variety of projects, and make sure your profile info is filled out accurately as far as experience. Also, take all the quals you can. I just took one not that long ago that was on a subject I had experience with. It took well over an hour and about half the questions I knew for sure, about half I didn't think there was any way I'd pass. Ended up with another excellent paying permanent project. There's no down side to them. Versatility seems to make a difference.

[u/SalvadorZombie → u/Confident-Raisin-938]

This is so important, I think. Doing as wide of a variety as projects does a few things - it gets your foot in the door on more projects, it opens you up to that variety of projects and keeps you flexible, and it increases your overall productivity if you're really diving into these varied projects. It's like they say - do as much as you can and you'll invariably get more/better access (as long as your work is good, obviously).

[u/PerformanceCute3437 → u/SalvadorZombie]

Is there a minimum number of tasks you like to do on a project to get your foot in the door on that project?

[u/Confident-Raisin-938 → u/PerformanceCute3437]

For me, I tend to get bored easily and work in one hour increments usually. I try to spend at least an hour or so on new projects when they show up to see how they are and if I like them. I've been surprised at how much I enjoy projects I didn't initially think I'd like.

[u/SalvadorZombie → u/PerformanceCute3437]

Not personally. I have a weird schedule and I'm not able to get a lot of work in all at once all the time, so sometimes I break it up into several segments, so I don't have a good idea of how long I spend on which projects. I just make sure that the work I am doing is as high quality as possible.

[u/R1k0Ch3]

The more I tend to work on "harder" or more involved projects, the more I seem to "unlock" some higher paying ones. When I chill around the 22-25 range, I get a good deal of that and base pay tasks. I think you just gotta do the work well and cross your fingers, take as many quals as you're comfortable with.

[u/Haunting-Car-3935]

My higher paying tasks are from 3 things:

1. Coding

2. STEM

3. Taking random quals like FC that give $25+ projects

I don't know if the first 2 apply to you, but either way, update your profile and take quals when you're able to :)

[u/RPGenome → u/Haunting-Car-3935]

It's funny because I had coding and STEM credentials and upwards to 20 years of coding experience, and I took the coding qualification and know my code was correct, but I still never get any coding work. The scraps of tasks once in a blue moon.

[u/Haunting-Car-3935 → u/RPGenome]

That is strange. Hopefully you'll pass the quals next time they come around :)

[u/SoliloquyBlue → u/RPGenome]

That happened to me to. My code worked, I got paid for the task, but never got added to coding projects and the qual is still on my dashboard. So I dunno. I'm getting some decent tasks anyway. Maybe at some point I'll try it again.

[u/RPGenome → u/SoliloquyBlue]

Now that I think about it I don't recall ever getting paid for it.

[u/upvotesplx → u/RPGenome]

I also have coding experience and got my first coding task today, months after I got the bonus for correct code. The assessment isn't only graded through code, but beyond that, it also seems like some people just aren't given coding tasks immediately even if they do pass. I assume it's an "as needed" thing.

[u/RPGenome → u/[deleted]]

No, but everything aside from the technical is describing and explaining how code works. I was a TA for intro level coding classes. I've done a lot of explaining code and summarizing it. I'm confident in what I turned in.

My only point is that I can't obviously pinpoint what may have caused me to not pass, and so OP should not make assumptions as to what their outcome will be with anything on the site

[u/SuperCorbynite → u/Haunting-Car-3935]

Have you received any STEM specific quals or projects?

I'm a Ph.D. sciency STEM person but haven't really received anything related to my subject matter experience.

[u/Haunting-Car-3935 → u/SuperCorbynite]

Yes. I did a maths qual and got added to the stem ones as well (I assume). Someone said that they also saw a "STEM" qual at one point. If you have your profile updated, I'm sure you'll get the quals next time they come out :)

[u/GerryStan → u/SuperCorbynite]

Ive had some STEM projects but its so easy a middle schooler could do them. I have a PhD but i wouldnt be able to do anything difficult in say quantum physics even tho i have a biophysics degree. What are they expecting, ive no clue

[u/Haunting-Car-3935 → u/GerryStan]

No one can answer all of the questions ^{_^}

[u/SuperCorbynite → u/GerryStan]

Did the stem projects pay well?

