Evidence / What people are paid
What people are paid for health research: every rate found
Every published rate paid to patients and carers for research interviews, surveys, studies and data, by condition, each with its source and its own words.
118 figures across 72 conditions, last read 7 Nov 2026. Each row opens the figure with its source and its own words.
Across conditions (27)
DataAnnotation expert contract roles, advertised pay$75–$125+/hrDataAnnotation, Does Data Annotation pay well · checkedPhase I trials: median compensation to US healthy volunteers per trialUS$3070Fisher et al., Clinical Trials 2021, Phase I trial compensation: How much do healthy volunteers actually earn from clinical trial enrollment? · checkedPayments offered to research subjects in 467 US protocols at 11 IRBs, overall median$155Grady et al., Contemporary Clinical Trials 2005, An analysis of U.S. practices of paying research participants · checkedIncentive for medical professionals in a 60-minute research session$200-400/hourGreat Question, Research incentives: what to pay participants in 2026 (updated October 2026) · checkedHandshake AI Medicine Domain Expert contract role, pay range$110.00 – $140.00 per hourHandshake AI job listing, Medicine Domain Expert (AI Research contract; listing says posted 6+ months ago) · checkedHandshake AI contract role for physicians (MD or DO with patient care experience), pay range$175 – $200 per hourHandshake AI job listing, Physicians (listing says posted 6+ months ago) · checkedGerman app and wearable users' stated minimum monthly payment for patient-generated health data of all types, from pharmaceutical and device companies237.30€/monthHeidel, Hagist and Schlereth, PLOS ONE 2021, Pricing through health apps generated data: digital dividend as a discrete choice experiment (Germany) · checkedGerman app and wearable users' stated minimum monthly payment for patient-generated health data of all types, from universities145.66€/monthHeidel, Hagist and Schlereth, PLOS ONE 2021, Pricing through health apps generated data: digital dividend as a discrete choice experiment (Germany) · checkedAdvanced or metastatic kidney cancer patients, 90-minute phone interview plus a 5-day journal$400Kidney Cancer Association press room, market research recruitment (6 June 2015; read from an Internet Archive copy)LunaDNA: value of consumer genotyping data contributed by a person, paid in company shares50 sharesThinkAdvisor, Share your DNA, get shares (5 October 2018; read from an Internet Archive copy)LunaDNA: value of a whole genome contributed by a person, paid in company shares$21ThinkAdvisor, Share your DNA, get shares (5 October 2018; read from an Internet Archive copy)Mercor posted rate for board-certified MD or DO with an active unrestricted licence$115 to $150 an hourSecond Talent, Domain expert AI trainer rates (October 2026) · checkedMercor standing clinician network (health professions), posted project rates$60 to $180 an hourMercor job listing, Physician (clinician network) · checkedAdvanced expert patient or caregiver engagement with a sponsor, fair market value range$110 - $235National Health Council, Fair Market Value Hourly Rate Methodology (updated June 2024) · checkedExpert patient or caregiver engagement with a sponsor, fair market value range$90 - $165National Health Council, Fair Market Value Hourly Rate Methodology (updated June 2024) · checkedIndividual patient or caregiver engagement with a sponsor, fair market value range$55 - $120National Health Council, Fair Market Value Hourly Rate Methodology (updated June 2024) · checkedOutlier (Scale AI) medicine expert role, advertised pay range$35-$45 USD/hrOutlier, training AI with your medical expertise (read from an Internet Archive copy)Outlier (Scale AI) radiology expert role, advertised payup to $120 USD/hrOutlier, Radiology expert page (read from an Internet Archive copy)Minimum hourly pay for research participants on the Prolific platform$8Prolific, Payment principles · checkedRecommended hourly pay for research participants on the Prolific platform$12Prolific, Payment principles · checkedPatient or caregiver 30-minute online survey$50Rare Patient Voice, Time is money · checkedPatient or caregiver 60-minute telephone interview$100Rare Patient Voice, Time is money · checkedHonorarium for patients and caregivers in market research studies, hourly rate$100 per hourRare Patient Voice, Time is money · checkedHonorarium for patients and family caregivers in market research studies, typical hourly rate$120 per hourRare Patient Voice, Time is money · checkedAverage incentive for a 30-minute remote research session$49.80/sessionUser Interviews, The Ultimate Guide to User Research Incentives (updated January 2025) · checkedRecommended incentive for high-wage professionals such as doctors, dentists and lawyers$150-225/hourUser Interviews, The Ultimate Guide to User Research Incentives (updated January 2025) · checkedModerated consumer research session, most common incentive$100/hourUser Interviews, The Ultimate Guide to User Research Incentives (updated January 2025) · checked
