Requester | Amazon Mechanical Turk

Amazon Mechanical Turk Pricing

The cost of a project is determined by reward amount(chosen by you, the Requester), number of assignments(Workers) per Human Intelligence Task(HIT), number of HITs in the batch, and the use of Master or Premium Qualifications.
Note: The number of assignments for your HIT refers to the number of Workers you request to complete it.

Additional details are as follows:

Worker Reward

You decide how much to pay Workers for each assignment (an assignment is an individual Worker completing a HIT).

Mechanical Turk Fee

20% fee on the reward and bonus amount (if any) you pay Workers. Tasks with 10 or more assignments will be charged an additional 20% fee on the reward you pay Workers. The minimum fee is $0.01 per assignment or bonus payment.

Additional Fee for using the
Masters Qualification

(What are Masters?)

5% of the reward you pay Workers.

Additional Fee per assignment for using
Premium Qualifications

(How do I use Premium Qualifications?)

Age 18-25: $0.50
Age 25-30: $0.50
Age 30-35: $0.50
Age 35-45: $0.50
Age 45-55: $0.50
Age 55 or older: $0.50
Blogger: $0.25
Borrower - Auto Loans: $0.40
Borrower - Business Loan: $0.40
Borrower - Credit Cards: $0.40
Borrower - Home Mortgage: $0.40
Borrower - Personal Loan: $0.40
Borrower - Student Loan: $0.40
Car Owner: $0.25
Current Residence - Owned: $0.40
Current Residence - Rented: $0.40
Daily Internet Usage - 1 to 4 hours: $0.30
Daily Internet Usage - 5 to 7 hours: $0.30
Daily Internet Usage - 7+ hours: $0.30
Employment Industry - Banking & Financial Services: $0.40
Employment Industry - Education: $0.40
Employment Industry - Food & Beverage: $0.40
Employment Industry - Government & Non-Profit: $0.40
Employment Industry - Healthcare: $0.40
Employment Industry - Manufacturing: $0.40
Employment Industry - Media & Entertainment: $0.40
Employment Industry - Retail, Wholesale & Distribution: $0.40
Employment Industry - Software & IT Services: $0.40
Employment Sector - Non-Profit: $0.30
Employment Status - Full time (35+ hours per week): $0.35
Employment Status - Part time (1-34 hours per week): $0.35
Employment Status - Unemployed: $0.35
Exercise - Every Day: $0.30
Exercise - Four Plus Times a Week: $0.30
Exercise - Not at All: $0.30
Exercise - Once a Week: $0.30
Exercise - Two to Three Times a Week: $0.30
Facebook Account Holder: $0.05
Financial Asset Owned - Certificate of Deposit (CD): $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - Checking Account: $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - Common Share Stocks: $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF): $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - Money Market Account: $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - Mutual Funds: $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - Savings Account: $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - Stock Options: $0.40
Financial Asset Owned - U.S. Treasury Bills/Government Debt: $0.40
Gender - Female: $0.50
Gender - Male: $0.50
Google Account Holder: $0.05
Handedness - Left: $0.15
Handedness - Right: $0.15
Household Income - $100,000 or more: $0.50
Household Income - $25,000 - $49,999: $0.50
Household Income - $50,000 - $74,999: $0.50
Household Income - $75,000 - $99,999: $0.50
Household Income - Less than $25,000: $0.50
Insurance Policyholder - Auto Insurance: $0.40
Insurance Policyholder - Healthcare Insurance: $0.40
Insurance Policyholder - Home Owners Insurance: $0.40
Insurance Policyholder - Life Insurance: $0.40
Insurance Policyholder - Renters Insurance: $0.40
Job Function - Accounting & Finance: $0.40
Job Function - Administrative: $0.40
Job Function - Arts & Design: $0.40
Job Function - Education & Training: $0.40
Job Function - Engineering: $0.40
Job Function - Information Technology: $0.40
Job Function - Management: $0.40
Job Function - Marketing, Sales & Business Development: $0.40
Job Function - Operations: $0.40
Language Fluency (Basic) - Brazilian Portuguese: $1.00
Language Fluency (Basic) - Chinese Mandarin: $1.00
Language Fluency (Basic) - French: $1.00
Language Fluency (Basic) - German: $1.00
Language Fluency (Basic) - Spanish: $1.00
LinkedIn Account Holder: $0.05
Marital Status - Divorced: $0.50
Marital Status - Married: $0.50
Marital Status - Single: $0.50
Military experience: $0.30
Myspace Account Holder: $0.05
Online Purchase - Automotive Products: $0.40
Online Purchase - Baby & Kids: $0.40
Online Purchase - Books: $0.40
Online Purchase - Clothing & Shoes: $0.40
Online Purchase - Electronics & Computers: $0.40
Online Purchase - Groceries & Food: $0.40
Online Purchase - Handmade Products: $0.40
Online Purchase - Health & Beauty: $0.40
Online Purchase - Home & Garden: $0.40
Online Purchase - Jewelry: $0.40
Online Purchase - Movies: $0.40
Online Purchase - Music: $0.40
Online Purchase - Sports & Outdoor Equipment: $0.40
Online Purchase - Toys: $0.40
Online Purchase - Videogames: $0.40
Parenthood Status: $0.50
Pinterest Account Holder: $0.05
Primary Internet Device - Desktop: $0.40
Primary Internet Device - Laptop: $0.40
Primary Internet Device - Smartphone or Tablet: $0.40
Primary Mobile Device - Android: $0.50
Primary Mobile Device - iPhone: $0.50
Primary News Source - Online News (News Websites, News Apps): $0.30
Primary News Source - Podcasts: $0.30
Primary News Source - Print (Newspapers & Periodicals): $0.30
Primary News Source - Radio (AM/FM, Internet, Satellite): $0.30
Primary News Source - Social Media: $0.30
Primary News Source - TV (Late Night Comedy, Other): $0.30
Primary News Source - TV (Local/Cable News Broadcast): $0.30
Primary News Source - Word of Mouth: $0.30
Reddit Account Holder: $0.05
Single Family Home Resident: $0.30
Smoker: $0.30
Tablet Owner: $0.20
Tumblr Account Holder: $0.05
Twitter Account Holder: $0.05
US Bachelor's Degree: $0.50
US Graduate Degree: $0.65
US High School Graduate: $0.05
US Political Affiliation - Conservative: $0.40
US Political Affiliation - Liberal: $0.40
Vacation Frequency - Every Few Years: $0.30
Vacation Frequency - Every Month: $0.30
Vacation Frequency - Every Quarter: $0.30
Vacation Frequency - Every Year: $0.30
Vacation Frequency - Never: $0.30
Voted in 2012 US Presidential Election: $0.10
Voted in 2016 US Presidential Election: $0.10
YouTube Account Holder: $0.05