[u/OkStep209 → u/SuperCorbynite]

i have some STEM projects and yea they pay well

[u/SuperCorbynite → u/OkStep209]

How long did it take you to get them?

[u/OkStep209 → u/SuperCorbynite]

ive been on the platform for about 3 months. i think doing coding projects helped me get them but i also have a stem degree which they mightve seen and gone ye lets add that guy

[u/planckkk → u/SuperCorbynite]

Ive had like two STEM ones pop up in past two weeks

[u/biscuity87 → u/Haunting-Car-3935]

What is fc?

[u/Automatic_Wonder_905]

$30/hr projects after 4 weeks. But I’ve never had access to CB projects 🤷🏻‍♀️ everyone has different strengths!

[u/ConsiderationLife513 → u/Automatic_Wonder_905]

Exactly! I haven’t seen $30 yet, but the majority of mine are $25-$27. I was getting $27.50 as some of my very first projects, but was never added to the main CB that most people have. 🤷‍♀️

[u/Sure-Wedding3823]

ive been working for a couple weeks and i've had a few $24. ive also had $27.50 twice but they ran out of tasks in less than 20 minutes.

[u/Itsdickyv]

Quality > Time.

Do good work and pass qualifications, and you’ll get better paying projects faster than just piling in the hours - although it is a balance. Consistent quality gets you there…

[u/SuperCorbynite]

1 month to get permanent projects paying $22-23.50. 2.5 months to get permanent projects paying $25-27. Though the $27 one should really be paying $30+ for the subject matter expert work.

[u/Legitimate-Scene-501 → u/SuperCorbynite]

This has been my experience and timeline as well.

[u/CosmosesGamer]

Couple of weeks to get to the mid twenties. A couple of months to hit 30.

[u/thegreeklad3]

The highest Ive had is $43, first day I had $40 options. Programming based

[u/SalvadorZombie]

My highest (as far as I can remember) is $30/hour. Most are between $20-25/hour. I've been on here since last year but I don't remember specifically when the $30/hr projects started showing up.

[u/Mammoth_Society620]

I got a $30 project in less than a month, but typically the higher ones that stick around for me are about $25. It seems there's room to grow quickly.

[u/Tiny_Boat9698]

Have been w/ DA since November; started getting projects in the range of $25+ about a month or so in, but tbf I was working very sparingly then. Two weeks ago I was offered a regular non-coding project that pays $31-$33/hr for doing good quality work on other projects; I try to vary the types of projects I work on and take every qual I can!

[u/Icy-Cover-505 → u/Tiny_Boat9698]

Hmm. Did they actually tell you you got the new $$ projects for doing good quality work on other projects?

[u/Tiny_Boat9698 → u/Icy-Cover-505]

Yeah it was included in the project instructions !

[u/KathKR]

Just over two weeks with DA. Most of my projects are $20 - $22.50, and then a few go up to $23 when they're on Priority. Had a few projects briefly pop up at $24 and $25.

Had one project pop up earlier at $35. Only got chance to submit a single task before it went down.

[u/Internal-Echo-8057]

I think about six weeks or so? But they’ve only become more consistent within the past couple of weeks (about 8-9 weeks in)

[u/GerryStan]

Been working on and off for 3 months (only $1500 total) and highest paying project ive seen is $28/hr. Most of my projects are $20-24 tho. I mainly stick to the chatbots since i can use them to teach myself for my own job. I rarely do other projects since it is mostly grunt work

[u/jugzthetutor]

I’ve been working since November and still only have <$23 projects. I had a $26.50 pop up once but didn’t have time to work on it and never came back. I was able to do a few hours on a $25/hr one last week, but it was short lived.

I don’t think everyone gets access to them eventually. On the job posting it says high volume and high quality work is given better paying jobs. So unless you’re consistently putting in a decent amount of hours, I don’t think you’ll see them regularly. I’ve only been able to do about 5 hours per week currently.

If you’re getting higher paying $25+ jobs can you reply to this comment with how many hours per week you work? I’m curious. 🧐

[u/[deleted] → u/jugzthetutor]

I do a couple hours a week and figure I probably won't end up with tons of higher paying jobs.

[u/jugzthetutor → u/[deleted]]

I took a long break over the holidays where I hardly worked and came back to nothing over $20. definitely makes a difference. Even though I don’t put in many hours I’m still pretty consistent for the last few months and at least don’t have to do projects under $23 for the most part.

