People who answer on 50heads ("heads") are independent contractors who choose when and whether to work. We still think we owe them clear, fair and published pay. This statement sets out how we do that.
Our pay commitments
- Heads get 60% of every answer's price. The share is fixed, so when requesters pay more (longer questions, images, rush, targeting), heads get more in proportion.
- Pay is shown before the answer. Every question shows what it pays. What it shows is what an accepted answer pays.
- The same rate everywhere. We pay the same rate in every country we pay, before currency conversion.
- A floor. A Tier 1 answer will never pay less than €0.15, and a Tier 2 answer never less than €0.30, whatever the question.
- Notice of changes. We give heads at least 30 days' notice in the app before any change that lowers pay.
- Time to pay. New earnings are Pending (earned, still inside the holding period) for up to 7 days. They then become Available (cleared and ready to withdraw) and can be withdrawn from €6, in your own currency. Warm-up answers before you verify your phone are earned into Pending too, and become Available once you verify. The first withdrawal each month is free, except a bank transfer that needs a currency exchange. After that, PayPal and Venmo cost 2% up to €24, a UK bank €0.25 and a bank transfer €0.60, and the Withdraw screen shows the fee before you confirm.
Current rates
Tiers are verification levels. Verify more to qualify for higher-paying questions.
| Tier | Per short pick-one answer |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 (phone verified) | €0.15 |
| Tier 2 (ID verified) | €0.30 |
| Tier 3 (Established, by invitation) | €0.55 |
Full rates in local currency, payout methods and minimums are on the pay rates by country page.
What it isn't
Answering questions is not a full-time income, and we don't market it as one. Earnings depend on how many questions there are in a head's language.
Rejections and appeals
Answers are rejected only for the reasons in our terms for heads. No rejection is silent: within a day it shows in your history as Not paid, with the reason, and you can appeal it. Earnings are clawed back only after a confirmed fraud investigation, for the period affected, and show the same way. Any head can appeal at any time. A person who was not part of the decision decides appeals about an unpaid answer within 48 hours, and pays the answer if we got it wrong. Other appeals are decided within five business days. Either way, you get a written reply within two weeks at the latest. We publish the numbers in our transparency note.
Modern slavery
We do not tolerate forced labor, trafficking or child labor in our business or supply chain. Our account checks are signals and safeguards, not proof that exploitation is absent. We check that each account belongs to one adult, pay only into accounts in the head's name at higher tiers, and look for accounts that may be controlled by someone else (for example, many accounts paid to one person). We investigate those as a possible sign of exploitation as well as fraud. We ask our suppliers (hosting, payments, identity checks) for their own modern slavery commitments.
Review
We review this statement and our rates every year, and whenever pricing changes. Questions: the contact form.