Do I need to be an expert?

No. Most studies want ordinary consumers. Some interview studies on Respondent and User Interviews want professionals in a specific role and pay more for them.

Inflight and Prolific pay cash only. Many survey sites pay in points or gift cards; check before you start.

How fast is the money?

On Inflight a study is approved usually within two working days, and a cash-out reaches PayPal within 24 hours after the first four, which wait 72 hours.

Can I get paid for my opinion online?

By the Inflight team · Updated October 19, 2026

Yes. The ways to get paid for your opinion online, in rising order of pay, are surveys, recorded user tests where you try a website or app while talking, and live research interviews. Surveys pay cents to a few dollars; recorded tests pay a fixed amount per 15 to 45 minute study; scheduled interviews pay the most and are the most selective. Inflight pays US adults cash to PayPal for recorded tests.

Three kinds of paid opinion

Surveys: quick, low pay, lots of screen-outs. Fine for a phone in a queue.
Recorded user tests: you try a product for 15 to 45 minutes and say what you think as you go. Pays much more per minute because the recording is the product.
Interviews and focus groups: scheduled, often an hour, the highest pay, and the most selective screening.

Why your opinion is worth money

A company about to ship a new checkout, onboarding or pricing page cannot see it the way a first-time user does. Watching ten ordinary people get stuck on the same step is cheaper than shipping it and finding out. What they pay for is not your verdict but your reaction: where you looked, what you expected, what made you hesitate.

How Inflight pays for it

Every study shows its pay and expected time before you start, and a study done in good faith is paid the amount shown even if you got stuck or gave up. Pay is added to your balance when the study is approved, usually within two working days. You cash out to PayPal once your balance reaches $6. The first four cash-outs, and any cash-out after you change your PayPal account, wait 72 hours; after that you can cash out once a day and it arrives within 24 hours. Inflight charges no fee.

You must be 18 or older and live in the United States, with a desktop or laptop, a microphone and Google Chrome. Studies run on desktop; there is no phone app.

Where else to look

Prolific for research studies and surveys, UserTesting and Userbrain for recorded tests, Respondent and User Interviews for interviews. How much do user testers make? has the published rates, and paid online research studies covers the interview marketplaces.

Questions people ask next

Do I need to be an expert?: No. Most studies want ordinary consumers. Some interview studies on Respondent and User Interviews want professionals in a specific role and pay more for them.
Is it paid in cash?: Inflight and Prolific pay cash only. Many survey sites pay in points or gift cards; check before you start.
How fast is the money?: On Inflight a study is approved usually within two working days, and a cash-out reaches PayPal within 24 hours after the first four, which wait 72 hours.