4.0/5 · Good
Survey Junkie
- Best for: Spare-minute earners who fit the audiences brands want to survey
- What Sets It Apart: Points even for surveys that screen you out, and PayPal cash-outs usually within hours
- Earnings: 100 points per $1, each survey’s points shown up front; Survey Junkie says three surveys a day earns $40 a month, about 44 cents a survey and $1.78 an hour at its 15-minute average by our math, before screen-outs
- Payouts: From 500 points ($5) by PayPal, bank transfer, or e-gift cards, by country and verification status; PayPal typically within hours; 5,500 points ($55) or more by manual request
- Features: Optional Surf to Earn tracker for monthly points and extra surveys; occasional focus groups and product tests; monthly bonus-point promotions
- Cost: $0 to join
- Eligibility: 18 or older in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., or Australia; one account per person; redeeming can need an identity check
- Pros: PayPal within hours; point values shown up front; points don’t expire while you’re active
- Cons: Under $2 an hour by our math; no published screen-out rate; points can pend up to a month; browsing data traded for Surf to Earn points; accounts can close after a year without a survey
Survey Junkie pays adults points, 100 to the dollar, for answering brands’ market research surveys, though a survey can screen you out partway if you don’t fit the audience a brand wants. Its help center says three surveys a day earns $40 a month, and if each takes its 15-minute average, a 30-day month of that pays about $1.78 an hour by our math, before counting screen-outs.
Key Features
- Free for adults 18 and older in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia
- Cash-outs from 500 points ($5) by PayPal, bank transfer, or e-gift cards, with options that can vary by country and verification status
- A few points for each survey that screens you out
- Surf to Earn, an optional tracker of your searches, site visits, app use, shopping, and the ads you see, which pays monthly points
- Occasional focus groups and product tests, which often pay more points than surveys
Pros
- PayPal cash-outs that typically go through within a few hours
- Each survey shows its point value before you start
- Points don’t expire while your account stays active
Cons
- Under $2 an hour by our math, even before screen-outs
- No published rate for how often surveys screen you out
- Points can stay pending for up to a month
- Surf to Earn pays in exchange for your browsing and shopping data, which owner DISQO packages for research clients
- Accounts can be closed after 12 months without a survey
Survey Junkie is worth joining for adults who’d turn spare minutes into PayPal money or gift cards and belong to the groups brands want to survey, since $5 is enough to cash out. If you want more for your time, join the waitlist at Prolific, where researchers must pay study participants at least $8 an hour.
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