Examples

General calculation formula, use lines 1 - 3. If you use Master or Premium Qualification, add lines 4 or 5 to the base project cost from line 3.

Reward x # of Assignments = Total Reward Cost
(Reward x fee %) x # of Assignments = Base Fee
Total Reward Cost + Base Fee = Base Project Cost
Premium Qualification Fee x Assignments = Total Prem. Qual. Fee
(Reward x Master Fee 5%) x # of Assignments = Total Master Fee

Example One

Project with 1 HIT, 300 assignments, reward of $1.00, and the Premium Qualification "Gender - Female".

$1.00 x 300 = $300 | Total Reward Cost
($1.00 x 40%) x 300 = $120 | Base Fee
$300 + $120 = $420 | Base Project Cost
$0.50 x 300 = $150 | Total Premium Qualification Fee
$420 + $150 = $570 | Total Cost

Example Two

Project with 100 HITs, 5 assignments per HIT (100 HITs x 5 assignments/HIT = 500 total), reward of $0.25, and the Master Qualification.

$0.25 x 500 = $125 | Total Reward Cost
($0.25 x 20%) x 500 = $25 | Base Fee
$125 + $25 = $150 | Base Project Cost
($0.25 x 5%) x 500 = $6.25 | Total Master Fee
$150 + $6.25 = $156.25 | Total Cost

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