Acne (1)
Alopecia areata (1)
ALS (1)
Alzheimer's disease (2)
Alzheimer's disease patients over 65 and caregivers, 30-minute phone interview$60Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedDementia caregivers, 90-minute phone interview (diagnosis confirmation required)$160 for the initial interviewRare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Amyloidosis (1)
Ankylosing spondylitis (1)
Asthma (1)
Atrial fibrillation (2)
Atrial fibrillation patients aged 50 and over, 60-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #72 (28 May 2025), current study opportunities · checkedAtrial fibrillation patients, 20-minute online survey$40Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #81 (25 February 2026), current study opportunities · checked
Autism (1)
Bipolar disorder (1)
Bladder cancer (2)
Breast cancer (1)
Chronic kidney disease (2)
Chronic heart failure or chronic kidney disease patients who inject a medication under the skin, 180-minute online diary$360Rare Patient Voice, Patient and Family Caregiver Study Opportunities (the panel's own list as archived by the Internet Archive on 18 July 2025) · checkedChronic kidney disease patients, 30-minute survey$60Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #78 (19 November 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Chronic pain (1)
Colorectal cancer (1)
COPD (1)
Coronary heart disease (3)
Cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure patients who are Hispanic or Latino and fluent in Spanish, 75-minute phone interview$150Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedHeart attack or stroke patients, 30 to 60-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedHeart disease or high cholesterol patients (Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic or Latino), 90-minute focus groupa $150 electronic Amazon gift cardRare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Crohn's disease (1)
Cystic fibrosis (1)
Depression (2)
Men aged 21 to 65 with depression who can travel within the US, 60-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #78 (19 November 2025), current study opportunities · checkedPostpartum depression (major depressive disorder) patients, 15-minute survey$30Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #82 (18 March 2026), current study opportunities · checked
Eczema (1)
Endometrial cancer (2)
Endometrial cancer patients, 90-minute phone interview$200Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedEndometrial, liver, kidney (renal cell) or thyroid cancer patients, 60-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #78 (19 November 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Epilepsy (1)
Fatty liver disease (1)
Fibromyalgia (1)
Glaucoma (1)
Gout (2)
Gout patients, 120-minute focus group$240 for the focus groupRare Patient Voice, Patient and Family Caregiver Study Opportunities (live list, read 7 November 2026) · checkedGout patients, 60-minute phone interview$120 for the interviewRare Patient Voice, Patient and Family Caregiver Study Opportunities (live list, read 7 November 2026) · checked
Haemophilia (1)
Heart failure (1)
Hepatitis B (1)
Hepatitis C (2)
Hepatitis C patients, 20-minute online survey$40Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedNon-Caucasian hepatitis C patients aged 18 to 55, preliminary interview for a possible 3-year opportunity$100/hourRare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
High blood pressure (1)
HIV (1)
Huntington's disease (1)
IgA nephropathy (1)
Leukaemia (2)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients, 90-minute research interview plus a short journal$400CLL Society, Paid Research Opportunity (January 2023) · checkedDiffuse large B cell lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients, 30-minute online survey$60Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Long COVID (1)
Lung cancer (2)
Cervical, endometrial, non-small cell lung or stomach cancer patients, 45-minute phone interview$150Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedNon-small cell lung cancer patients, 20-minute online survey$40Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Lupus (2)
Adolescent patients aged 16 to 17 with anemia, long COVID or lupus, in-person interview (seven US states)$350 for the adolescent patientRare Patient Voice, Newsletter #72 (28 May 2025), current study opportunities · checkedSystemic lupus erythematosus patients (non-Caucasian), 30-minute online survey$60Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Lymphoma (1)
Macular degeneration (1)
Melanoma (1)
Menopause (1)
Migraine (1)
Multiple myeloma (2)
Multiple sclerosis (2)
Multiple sclerosis patients aged 18 to 65 (CIS, RRMS, SPMS), 20-minute online survey$40Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedCaregivers of people with relapsing remitting or secondary progressive MS, 25-minute online survey$50Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Myasthenia gravis (2)
