Prolific — Paid Online Research Studies for Everyone ($8–$15/hr)

Prolific is an academic research platform that connects university researchers worldwide with paid study participants. Studies are short online tasks, surveys, experiments, and interviews typically lasting 5–30 minutes. Prolific guarantees a minimum pay rate of $8/hr (average closer to $12/hr) — much higher than other survey platforms. Studies are posted constantly by researchers at top universities (Harvard, Oxford, MIT, etc.). Prolific has paid out over $40 million to participants and is widely considered the most ethical and transparent paid research platform.