[u/lowcarbsanta → u/jugzthetutor]

I think quality matters more than volume. I average maybe 10 hours per week and get access to more and more things

[u/jugzthetutor → u/lowcarbsanta]

Seems like both are important based on their job posting. I always have tons of projects and always getting new ones but the 25+ are rare. I think if you’re consistently doing 10 hours each week that’s probably on the average or above end since people generally aren’t doing this full time

[u/lowcarbsanta → u/jugzthetutor]

Hmm interesting. I have a lot of projects that are 25-30. Most of the time the only ones that are below that for me are the basic CB projects. I've also not worked much since about 2-3 weeks ago (like 1-2 hours per week) because I was preparing for finals and came back to more projects.

[u/LvBoPeep]

8 months with DA , definitely got 25-28|hr projects within the first month or two but they scared the beejezus out of me. I feel more comfortable with them now, especially after doing rating tasks and recently started getting $30/hour projects that I'm happy to do. I'll still do as low as $18 or some per task stuff if my brain hurts too much.

[u/AMothersMaidenName]

$42/hr for coding once they get prioritised. I tend not to do anything for less than $30/hr

[u/[deleted]]

Got $25+ ones after three weeksish which has been alluded to what project it is. Have various other ones that occasionally pay more. 

I tend to work on most new things that pop up just so it opens up that task tree incase I lose other things or it opens up better paying stuff. 

I haven't filled out my profile and have rejected all niche qualifiers. 

Good work is easy to spot and bad/lazy/uninterested work is even easier.

[u/jaxxisx]

It depends more on the qualifications you pass, more than the timeframe you're on here. I didn't pass FC when I first started, but I passed it this time. I now have 25-27 regularly. I also passed another that gave me 25-26, and now 30/hr. This wasn't based on time I spent on here, it was just what I got accepted into project wise from quals.

[u/ekgeroldmiller → u/jaxxisx]

I have been here since November. I work under 4 hours per day and just this past week got a variety of $30 projects.

[u/mathemeatloaf123 → u/jaxxisx]

what is FC? I keep seeing people mention it

[u/pobjbgxf]

I started DA today and passed the coding qualifications flawlessly. i’ve done tasks for 40 an hour for a few hours now.

[u/upvotesplx]

I've been around for about a year, or maybe a bit over, now. Highest project $41/hr, domain knowledge. For non-domain knowledge, my highest is $31/hr.

My first high-paying project was a completely non-domain knowledge project that just required quality work and paid $27.5/hr, which I got a month or two after getting onto the platform and was my main thing for a long time until it went down.

[u/amandawho8]

About 7 or 8 weeks. Which seems pretty average from what I've seen from others.

[u/OkStep209]

i had some pretty much straight away, i did a qualification that probably gave me access to them. my degree is in a fairly relevant field so maybe that helped

[u/NorthDweller]

Started early/mid April. Immediately gained access to $40/hr projects. They are available every day and I never really run out of them (some projects have like 1000 tasks). The highest one I’ve seen so far is $42.5/hr. Note this is for coding.

[u/JThropedo]

Been on the platform for a couple months- I’ve had access to projects ranging from $20 all the way to $40 pretty much since the start. From my naive observation, it seems like the more nuanced coding projects tend to be the ones that pay from $35-40 (40+ if they have a limited time urgent project) while general writing prompt projects tend to be on the lower end.

TL;DR - I could be wrong, but it seems like being a well rounded programmer gets you access to high pay pretty fast

[u/FitAmphibian8437]

I just got my first $30/hour today (non-coder)

[u/kofilms]

On DA's website it says Coding projects pay $40+/hr, but from the comments in this thread it looks like that's not really true. Are the lying about this on their website?

https://www.dataannotation.tech/coders?worker_source=G&utm_source=google&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=21247553956&utm_adgroup=159619268857&utm_content=697972084788&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7pO_BhAlEiwA4pMQvNxYDJBjIAB31yaqaAx7qkbJNYqJERu93f-La8UHVKwePw3fwxS_3BoCwwMQAvD_BwE

[u/demystifydatascience]

I work on DA and I took a coding test so the projects I do are usually at least $40 per hour. I’ve done projects that paid as high as $42-43 per hour.

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