Caregivers of children with myasthenia gravis or MOGAD, 60-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedMyasthenia gravis patients and caregivers, 60-minute in-person interview in nine US cities$180Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Narcolepsy (2)
Narcolepsy type 1 (with cataplexy) patients, 35-minute online survey$70Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #71 (16 April 2025), current study opportunities · checkedMale narcolepsy type 2 patients, 120-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #82 (18 March 2026), current study opportunities · checked
Obesity (1)
OCD (2)
Adults with OCD, 8-day online study (a Zoom interview of up to 2.5 hours, a 45-minute survey and short daily text surveys)up to $76International OCD Foundation, Research Participants Sought: OCD Daily Experiences Study, CUNY Hunter College (posted 19 May 2026) · checkedAdults with obsessions and compulsions, 90-minute Zoom session with researchers$30 gift cardInternational OCD Foundation, Research Participants Sought: Duration of Untreated Illness in OCD study (posted 19 September 2025) · checked
Osteoarthritis (1)
Osteoporosis (1)
Ovarian cancer (1)
Pancreatic cancer (1)
Parkinson's disease (2)
POTS (1)
Prostate cancer (2)
Psoriasis (4)
Generalized pustular psoriasis (a rare form of psoriasis) patients, advisory board in Dallas, Texas$95 per hourRare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedPsoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients, 30-minute online survey$60Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedPsoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients, 60-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedCaregivers of adolescents aged 10 to 17 with ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile arthritis, plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, 60-minute in-person interview$180Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #81 (25 February 2026), current study opportunities · checked
Psoriatic arthritis (4)
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients, 30-minute online survey$60Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedPsoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients, 60-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedPsoriatic arthritis patients, 60-minute phone interview$120Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedCaregivers of adolescents aged 10 to 17 with ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile arthritis, plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, 60-minute in-person interview$180Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #81 (25 February 2026), current study opportunities · checked
Pulmonary fibrosis (1)
Rheumatoid arthritis (1)
Schizophrenia (3)
Schizophrenia patients, 30-minute online survey$60Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedSchizophrenia patients, 60-minute follow-up interview after an online survey$120 for the follow-up interviewRare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedBipolar 1 or schizophrenia patients who use or have used an injectable treatment, 60-minute phone interview$150 for the interviewRare Patient Voice, Newsletter #80 (21 January 2026), current study opportunities · checked
Sickle cell disease (1)
Sjögren's syndrome (1)
Sleep apnea (1)
Stroke (1)
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) (2)
Scleroderma (diffuse, limited or systemic) patients, 60-minute phone interview$125Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedScleroderma and systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients, 45-minute phone interview$100Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Thyroid cancer (1)
Type 1 diabetes (2)
Caregivers of children with type 1 diabetes, 20-minute online survey$50Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #84 (21 May 2026), current study opportunities · checkedType 1 diabetes patients aged 26 to 60, 30-minute phone interview$60Rare Patient Voice, Patient and Family Caregiver Study Opportunities (live list, read 7 November 2026) · checked
Type 2 diabetes (1)
Ulcerative colitis (2)
Crohn's disease, microscopic colitis and ulcerative colitis patients, 90-minute phone interview plus confirmation of diagnosis$210Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checkedUlcerative colitis patients, 30-minute online survey$50Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked
Vitiligo (2)
Vitiligo patients, 60-minute phone interview$130Rare Patient Voice, Patient and Family Caregiver Study Opportunities (the panel's own list as archived by the Internet Archive on 10 July 2025) · checkedVitiligo patients ages 18 to 71, 20-minute online survey$40Rare Patient Voice, Newsletter #74 (23 July 2025), current study opportunities · checked